Art & Theatre

Apocalyptic interactive dance at de-generator at Centre of Contemporary Arts

<strong> Global premiere: </strong> Nerida Matthaei has been working as a choreographer in residence at Centre Of Contemporary Arts since last year. Her production de-generator kicks off this week.

IT'S been almost 12 months in the making but in less than a week Cairns audiences will see one of the most captivating dance performances of 2013 as Phluxus2 Dance Collective premieres its newest work de-generator at the Centre of Contemporary Arts.

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Doug Robins Propelled to success on Pozible.com

<strong> Off the ground: </strong> Doug Robins' play Propelled has reached its target on Pozible.com, meaning he cal fully fund his play at JUTE Theatre Company.

DOUG Robins and JUTE Theatre reached their target of $11,000 to stage Propelled, a play about Robins' life through crowdfunding arts funding platform Pozible.com.

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Help Doug Robins get Propelled off the ground on pozible.com

<strong> So close: </strong> Doug Robins has less than $1000 to go on his Pozible.com crowdfunding campaign for Propelled.

DOUG Robins plans to put on a play to share his thoughts through theatre and possibly change the way people with disabilities are seen.

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Roland Nancarrow launches The Shape Of Light at Cairns Regional Gallery

<strong> Some light relief: </strong> The Anatomy Of Light 1, Acrylic On PVC, by Roland Nancarrow.

GET a sneak peek of the new-look Cairns Regional Gallery tonight at the opening of Roland Nancarrow's The Shape Of Light in The Loft Gallery.

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Kuranda's George Riley launches Jillibalu at UMI Arts Shop and Galleries

<strong> Labour Of Love: </strong> George Riley's Jillibalu is inspired by his dreams, culture and parents.

JILLIBALU (meaning "mopoke owl" in Djabugandji language) is an exhibition of paintings by indigenous artist George Riley, inspired by dreams, birds and nature.

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Theatre Review: Soph and the Real World

Soph and the Real World is a fresh and inventive play now being performed at JUTE Theatre. 

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Two new exhibitions hit a nostalgic musical note at Tanks Arts Centre

<strong> Vinyl lovers: </strong> Long Play: The Glory Days of the 12" Album Cover is a fantastic exhibition of the world's best album artwork.

WITNESS the evolution of the record cover, alongside some striking visual reinterpretations of true classic albums, in these dynamic exhibitions at Tanks Arts Centre

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Ella Watson-Russell on JUTE Theatre Company's Soph and The Real World

Ella Watson-Russell

SHE may be relatively new to town, but Northern Territory import Ella Watson-Russell is making her mark felt on the Far North's vibrant theatre scene, writes Denise Carter.

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Women In The Arts 2013 presents States Of Play at Canopy and C.1907 Contemporary Artspace

<strong> Focus on feminine: </strong> Rochelle Summerfield's Promise from States of Play.

THE spotlight will be on regional artists for Cairns' annual Women in the Arts exhibition this year.

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Real-life Instagram as Gemma Todd launches Diana Darling at Caffiend

Gemma Todd Diana Darling

THROWING an exhibition of your own works smack bang in the middle of your final year of medicine at university isn't something most budding doctors would find time for; but 23-year-old Gemma Todd isn't your average medical student.

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Cuba's Ballet Revolucion set to return to Australia, with Cairns show in July

Cuba Ballet Revolucion

AS FIDEL Castro might say, the revolution cannot be stopped.

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El Barco - The Boat is a wonderful community arts project

El Barco - The Boat

DURING summer in Cairns, something wonderful has been taking place in the quaint, wooden community hall at the seaside village of Machans Beach.

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Soph and the Real World at JUTE

Soph real world

JUTE Theatre Company will launch its 21st year in 2013 with a sharp, funny and tropical new work by Jane Modric titled Soph and the Real World.

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Gig Review : Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder at Cairns Convention Centre last Wednesday (Jan 23) put on a very entertaining show with great energy and enthusiasm.

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TAFE visual arts teachers exhibition at KickArts Contemporary Arts

TAFE Teachers

Experience the conspicuously different styles of TAFE's visual arts teachers at a special exhibition at KickArts.

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Contribute to Ron Edwards retrospective exhibition at Tanks Arts Centre

Ron Edwards

The life and work of late great Cairns artist and folklorist Ron Edwards will be honoured with a retrospective exhibition at Tanks Arts Centre and curators are putting out the call to the local community for assistance.

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KickArts hosts final exhibition launches for 2012

Seed to Seed

KickArts celebrates the end of a successful year of 20th anniversary celebrations tomorrow night, with a triple exhibition launch across their three gallery spaces in the Centre of Contemporary Arts.

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TAFE visual arts on show

TAFE Arts

Some of the best work from this year's talented visual arts students from Tropical North Queensland TAFE are on show at galleries across the city this week.

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Blunt Edge Of Portraiture returns for sixth year this Saturday

Blunt Edge 2012

Cairns' own tongue-in-cheek take on the Archibald Portrait Prize returns for a sixth year this weekend.

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George Negus joins Degree: South for public PEACE forum

George Negus

No matter the horrors he's witnessed in around four decades of war journalism, George Negus says we should never give up on peace.

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Dragon 76 returns to Vertigo with live eclipse art demonstration

Dragon 76

Japanese public and street artist Dragon 76 returns to the stage at Vertigo Cocktail Bar & Lounge this weekend for a special eclipse-inspired arts event.

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Cairns Little Theatre presents Calendar Girls

Cairns Little Theatre Calendar Girls

THE global phenomenon that is Tim Firth's Calendar Girls lands at The Rondo Theatre this week.

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Start Collecting Art! The Affordable Art Show

Start Collecting Art! The Affordable Art Show

Start collecting dynamic original local artwork without breaking the bank

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New exhibitions on show now at KickArts

KickArts

KickArts has two dynamic new exhibitions on display, alongside the last chance to catch Brian Robinson's celebrated men GODS

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Cairns Choral Society's The Pirates Of Penzance a hit

The Pirates Of Penzance

It would be quite a challenge to go to Cairns Choral Society's production of The Pirates of Penzance at Cairns Civic Theatre and not smile, laugh, or clap.

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Double act at Cairns Choral Society's Pirates Of Penzance

Jason O'Donnell and Russell Wicks are co-directors of Pirates of Penzance.

Jason O'Donnell makes his directorial debut in The Pirates of Penzance, while acting in it as well, writes Denise Carter

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Tropical Writers Festival lands from September 14-16

Tim Ferguson

Explore words, prose, performance and the best in literature at the Far North's premiere writers festival this weekend.

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Boy Girl Wall at Centre of Contemporary Arts

Boy Girl Wall Lucas Stibbard

One man, a musician and a collection of sock puppets come together for hilarious comedy theatre Boy Girl Wall next week at CoCA.

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Theatre Review : A Man for All Seasons Cairns Little Theatre

CAIRNS Little Theatre's A Man for all Seasons is set in the Tudor period at the time in English history when a new church was created separate from Rome.  

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Spray Cairns party at Cairns Regional Gallery

Spray Cairns

A landmark exhibition of influential Australian street art is on show at Cairns Regional Gallery, with a funky street-inspired party in store this weekend to celebrate.

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Renegades: Outsider Art launches at KickArts Contemporary Arts

IT'S a big week at KickArts with the official launch of the Renegades: Outsider Art exhibition on Friday night. MORE


KurandaCoots Freakestra at The Village on The Esplanade

KurandaCoots

Kurandacoots grace the Esplanade this week with their new show.

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May's: The May Lane Street Art Project launches at Cairns Regional Gallery

May's: May's Lane

An Australian-first study of the evolution of the Oz street art movement arrives in Cairns.

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Cairns Festival edition of Mixed Grill'd at Arthouse

Toydeath

Get down to Arthouse this Friday night for a funky Cairns Festival mix of music, art and expression.

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JCU Creative Arts presents The Parlour

Dudley Powell

JCU's final year arts students join forces this Friday night for The Parlour at Vibe Bar & Lounge, as part of Cairns Festival.

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Dein Perry's Tap Dogs land for Cairns Festival

Tap Dogs

17 years later, Dein Perry's Tap Dogs are still on top of their game, writes Jesse Kuch

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Dancenorth presents Double Bill at Centre of Contemporary Arts

Dancenorth

Townsville's Dancenorth return to Cairns with a brand new production this week.

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Fourth annual Cairns Indigenous Art Fair set for kick off

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2012

Get up close and personal with the art, dance, stories and traditions of the oldest continuous culture on Earth at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2012

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Actor Jimi Bani set to inspire at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

WITH the main event now only days away, the stars of this year's Cairns Indigenous Art Fair have started rolling into town.

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Win a Canon 650D for the Capture The Cairns Post competition

Canon 650D

This week is your last chance to get your entry in for the Capture The Cairns Post competition for Cairns Festival.

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Zugub, The Mask, The Spirits and The Stars featuring Alick Tipoti for CIAF

Ciaf Peter Hyland Alick Tipoti

Filmmaker Peter Hyland talks working with Alick Tipoti on Zugub, The Mask, The Spirits and The Stars, premiering at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.

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Heyday Festival Mix #1 this Sunday at The Jack

Heyday

Heyday Festival is underway, offering a new event for young creatives to get their work known, writes Jesse Kuch

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Theatre Review : Moliere's The School for Wives by Bell Shakespeare

Bell Shakespeare`s production of Moliere`s The School for Wives takes a novel approach to an old standard comedy.

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Regroup Gathering at James Cook Uni's Boathouse

Matt Costa Backwards Man Mystic Costa

Regroup Gathering returns for a second year at JCU's Boathouse, bringing with it music, arts, education and good times, writes Jesse Kuch

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Harriet Dyer talks Bell Shakespeare's The School For Wives

School For Wives

An age-old play gets a modern rework by Bell Shakespeare, writes Denise Carter

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The Medics talk Foundations on the eve of Splendour In The Grass and national tour

The Medics

On the eve of Splendour In The Grass, The Medics' have built a solid foundation for success, writes Jesse Kuch

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Watch video

MOFO says goodbye at Four Years In A Leaky Queenslander

MOFO

One of the city's favourite underground arts, music and cultural institutions goes the way of the great gig in the sky this weekend.

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Bottles or Cairns? exhibition launch at Crate 59

Kerry-Ann Collins

Paste-up works from an emerging Cairns artist at Crate59.

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