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Bruce Beresford

Beresford's new challenge

Australian director Bruce Beresford has created an extraordinary number of classic films. Their theme music will be played at a concert next month.

39 steps

From thriller to comedy

A classic Hitchcock film has become a hilarious stage play that won an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and two Tonys on Broadway.

triumph in the tropics exhibition

Hot ideas for selling Qld

QUEENSLAND'S attempts to sell itself to visitors is the focus of a new exhibition, Triumph in the Tropics, at the University of Queensland Art Museum.

360 degrees by sydney dance company

Sexy step away from tradition

REVIEW: With a Gen Y sensibility featuring ever-changing video, sound and lighting effects, Sydney Dance Company's 360 is both busy and intriguing.

olive kitteridge by elizabeth strout

Reich, Strout land Pulitzers

LYNN Nottage's Ruined, a harrowing tale of survival set against the backdrop of an African civil war, has won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Stomp

Stepping out with new Stomp

THE CREATORS of Stomp never have to spend much on their instruments, and sometimes find them in the most unexpected places.

jimmy pike desert psychedelic exhibition

Fresh visions of Jimmy Pike

PICTURES: Jimmy Pike's vivid paintings of the Australian landscape are on display until May 4 at Artisan gallery in Fortitude Valley.

rex backhaus-smith

Celebration in outback magic

AN exhibition of the Outback magic of Rex Backhouse-Smith coincides with a new book celebrating the famed Queensland painter's career.

hu yang pictures in the china project

Pictures of Shanghai Living

HU Yang's extraordinary historical and social archive is part of the China Project, an impressive exhibition of contemporary Chinese art at GoMA.

Piers Lane

Piers Lane scores right note

TWO years ago London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane became artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville.

Ricky Gervais starts war on taboos

Gervais starts war on taboos

VIDEO: Comedian Ricky Gervais says he has decided there will be nothing taboo to his act, on the release of his new stand-up performance DVD.

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Arts blog

ARTS BLOG: Be it theatre, dance, music, circus, puppetry, comedy, design, poetry or visual art that colours your world, check out Tonya Turner's arts blog.

Art visible from space
GATZ

Gatsby's great return

AN epic reading of The Great Gatsby comes to life in a downtown office, as workers become the characters in the Jazz age story.

Expressions Dance Company's Score!

Expressions of reality TV

EXPRESSIONS Dance Company's Score! takes a dark and humorous behind-the-scenes look at the talent competition form of television.

red shoes by wendy nolan

Young guns get their shot

THIRTEEN up-and-coming artists are being given a chance to break out through an exhibition of Undiscovered Artists at Martin Galleries.

bold but faithful exhibition of qld relics

Windows to Queensland history

AN exhibition of relics at the State Library of Queensland, entitled Bold but Faithful, provides historic insights into the state's past.

Where the Wild Things Art

Where the Wild Things Are

VIDEO: The trailer for the film based on the popular children's book Where the Wild Things Are, featuring puppets from Jim Henson's workshop.

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Last updated: April 25, 2009 01:44am