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Grey Gardens Projects Exhibition Space to Open in Fitzroy

With a gallery and performance space, coffee bar and a brand new permanent home for Speakeasy Cinema.

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GALLERY: Dark Mofo 2015

Demon purging, fire organs and wallaby burritos at the end of the world.

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Understanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases

How the performance artist got from bodily extremes to quiet introspection — and with it, superstardom.

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The Lido to Add New Flavour to Melbourne's Cinema Scene

Rooftop cinema, a 'hidden' jazz room and Huxtaburger are all part of the picture at the Lido.

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The Best, Worst and Weirdest Movies of the Sydney Film Festival 2015

Here's what left our mouths agape, for one reason or another.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Adds 26 New Titles from Cannes

Gaspar Noe's 3D sex scenes are headed this way.

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Brisbane's First Colouring Circle for Adults Is Here

Aquarelles, why did we ever part?

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Cassette Store Day Is Coming to Australia

Actual thing.

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Degraves Street Underpass to Relaunch Public Art Program

Campbell Arcade's glass cabinets have been rechristened 'The Dirty Dozen'.

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Volumes Is Sydney's Brand New Multi-Venue Music Festival

Four stages, three Sydney venues, one day.

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Listen Out Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed

Leaked the old fashioned way.

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The Beach Boys to Headline Bondi Beach's New Music Festival

The Beach Boys, on Bondi Beach. Let it sink in.

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Yoko Ono's One-Off Morning-Inspired Art Event Is Coming to MCA

Meet us on the lawn for free early morning yoga, giant mandala-making and New York-themed brekkie.

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MCA Cancels Marina Abramovic Retrospective Exhibition

One too many Marina exhibitions?

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Watch Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in the First Macbeth Trailer

Australian director Justin Kurzel's highly anticipated follow-up to Snowtown.

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Five New Art Exhibitions Shaking Up June

Visit '70s California, the strip club and the protest barricades.

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Elizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality

With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.

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Why Is Tame Impala Suing Their Ex-Record Label Modular?

Kevin Parker's on the warpath.

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The State of Fun in Australia

Gelato Messina, The Festivalists, Giant Dwarf and Secret Garden discuss active play, festival culture and whether red tape is killing creativity.

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Win Tickets to See Grace Jones at Carriageworks

Be front and centre for this legendary Vivid Sydney headliner — there will be costume changes.

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See Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away as an 8-Bit Video Game

Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, as an adorable platform adventure.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2015

Sundance smashes, Jason Segel taking on David Foster Wallace and Neil Armfield’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of 'Holding the Man'.

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Florence and the Machine Announce Splendour 2015 Sideshows

Their Coachella set finished up with 'Dog Days Are Over'. Just sayin'.

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What It's Like Learning to Dance in Pointe Shoes in 12 Weeks

To play Bottom in the Australian Ballet's The Dream, male dancers need to make like the ladies and go en pointe.

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Watch Royal Headache's Opera House Vivid Gig Get Shut Down By the Cops

You can take the band out of the garage, but you can’t take the garage out of the band.

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Vivid Sydney 2015

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The Australia Council Has Started Suspending Funding to Artists After Budget Cuts

Your calendar of shows to see might be looking a bit lighter a few months from now.

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What to Expect from the Newly Resurrected Astor Theatre

Newly appointed general manager Zak Hepburn talks us through Palace's plans.

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Artist Stanley Donwood's Retrospective Goes Beyond the Radiohead Album Covers

Now showing at Carriageworks, the artist talks collaborating with Thom Yorke and that time Glastonbury Festival just didn't understand him at all.

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There's More to Brisbane Festival 2015's First Announcement Than Just Dinner and a Show

First off the rank, a three-part gastronomic and theatrical escapade — with an inbuilt afterparty.

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Five Tips for Survival in the Post-Financial Collapse Blackmarket

Scavenge some goods for post-apocalyptic trading in pvi collective's participatory performance.

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Sydney Fringe 2015 Has a Brand New Festival Village

Expect prohibition-style gin bars, masquerade horror installations and a huge focus on Erko.

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The Ten Best Gigs to See at Vivid Sydney 2015

Don't attend Vivid through your smartphone; get amongst the tunes.

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Lee Lin Chin Announced as Australia's Official Eurovision Spokesperson Because All Is Well

"I’m not worried about being up early, I’ll just have to take a break from the clubs for 20 minutes."

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Win Tickets to See Wild Tales

Six people are driven to the verge of a nervous breakdown in this twisted tour de force.

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Grace Jones Announces Third Vivid Sydney Show

The queen is staying a little longer at Carriageworks.

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Giant Dwarf to Launch New Event Where Pollies Present Their Own Slide Night

Kristina Keneally and Julian Morrow invite Australian politicians to bring along their own personal photos — and explain themselves.

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Blur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream

For sharing with all the people, so many people.

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Shadow Electric Is Hosting A Fundraiser Party for Nepal

Clear your calendar for one huge and bighearted openair bash at the Abbotsford Convent.

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Watch the First Trailer for New Parks and Rec-Style Muppets Show

Muppets in mockumentary format. Would watch.

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Parlour Is Australia's New Start-Up Connecting Musicians with 'Stages'

Like Airbnb for musicians and big-backyarded music-lovers.

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Art & About Breaks Its Curfew with a Swim at Paddington Reservoir Gardens

A new art installation brings to the surface the history of Paddington's pocket-sized park.

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