Watch out, Perth! Qwire’s coming with lots to love
"Clarity is essential in new and unfamiliar works – and is seriously one of the strengths of this group." DAVID WHITBREAD reviews Go West, With Love, a performance by Canberra Qwire.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
"Alter was billed as 'a beautiful offering' and it really was just that. Unexpectedly emotional, serene, playful yet elegant" writes dance reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
The New Stanford Prison Experiment revives a notorious psychological study as reality TV, but the result is awkward, over produced and takes sensationalist streaming entertainment to a new low, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
GRCE CASSIDY reviews Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival 2026, a celebration of creative expression that encourages people to engage with fashion sustainably.
Theatre
Canberra Rep celebrates 95 years with a youthful twist
At a packed season launch on Friday, Canberra Repertory Society announced that it would celebrate 95 years of community theatre in 2027 with a season of six productions at REP's theatre in Acton, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
Small ensemble brings big sound to Haydn
Six musicians create the sound of a much larger ensemble in a concert of Haydn symphonies, with excellent playing and seamless teamwork, reviews GRAHAM McDONALD.
Music
Cottis commands a magnificent Verdi Requiem
A capacity audience held its collective breath while Jessica Cottis created an elongated silence at the conclusion of Verdi's Requiem for Canberra Symphony Orchestra ending with an extended standing ovation, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
More than a century of Australian music is being celebrated in a new National Songbook launched in Canberra. Arts editor HELEN MUSA reveals the first 10 selections.
Fred Smith turns American political history into an electrifying mix of sharp satire, catchy songs and powerful storytelling, reviews BILL STEPHENS.
A coloured $2 coin featuring a croc is part of the Royal Australian Mint and Australia Post’s launch on Wednesday of a new collection celebrating Australia’s native animals and Indigenous languages.
Reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS takes a personal journey through Rosalie Gascoigne's retrospective at the National Gallery of Australia, finding familiar landscapes transformed into extraordinary art.
James Morrison and Mahalia Barnes swing into town, while Canberra celebrates craft, design and iconic Australian songs, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA in her latest "Artsweek".
One of Australia’s most enduring cartoonists is venturing on to the stage with her cartoons in a show called Everyone on the Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me), reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
It’s showtime this week for more than 1500 students from across the ACT public school system, as Step into the Limelight brings its annual showcase of young singers, dancers, instrumentalists and performers to the AIS Arena.
Canberra textile artist Julie Ryder turns everyday walks into intricate works of art, using botanical dyes, embroidery and handmade paper, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews a group exhibition that puts handmade craft ahead of mass production, praising its inventive use of recycled materials and traditional techniques.
"With an adventurous exhibition of contemporary jewellery coming up in the atrium of Canberra Airport, Phoebe Porter seems to be looking to the future, but her artistic style is rooted in the past," writes HELEN MUSA.
More than 270 artworks will feature in the Artists Society of Canberra's Spring Exhibition as the organisation looks ahead to its 100th birthday, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A new work by cellist David Pereira joined classics by Liszt, Brahms and Bartók in a Hungarian-inspired program that exceeded expectations, reviews LEN POWER.
