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Saturday Matinee - Silent Friend
It is set in the botanical garden of Marburg, a medieval university town in Germany, and tells three stories connected to a tree over a period of more than 100 years.
Your free what's on guide to the NT
DOUBLE DECADE OF DAAF
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
MARVEL AT MELVILLE
Tiwi Island art & culture on Larrakia Country
EXIT INTERVIEW
With Darwin Festival Artistic Director Kate Fell
SURVIVAL IN FERTILE RUINS
Red Dirt Poetry Festival
BRIGHT STARS, BLAK MUSIC
National Indigenous Music Awards
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Music
SHAKESPEARE & SYMPHONY
Shakespeare’s greatest stories collide with a full symphony orchestra, powerhouse local performers, and live theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE CHARLIE BLISS THE PLAYHOUSE STAGE transforms into a world of star-crossed...
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Hear some of the best choral music from the United Kingdom and the USA in Vocalective’s newest concert, Across The Atlantic. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE PAZ TASSONE UNDER THE DIRECTION...
Visual Arts
THE ART OF GROWING OLDER
Turn your gaze towards the elders, mentors, and everyday legends whose stories deserve to be seen. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE SARA MAIORINO EVERY PORTRAIT TELLS two stories. There’s the one...
ACCESS ALL ARTISTS
The Bindi Digital Art Prize wants to see your creativity. Entries are open to anyone in Australia, across all ages, abilities and experience levels. This month, it’s time to grab...
Books and Film
SURVIVAL IN FERTILE RUINS
In a four-day celebration of poetry and spoken word – including showcases, multi-disciplinary events, installations, workshops and panels – poets and audiences from around the world come together for the...
BIG STORIES, SHORT FRAMES
Celebrating 35 years, after a stop in Alice Springs in May, Flickerfest hits the Top End, giving Katherine and Darwin audiences a window into the hottest contemporary shorts from at...
Performing Arts
LIVING LA LOCA VIDA
Although the Dry season brings cooler conditions to the Top End, things are getting hot, hot, hot, as those fabulous, sexy rascals from Strut & Fret Production House return with...
A BOTANICAL SHOW
In an age of instant everything, Pencelupan / Immersion invites audiences to slow down and step into a botanical world where nothing is quite what it first seems. WORDS BROOKE...
Food and Drink
NEW KITCHEN ON KITCHENER
Calling all foodies, this one’s for you! Melbourne’s celebrated Flinders Lane restaurant Salted Egg has set up its second restaurant in Darwin, much to the delight of all of our...
A CHANGE OF GUARD AT BABYLON
There’s a slight ping of fear in the hearts of faithful regulars when a beloved hangout goes on the market. Who will buy it? Will it change? But when Babylon...
Around Town
CULTURE & COUTURE COMBINE
DAAF Foundation’s Indigenous Fashion Projects (IFP) return to present its two hotly-anticipated events – the Country to Couture fashion shows and the National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) – this year...
LOCAL ART, MAPPED OUT
Take a stroll through Garramilla/Darwin and deep dive into the public artworks of local artists, with navigation made easy through City of Darwin’s newly launched interactive Public Art Story Map...
Festivals
LIVING TOGETHER AS ONE
Make the trip to Tennant Creek as Desert Harmony Festival returns this Picnic Day long weekend with four vibrant days of music, dance, workshops and celebration in the heart of...
KURRING IN KAKADU
Celebrate the Kurrung season in Kakadu, when the days are warm, the nights are cool, and the magpie geese are on the move. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE STEVE KELK, FOLDBACK...
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