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Bleach* Festival celebrates the Gold Coast's unique artistic culture with a jam-packed 2019 program
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Bleach* Festival celebrates the Gold Coast’s unique artistic culture with a jam-packed 2019 program

Giving us something truly awesome to look forward to, the crew behind Bleach* Festival have unveiled a 2019 program that promises to be the premier arts and cultural event’s most captivating yet. The eighth annual festival runs from April 17–28 and celebrates the Gold Coast's unique culture with a schedule that spans large-scale opera, award-winning dance, eye-popping cabaret, free live music, a thought provoking political swimming carnival and a thrilling drive-in with a difference – and it doesn't stop there! more

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Five unmissable events happening at The Star Gold Coast that you need to know about
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Five unmissable events happening at The Star Gold Coast that you need to know about

It's time to start planning your social calendar for 2019 – and trust us, the first half will fill up very quickly. There's a lot of action happening at The Star Gold Coast in 2019, so we hand picked some killer events coming up that you really need to know about. World-class shows like this sell out, so consider this a friendly warning (you're welcome) to sort tickets out sooner rather than later. more

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Adults-only circus show Infamous announces an extended season in a new location
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Adults-only circus show Infamous announces an extended season in a new location

After a wildly popular five-weeks wowing the crowds in Southport, saucy stage show Infamous has announced a season extension – and it's relocating. Following its final show at Broadwater Parklands last Sunday, the Spiegel Big Top is currently being relocated to its new home – the Italo-Australian Club in Clear Island Waters – with shows to commence from Friday August 24. more

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Fearless artist Laurie Anderson heads to town as the Artist in Residence at HOTA
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Fearless artist Laurie Anderson heads to town as the Artist in Residence at HOTA

In a major coup for the city's cultural scene, fearless pioneer and world-renowned avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director Laurie Anderson will be on the Gold Coast this month as the first International Artist in Residence at HOTA. Known as one of the world’s most prolific and unique performance artists, Laurie is staging a series of must-see free and ticketed performances next weekend – here's what is in store. more


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Sexy, saucy and seductive – creators of Blanc de Blanc to turn heads with the new Deluxe Deluxe show
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Sexy, saucy and seductive – creators of Blanc de Blanc to turn heads with the new Deluxe Deluxe show

When sizzling stage show Blanc de Blanc and its sexy spiegeltent came to town delivering night after night of wild and skilful debauchery, sass and bare skin, it left us Gold Coast folk very, um, enlightened. Well it's time to strap yourselves in (again) because the creative geniuses behind the popular champagne-fuelled stage show are back to quench our thirst for sultry cabarets with a hot new show called Deluxe Deluxe. more

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Top five things to see and do at Festival 2018 Week Two
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Top five things to see and do at Festival 2018 Week Two

Wow, what a week! Festival 2018 has well and truly delivered the goods, from culinary celebrations to colourful cultural displays and contortionism – we've seen it all! If you're yet to venture in to check out all of the action, there's plenty still to come across all areas of the Gold Coast. Hold onto your hats folks because week two is set to be jam-packed with fun things to see and do, here is our pick of top five must-see events from April 9 to 14. more

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Top five things to see and do at Festival 2018 Week One
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Top five things to see and do at Festival 2018 Week One

It's been hailed the most ambitious multi-day festival the Gold Coast has ever seen and it's finally here! Festival 2018 kicks off on Wednesday April 4 and brings with it a culinary and cultural smorgasbord of things to see and do, from wandering maze-like sculptures to marvelling at the physicality and power of contemporary Australian circus. With so much happening around the coast, it's easy to get overwhelmed and miss something so we thought we'd do you a solid and round-up our top five must-see events in week one (from April 4 to 8). more

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Bleach* Festival unveils its ambitious 18-day city-wide program for 2018
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Bleach* Festival unveils its ambitious 18-day city-wide program for 2018

With the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games just around the corner, our fine city is gearing up for one the most pivotal years in its history. Just when we thought we couldn't cram any more excitement into the first half of 2018, the talented crew behind Bleach* Festival drops its most genre-bending and ambitious program ever. The 18 days of action kicks off on Thursday March 29 – here's what's in store. more

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The Festival 2018 line-up has been revealed and holy heck, it's BIG
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The Festival 2018 line-up has been revealed and holy heck, it’s BIG

Hold on to your hats folks, things are about to get next-level across our fine city. With the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games just around the corner (April 4–15, in case you've been living under a giant rock), excitement is buzzing, and it just went up a notch with the announcement of the Festival 2018 program, which will feature a spectacular line-up of more than 1000 arts and cultural experiences in more than 28 locations across the city for 12 action-packed days. more

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The Arts Centre Gold Coast raises the curtain to reveal its stellar 2018 season
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The Arts Centre Gold Coast raises the curtain to reveal its stellar 2018 season

It's been a shining, shimmering, action-packed year of live theatre, arts, exhibitions, cabarets and all sorts of cultural goodness at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. While we've all been continually swept off our feet this year by the arts precinct's sights and sounds, even bigger things have been bubbling away under the surface. Well, wait no more – the curtain has now been raised to reveal what's in store for the year ahead. Let's just say 2018 is going to be a show stopper. more

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Strap yourselves in and experience the Sideshow series at The Arts Centre Gold Coast
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Strap yourselves in and experience the Sideshow series at The Arts Centre Gold Coast

The Basement – have you been? It's the underground hub of creative magic at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. Now, things are about to get edgy, sassy and a little bit naughty down there and you'll definitely want to be a part of it. Every Friday and Saturday night, The Basement is hosting a new series of musical-theatre performances called Sideshow. This rotating melting pot of hilariousness, sophistication and unapologetic acts is sure to add a dash of cheekiness to your weekends. Here are our super-saucy top picks to give you a little taste. more

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The Arts Centre's latest production Blue Love makes light of relationships with quirky physical theatre
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The Arts Centre’s latest production Blue Love makes light of relationships with quirky physical theatre

Multi-award-winning choreographer Shaun Parker is taking the stage at the Arts Centre Gold Coast this month with his latest production Blue Love. The intense, high-energy parody combines physical theatre with film and dance, as the two-person show explores the concept of love by taking audiences through the journey of searching for the perfect relationship. If you're a fan of physical theatre and comedy, then this is one show you will not want to miss.  more

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Gold Coast theatre company The Farm brings Cockfight to The Arts Centre
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Gold Coast theatre company The Farm brings Cockfight to The Arts Centre

It's time to strap yourselves in, because the geniuses behind Gold Coast theatre company The Farm are at it again. The latest production is called Cockfight, and it's been described as 'an episode of The Office mixed with a cage fight'. Sounds pretty darn intriguing, right? Well, the production is about to head off on an international tour, but we're lucky enough to have a hometown premiere at The Arts Centre Gold Coast with an exclusive series of shows to hit the stage from September 13–16. more