• La Danse Macabre

    Dark Mofo: La Danse Macabre

    Dark Park 41 Evans St, Hobart, TAS
    A blistering allegory of capitalist apathy: Comte’s video work depicts two pianists performing Saint-Saëns’ symphonic meditation on death, while a wooden sculpture is consumed by flames and a motocross rider jumps through the inferno.

    Dark Mofo: Berlin Atonal – Nox Omnia III

    The Playhouse Theatre 106 Bathurst Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    A sit-down journey of hypnagogic, experimental soundscapes curated by the German capital’s venerated music festival.

    Hayes Theatre Co: Rizo

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    This beloved, genre-defying goddess of song makes her Hayes debut with a show that explores the fleeting, funny, and profound nature of “home”—proving that yes, you really can go big and go home. From her childhood on an Oregon commune, to 15 years of traveling the globe (where home is…

    Dark Mofo: The Peep Tempel

    Altar Bar 112 Murray St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    The post-punk rockers break a long hiatus with raw portraits of life in the burbs.

    Dark Mofo: Boy Harsher

    Odeon Theatre, Hobart 167 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Murky, synth heavy electro-pop, throbbing with desire and loneliness.
    The Selkie Project

    Liminal Theatre: The Selkie Project

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    The Selkie: creature of myth; a seal who removes her sealskin to enjoy the pleasures of the human body for a night. But when the man she meets steals her sealskin, she is imprisoned on land. Grotesquely animal, bewildered by the human world, she is trapped in the wrong skins…
    Peter & The Wolf and Colours 2025

    Utassy: Peter & The Wolf and Colours 2025

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    zUtassy’s annual production of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ captures children’s imagination. The intricacies of the friendships between Bird, Cat, Peter and Duck are cleverly portrayed – and the remaining characters Grandfather, Wolf and Hunters add further interest and drama. Young children relate extremely well to our performers who serve as…
    Wolfgang in the Stars

    Circa: Wolfgang in the Stars

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Join the boy-genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as he embarks on an interstellar journey to seek inspiration for his beloved early masterpiece "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. As he floats through the wonders of zero-gravity, he encounters a cast of quirky characters from dancing space dinosaurs to zany aliens - every moment…
    Peter & The Wolf and Colours 2025

    Utassy: Peter & The Wolf and Colours 2025

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    zUtassy’s annual production of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ captures children’s imagination. The intricacies of the friendships between Bird, Cat, Peter and Duck are cleverly portrayed – and the remaining characters Grandfather, Wolf and Hunters add further interest and drama. Young children relate extremely well to our performers who serve as…
    Wolfgang in the Stars

    Circa: Wolfgang in the Stars

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Join the boy-genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as he embarks on an interstellar journey to seek inspiration for his beloved early masterpiece "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. As he floats through the wonders of zero-gravity, he encounters a cast of quirky characters from dancing space dinosaurs to zany aliens - every moment…
    The Selkie Project

    Liminal Theatre: The Selkie Project

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    The Selkie: creature of myth; a seal who removes her sealskin to enjoy the pleasures of the human body for a night. But when the man she meets steals her sealskin, she is imprisoned on land. Grotesquely animal, bewildered by the human world, she is trapped in the wrong skins…
    Kew Court House Live

    Boroondara Arts: Lucy Wise

    Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
    Effortlessly blending acoustic, traditional folk, roots and pop sounds, Lucy Wise is an award-winning singer-songwriter with a voice that pulls hearts out from the shadows. Hailing from South West Australia and now based in Central Victoria, Lucy has toured Australia, NZ, the US and the UK. She won Best Folk…

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