Cigarettes After Sex perform at Rod Laver Arena on March 11.

Their music conjures private moments – so how did they pull off an arena show?

Cigarettes After Sex defies the stadium setting,delivering the same intensity and intimacy as if they were playing a hazy club in the middle of nowhere.

  • Nadia Bailey,Andrew Fuhrmann,Karl Quinn,Jessica Nicholas andCameron Woodhead

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Cirque du Soleil’s enduring appeal is that it offers a break from reality. Sarah Togni (left) and Shena Tschofen

A plumber from Tassie has brought more magic to Cirque du Soleil

Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water,but first they had to learn to walk on it.

  • Nadia Bailey
John Waters and Daniel MacPherson in a scene from The Woman in Black

The ghostly theatre classic you should see at least once in your life

Daniel MacPherson and John Waters star in The Woman in Black – the second-longest running play in London,after Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Nadia Bailey andAndrew McClelland
Marie Vandenbeusch,a curator from the British Museum with an exhibit.

God-kings and everyday people:NGV’s blockbuster isn’t just about pharaohs

It might be named for the pharaohs,but this year’s Winter Masterpieces exhibition also tells a quieter and more intimate story – that of everyday people.

  • Nadia Bailey
Heather Mitchell shines as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A rare act of impersonation:Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat,but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Nadia Bailey,Jessica Nicholas andVyshnavee Wijekumar
Yayoi Kusama with her recent works in Tokyo,2016.

This 95-year-old is the NGV’s next blockbuster artist

The most comprehensive survey of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever to be brought to Australia will include childhood sketchbooks and the famed immersive mirror rooms.

  • Nadia Bailey
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Wait,it closes this weekend? A last-minute guide to navigating the Triennial

The first rule of seeing the Triennial is don’t try to see all of the Triennial. But if you have an hour or a day,here’s how to maximise your experience.

  • Nadia Bailey
Cirque du Soleil’s enduring appeal is that it offers a break from reality. Sarah Togni (left) and Shena Tschofen

Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil

Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water,but first they had to learn to walk on it.

  • Nadia Bailey
This duo transformed an ordinary Wednesday night into something memorable.

After a blistering Golden Plains set,this duo sets out to conquer Melbourne

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Gaslight,Mahler 3,The Streets,Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul,and The Human League.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Barney Zwartz,Cameron Woodhead,Nadia Bailey andAndrew McClelland
Martha Berhane and Jerrod Smith in RENT

All musical theatre lovers should see this show at least once

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Rent at the State Theatre,The Crying Room:Exhumed,Greentea Peng,Cuddle,and Queens of the Stone Age.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Andrew Fuhrmann,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andNadia Bailey