
Michael James Manaia by John Broughton is one of the highlights of this year's Melbourne Festival.

The Melbourne International Arts Festival officially launched last night with the contemporary Dutch opera After Life, from composer Michel van der Aa.

In the world of dance, the cutting edge is rarely sharper than in the hands of William Forsythe.

Yes, the rain has come and gone, the temperature is creeping up into the twenties, you could even say we’re on the cusp of summer, but surely that’s not reason enough to be caught drifting merrily down Flinders Street in a sombrero?

Imagine being able to sing really well, world class well. Now imagine performing your favourite Leonard Cohen song your way, in front of eight thousand or so people.

Opening Night is a complex work that comments on the obsession with age and the desire for youth.

Akram Khan Company’s Vertical Road‘s exploration of spirituality and transcendence is hard-hitting stuff that reverberates from deep inside the guts.