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360 Allstars give circus a thoroughly contemporary urban spin. A celebration of rotation, hence the name 360, this circus showcases the very best performers in their fields swapping traditional for modern in a captivating reinvention of traditional circus. Breakdancers substitute for acrobats. A BMX
Opening Saturday, October 4 at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is Australia’s most prestigious portrait award, The Archibald Prize. Often controversial, sometimes contested, this exhibition represents the pinnacle of portrait painting in Australasia showing the fabulous faces of contempora
Mount Eliza born author and playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is one of Australia’s most successful playwrights. Her plays have been staged around the world from London’s West End to Broadway and home again. She’s also written three novels, a libretto and several screenplays garnering numerous prestigi
Somers Arts Fair blends the best elements of an affordable art show, auction, local market and country fair. Showcasing original photography, painting, pastels, drawings, sculpture, mixed media and jewellery from emerging and established Mornington Peninsula artists, this fair also offers a unique f
Celebrating forty years, the newly redesigned Dromana Art Show is bigger and better than ever adding sculpture to their repertoire of contemporary and traditional painting, photography and craft. Sam Michelle is feature painter bringing beautiful images of contemporary beach and bathing scenes, whil
Creating a portrait of a person you greatly admire is a daunting process. To do justice to the sitter without leaving them feeling overexposed requires great skill and intuition. It’s not an easy ask, but this year’s Archibald Prize winner, Fiona Lowry, captures iconic Australian architect and patro
Performer/producer/director Jens Altheimer, has imagination and energy to burn. He proves it in his wild and wacky production, Squaring the Wheel. Combining circus skills, puppetry, clowning around, magic and physical theatre, this inventive one-man family show celebrates thinking outside the box. L
Empowering children through the arts is what Polyglot Theatre Company’s Kids in Control Residencies are all about. They are site-specific creative collaborations involving children’s ideas and artwork. Polyglot lead the field with innovative, interactive, experiential theatre and art installations f
Opera Australia embarks on a two-year odyssey across Regional Victoria engaging audiences with an ingenious rebranding of the classic tale of a hero in search of adventure. They’ve given Mozart’s The Magic Flute an Indiana Jones makeover! Director, Michael Gow and Designer, Robert Kemp have maintain
If you missed this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, don’t despair because the MIFF travelling film fest is coming to Sorrento with a wild selection of their top Australian films. Opening the program on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 pm is Cut Snake, a combination gritty psychological thri
Inspired by a Japanese haiku poem in which autumn skies are abuzz with red dragonflies comes a performance sure to mesmerize. Australia’s premiere taiko drumming group, TaikOz presents Crimson Sky. From explosive drumming to meditative melodies combining the sights and sounds of Japanese culture, th
As We Forgive: Three Morality Plays for an Amoral Age is a compelling examination of contemporary morality. Theatrical tour-de-force Robert Jarman plays three different characters with absorbing passion accompanied on stage by a lone cellist. The first play focuses on an elderly man’s response to a
