Fine Arts & Music

Man in traditional Paiwan clothes playing a nose flute

Arts & Culture

What the Paiwanese nose flute tells us about ‘intangible culture’

In Taiwan, Intangible Cultural Heritage – like the sound of a double-barrel nose flute – is being preserved not through recordings, but through practitioners

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Arts & Culture

‘The more you tell a story, the stronger the story becomes’

Indigenous-led songwriting is helping to celebrate cultural knowledge, revitalise language and improve wellbeing in a remote community in the central Kimberley

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The rebirth of ‘The Doll’ at its theatre of origin

History and future come together with a new staging of Ray Lawler’s iconic play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at the new Union Theatre

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Arts & Culture

Working to preserve cultural tradition through technology

Ngarluma man Andrew Dowding’s research fuses education, innovation and heritage in digital mapping to empower Indigenous Australians

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Arts & Culture

Sharing the universal language of music

Composer Melody Eötvös wrote her first composition at age eight. Now, her latest piece ‘Hun Tur’ is set to captivate audiences as part of the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra tour to Asia

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Art can be anywhere

Project Anywhere, a ten-year-long global exhibition program, explores the where and when of art outside the traditional exhibition circuits

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Arts & Culture

These five films are a ‘must see’ at MIFF 2023

There’s no need to be overwhelmed by the movie schedule at the Melbourne International Film Festival with these hot tips

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Arts & Culture

Succession: Ten reasons why you’ll (re)watch this modern TV masterpiece

Now that it’s over, let’s discuss why it’s so good

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Arts & Culture

The modern women of Australian ballet

Revisiting ballets created by pioneering Australian women can inspire the next generation of female choreographers

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Arts & Culture

Building intercultural engagement through music

A new framework aims to celebrate and generate opportunities for cultural exchange and the expression of new cultural identities through shared music