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Destined to Dance
CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN FORMER ballet dancer Li Cunxin’s iconic biography, Mao’s Last Dancer, is reimagined in a heart-warming performance for little and big kids alike in Darwin and Alice Springs this month...
Rollicking Roadshow
Check in for a chuckle at Darwin Entertainment Centre and Araluen Arts Centre, as a comical cohort from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) rolls into the Territory. By Tierney...
The World of Musicals in Concert
GET EXCITED MUSICAL theatre fanatics and Broadway buffs, as globetrotting extravaganza The World of Musicals in Concert returns to light up the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage. By Kate Conway The...
StageSong
By Tierney Seccull THE TERRITORY DOES well with its performing arts education, with some fantastic dance schools and studios, theatre groups and school productions for young folks to flex their...
Young Movers on Track
IN 2002, TRACKS Dance launched its Youth Dance Leadership Program, giving youth-aged participants the chance to learn important skills with the view to provide career and leadership pathways. Last offered...
JIMEOIN
Jimeoin’s been cracking us up for almost 40 years, with his expressive facials and quirky observations. Top End audiences are in for a treat this month, as the award-winning comedian...
Brown's Mart Reimagined
FOR OVER 50 years, Brown’s Mart Theatre has supported emerging and established artists through a varied mix of artforms and opportunities. Last month, the team officially launched the 2024 season...
The Alphabet of Awesome Science
Young minds ignite when art meets science in a fun and informative hour, as professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (aka the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) take young...
Raw with Laughter
Raw talent collides with raw humour this month at the NT final of RAW Comedy, Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s (MICF) open mic competition. By Kate Conway Armed with nothing but...
Next Gen Giggle Getters
Enjoy a chuckle thanks to local young folks, as Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s one-of-a-kind talent competition does the rounds in Australia on the hunt for the next gen of giggle...
Join the Party at Araluen
Araluen Arts Centre, the beating heart of the Araluen Cultural Precinct on Arrernte Country, is turning 40 in 2024! By Betty Sweetlove Back in the late-70s, the community of Central...
Embrace Your Wrongness
As the adage goes, nobody is perfect. We’ve all got things we wish we could change about ourselves. It’s a concept Aussie comedian Troy Kinne explores in his new show...
Shining Territory
The NT Performing Arts Awards celebrates and acknowledges those from our local performing arts sector, from performers and musicians to technical crew and arts managers. Back for a fourth year...
Magic Man
It was 2011 when Cosentino cast his spell upon the country, bursting onto our television screens for Australia’s Got Talent with his unique style, high energy moves and trickery. Despite...
Balletomania
Leisa's School of Dancing in Darwin has joined forces once again with Alice Springs’ Duprada Dance Company for their much-anticipated annual dance showcase. This year’s production celebrates all things ballet...
Mother Turtle
From the moment a green turtle hatches and scurries across the sand to the relative safety of the ocean, to returning many years later to lay eggs of her own...
Ariel en Pointe
From Disney's classic animation to Edvard Eriksen’s iconic statue perched on a rock overlooking Langelinie Promenade in Copenhagen - Hans Christian Anderson’s classic The Little Mermaid has inspired many artists...
Happy Hour with Luke Kidgell
Viral comic Luke Kidgell hits stages around the NT IRL this month! By Betty Sweetlove The internet comedy sensation is back in the Territory with his new show, Happy Hour...
Dance All Night at the Sunshine Club
Behind the outlandishly catchy melodies and joyful musical numbers, is a question that speaks to the heart of Australia’s history. By Betty Sweetlove “The Sunshine Club is a feel-good musical...
Dancing Into the Age of Unknown
What does it mean to age? This is a question that’s usually pondered for years by dancers before they reach the visible signs of ageing. By Jenna Hoare For Tracks...