The week in Aussie arts
The week's new arts openings, one-off events and cultural treats across Australia
The top five things to do this week: Les Mason, Carl Barron, Future Classic
The graphic design pioneer’s retrospective launches in Melbourne, Carl Barron drinks with a fork in Darwin and Future Classic teams up with the MCA
The week in Arts: Stephen Fry, Railway Wonderland and ACO Underground
Stephen Fry will tell tales in Melbourne, Lismore’s station becomes a theatre venue and rock stars join Australian Chamber Orchestra Underground in Sydney
Five things to do this week: Odd Couple, Proximity, Sydney Open and more
Wesley Enoch directs his final play for QTC, a festival of intimate performance art opens in Perth and a Sydney heritage-listed laneway re-opens for business
Top five things to do this week: Abbe May, Illuminated, Bell Shakespeare
Sydney Dance Company stage a one-off triple bill, Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows in Canberra and Casula Powerhouse celebrate their 21st birthday
Top five things to do this week: Glenn Richards, Strictly Ballroom and more
South Australia hosts its first Indigenous art festival, Augie March’s Glenn Richards performs solo in Fremantle and Strictly Ballroom closes in Brisbane
Top five things to do this week: MPavilion, Mozart and more
MPavilion opens for the summer, Richard Tognetti celebrates 25 years at the helm of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and The Sleeping Beauty in Perth
Top five things to see this week: The Goods Line, Arj Barker and Montaigne
The Goods Line hosts its first public event, Montaigne begins her national tour and Arj Barker asks audiences to get inside his head
Top five things to see this week: La Traviata, Holy Holy and Julia Morris
Verdi’s La Traviata is reimagined by Sisters Grimm; Julia Morris says ‘thanks but no thanks’ to feedback and science researchers reveal how they really feel, as we select the best things to see and do this week across the arts
The week in arts: Judith Lucy, Alt-J on tour and Fremantle heritage festival
David Malouf talks about his novel-turned opera, Judith Lucy laughs through the tears, Alt-J tours the east coast, Fremantle gets festive
The week in arts: Head on festival, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Luminous Flux
An adventurer follows in Genghis Khan’s footsteps, Western Australian artists take the spotlight in Perth, and Sydney goes photo crazy
The week in arts: Climate art, Ocean film festival, Mojo Juju
Comedian Daniel Kitson trusts Adelaide audiences to press play on his show Polyphony and Ayers Rock celebrates the Tjungu festival
The week in arts: Le Grand Tango, No Passports Required and more
Canberra launches a new gallery space, Bendigo hosts the Wiggles and Augie March, and international creative thinkers converge on Perth
The week in arts: Distant Lines, Cementa15 and A Moon Safari
Guardian Australia’s culture team brings you the best of the week’s cultural events including slow art day and a behind-the-scenes film-making treat
The week in arts: Bluesfest, Pasaje, Hannah Gadsby and Debra Oswald
Comedian Hannah Gadsby explores modern art in Melbourne, Pasaje bring Cuban grooves to Freo and Offspring’s Debra Oswald discusses her new novel
The week in arts: Bell Shakespeare at 25, Dirtsong, Droga and From the Rubble
Bell Shakespeare marks 25 years in Canberra, photographer Anne Zahalka talks art in Brisbane and learn about Scando-influenced architecture in Sydney
The week in arts: Offbeat, Newcastle Writers and Young at Heart festivals
A film festival aimed squarely at senior cinephiles, the final days of Dance Massive, and Newcastle’s writers festival make our picks of the Australian arts week
The week in arts: Renegades of Rhythm, Dance Massive, Black Harmony
Chunky Move dances at dusk, enjoy music in the Blue Mountains, and hear new material from the Raah Project
The week in arts: International Women’s Day in talks, festivals and music
Dance, draw and talk: our pick of great events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of International Women’s Day
