Here’s the latest Artsweek column by HELEN MUSA with her weekly serve of everything arts around the city.

First Nations artist Mitch Tambo performs with a blend of contemporary music and Gamilaraay culture, joined by Voice of Lele and Call Me Sugarplum, Belco Arts, April 25.

ANU Meet the Author will host a conversation with Caillan Davenport on his book Behind Caesar’s Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors, Cinema ANU, April 23.

A community poetry walk led by Kathy Kituai invites participants to engage with poetry at the National Arboretum on April 26, followed by her appearance as a guest reader at Smiths Poetry Thing, Smiths Alternative, April 27.

Stage

• ANU’s Shakespeare Society presents Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, directed by Jenny Shen and Patrick Reed-Stephenson, with translation by James Hughes, performed across four evenings, Drama Theatre, April 22-April 25.

• The irreverent burlesque and drag parody Swamplesque brings fantasy satire inspired by Shrek, Canberra Theatre, April 29.

• Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Lainie Hart, offers a retelling of the play, Canberra Rep Theatre, April 23-May 9.

Concerts

• The National Capital Orchestra presents an evening recital featuring Italian pianist Andrea Molteni, James Fairfax Theatre, NGA, April 22.

• Celebrated pianist Ida Pelliccioli performs a program spanning Baroque to early Romantic repertoire, including works by Scarlatti, Mozart and Schubert, Wesley Music Centre, April 24.

• Salut! Baroque presents Invitation to the Dance, featuring flautist Sally Walker and baroque dancer Aimee Brown, Wesley Church Forrest, April 24.

• The Buzz Bar presents music in the back garden of the heritage listed Queanbeyan Hive, with Freya Morgan on April 24, followed by Shohrat Tursun Trio, Havana Vibes and DJ DeDe Da Cruz on April 25.

• Polifemy all-women vocal ensemble presents readings from Sister Ada Priscilla Smith’s letters and reports, accompanied by a cappella performance against a backdrop of photographs from her World War I experiences, One Woman’s War: An ANZAC concert, Wesley Uniting Church, April 26.

• The Wesley Lunchtime Concert series showcases clarinettist Ollie Wong and pianist Hilda Visser Scott performing works by Mozart and Giampieri, Wesley Music Centre, April 29.

• A crossover student lunchtime concert highlights emerging performers in an informal café setting at the ANU School of Music, ANU School of Music Café, April 29.

Galleries

• A solo exhibition of indigenous paintings by Amanda Westley marks her return to Canberra, opening online and in person, Gallery of Small Things Watson, April 23.

• PhD exhibitions by Melita Dahl and Ren Gregorčič, School of Art and Design Gallery ANU, April 23-May 15.