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Dance review: Make Your Life Count, PICA

An ambitious solo work that incorporates video and text.

Against a green leafy wallpaper backdrop a white man with blond hair and a green jacket grimaces at the camera and has a spooky skeleton hand on his shoulder.
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Comedy review: Andy Balloch, Killing Time, The Motley Bauhaus, MICF 2024

The clock is ticking, but you can still catch this show if you hurry...

Image is a yellow man made out of LEGO bricks pulling open his own chest so that more bricks fall out.
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Exhibition review: Art of The Brick, Melbourne Showgrounds

Over a million LEGO pieces have been used in this exhibition, which returns to Melbourne with new sculptures.

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Comedy Review: Elf Lyons, Raven, The Greek, MICF 2024

Equal parts chilling and thrilling, this show has it all.

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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Funny Tonne – part four, MICF 2024

The fourth and final batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for…

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Theatre review: A Case for The Existence of God, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A two-hander about close male friendships and mental health.

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New study examines why we love sad music

A UNSW study examines our enjoyment of negative emotions aroused by sad music.

Works shown as part of ‘LOEWE Crafted World’ at Shanghai Exhibition Centre. Ceramic chestnut roasters by Laia Arqueros. Photo: ArtsHub. A playful pair of ceramic chestnut roasters with eyes and a tongue poking out. It’s placed on a large exhibition platform alongside other objects on display.
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Postcard from Shanghai

From a full-scale biennale to retail galleries, here’s a rundown of the arts and cultural attractions in Shanghai.

White Night returns to Ballarat. Photo: Supplied. Floral projections cast onto a building during the night, featuring vintage portraits that have flowers as eyes. A crowd gathers outside.
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Limited-time projections to cast city into the unexpected

White Night returns to Ballarat for the first time since 2019, offering a night of free activities.

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