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    Brisbane Festival Reveals Complete 2015 Lineup

    Backyard cinema, an all-male Importance of Being Earnest and a brand new festival village.

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    Five Things You May Not Know About Hermitude + Win Tickets to Their New Zealand Shows

    Fresh from the New York’s Governor’s Ball and SXSW, the Aussie genre-benders are now touring New Zealand.

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    Win a Double Pass to Semi-Permanent

    Take a creative health weekend.

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    Tiny Ruins On Creating Good Art Out of Banality

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    New York Is Getting a Pop-Up Seinfeld Museum

    Open for five days only. Get. Out.

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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.

  • GALLERY: Dark Mofo 2015

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

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    NZIFF Has Made a Foray into Cannes

    NZIFF will screen seventeen films from the prestigious festival - including the winners of the Best Director, Jury Prize and Best Actor categories.

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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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    The Ten Best Boutique Cinemas in Auckland

    The following list includes mainstream, light art-house and hardcore art-house cinema.

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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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    Concrete Playground Meets Contemporary Artist Joe Helmore

    Like his paintings, Joe Helmore is a bit of a pick and mix.

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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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    Your Winter Film Guide

    The Hollywood blockbuster formula meets hard-to-tackle issues like mental health and the role of women.

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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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    Concrete Playground Wants You

    We are looking for an additional freelance cultural connoisseur based in either Wellington or Auckland.

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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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    American Football is Coming to New Zealand Next Year

    USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

  • Guide

    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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    Ostro's Josh Emett Is Bringing You a Side of Live Music with Your Mains

    Matter-of-factly named 'Dinner and a Show', you will be treated to exactly that.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This June

    Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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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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    Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this June

    Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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    Aotea Square Set For a Wintry Makeover

    Skating in a winter wonderland.

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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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