Zanele Muholi cements their global influence. South African visual activist Zanele Muholi’s celebrated work centres the lives and experiences of Black lesbians and trans people. For more than two decades Muholi has used photography to courageously open space for queer representation within and outside of art galleries in South Africa and across the world.
Muholi uses the non-binary pronouns they/them/their and prefers the term “visual activist” over “artist” or “photographer”. This makes it clear that their work is explicitly political and is intended to bring about change through transformi…
BIG Live proudly presents the world premiere of The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey, coming to Canberra Theatre Centre.
This dazzling world premiere reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic with full theatrical spectacle. Directed and choreographed by Joel Burke, with narration arranged by James Millar, Gatsby’s story is brought to life like never before.
The score blends masterpieces such as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Summertime, James P Johnson’s The Charleston alongside bold new compositions by Toby Alexander and Carrick Sugden.
On stage, some of the world’s greatest dan…
Following her sold out tour-de-force performances in 2023 and at Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2024, the highly anticipated return of Dame Lisa Simone to Australia is coming in 2026, to reprise the iconic classics of her mother, Dr Nina Simone, as only she can.
Lisa Simone’s voice and stage prowess has not only earned her worldwide recognition, but practically every accolade, including Oscar-nominations, Emmy and Peabody Awards, two-time Grammy nominations, starring roles on Broadway, and chart-topping albums.
She premiered the Disney roles of Aida (Aida) and Nala (The Lion King) and won the…
The premiere season of Emmanuelle Mattana’s Trophy Boys was met with rave reviews, hailed as a “revelation” and one of the most important new works in Australian theatre.
Winning Best New Work at the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards and garnering multiple Green Room Award nominations, this “hilarious and devastating debut play” (The Age) captivated audiences with its razor-sharp queer dark comedy.
Performed by a female and non-binary cast in drag, the play offers a blistering dissection of privilege, power, and the toxic performance of masculinity in an elite private boys’ school setting. After n…
Welcome to 1956, where the quiches are pristine, the cardigans are pressed… and every woman in the room might be harbouring a deliciously scandalous secret.
Following an ABC investigation into a series of violent attacks on gay and bisexual teens in Sydney, which were linked to extremist networks, the NSW government is taking action, which is part of a broader legislative effort to shut down unlawful "factories of hate" that promote violence.
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The NSW government will introduce new laws to create specific LGBTQIA+ hate crimes and increase penalties.
Offenders who target people because of their sexuality or gender identity could face jail terms of up to seven years.
The reforms follow an ABC investigation into Islam…
The new requirement under “Enhancing Vetting and Combating Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program” introduced under a broader push to strip gender identity from federal policy, is expected to affect trans travellers, migrants and asylum seekers worldwide, including those from Australia’s LGBTIQ+ communities.
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The Trump administration has finalised a US immigration rule requiring all visa applicants to disclose “biological sex at birth.”
The US State Department has confirmed the sex-at-birth requirement will apply to all visa applications.
Immigration sy…
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