Arts
Why the MTC boss is taking on contemporary opera’s most talked-about production
At first, Missy Mazzoli was wary about turning a harrowing film by Lars von Trier into an opera – but it presented an opportunity that could not be missed.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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How Maya – who was banned from dancing – found her groove
As a girl in Iran, she watched music videos in her room but being a professional dancer was not feasible. That changed when she came to Melbourne and joined hip-hop crew L2R.
- by Carolyn Webb
Treasured youth dance school seeks permanent home
The L2R dance school, based in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Is flourishing as it turns 10.
Single, lonely, eccentric: reclaiming the ‘sexist’ cat lady stereotype
Music megastar Taylor Swift is the “the poster girl for cat ladies”. So why does the trope persist as shorthand for a single, lonely, eccentric, sexless woman?
- by Cara Waters
‘What I was put on this Earth to do’: One-handed pianist to perform with MSO
British concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of left-hand alone repertoire – and next year will be performing with the MSO.
- by Elizabeth Flux
The Melbourne artist flipping the script on Hollywood’s ‘white saviours’
Future Remains is the fourth exhibition in a series that opens doors for some of our most promising artists.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The stunning photos that captured British theatre royalty’s trip Down Under
The stand-out element of Shiroma Perera-Nathan’s account of the tour of Australia and New Zealand by acting couple Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh’s in 1948 is the photographs.
- by Tom Ryan
This is Roundnet
The sport of Roundnet, also known as Spikeball, has teams trying to make the other team miss or drop the ball, often resulting in spectacular trickshots and dives.
‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences
The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.
- by Karl Quinn
‘There’s always a little bit of green in the hairline’
Wicked star Sheridan Adams pulls back the curtain on her journey from theatre usher to her dream musical role.
- by Elizabeth Flux
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?
In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen