Festivals
Rubber Duck you’re the one … leading the revelry at Melt

Dutch installation artist Florentijn Hofman’s giant pink Rubber Duck has become an instant icon and leaves us in no doubt that Melt Festival has kicked off in Brisbane.

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Visual Art
Blood, rust and canvas … fiercely infusing nature into art

The artwork of friends Sophie Cape and Ann Thomson – each now showing at Mitchell Fine Art in Brisbane – is borne from one’s direct experience and the other’s long-held memories.

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Music
Calling all ‘fish people’: The ultimate tribute to a reclusive icon

It may not star Kate Bush but an evening without her reaches great heights and includes many of her greatest hits.

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Dance
Wings of fury: From gentle flutter to full-throttle floor

It’s a work that distils a three-day rave into a one hour frenetic contemporary dance-a-thon – and it’s set to be one of the hits at this year’s Melt Festival.

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