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TO BATHE: Photojournalist Nigel Brennan and Creative Producer Alanna Hankey hold exclusive exhibition.

Capturing the colour, chaos and devotion of Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, Bundaberg photojournalist Nigel Brennan and his partner, Brisbane-based creative producer Alanna Hankey will hold a one-off exhibition of their photographs at Brisbane Powerhouse on May 24.

ANCIENT RITUALS AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE ONSTAGE IN OPAL VAPOUR

Trance rituals, shadow puppetry, video projections, traditional Indonesian music and contemporary Australian dance are all combined in the multi-award winning Opal Vapour. The show explores the art of transformation and human relationships with nature. Opal Vapour is on at Brisbane Powerhouse from 5 – 8 June 2013 as part of its 2013 national tour.

FEATHERS, SEQUINS AND CIRCUS HIT THE STAGE IN BRIEFS: THE SECOND COMING

Award-winning circus stunts, drag acts, Aussie humour and frivolity collide on stage in Briefs: The Second Coming. Brisbane audiences can see the world premiere season at Brisbane Powerhouse from Tuesday 21 May before these home-grown burlesque heroes head back to the U.K and Europe for a three month tour.

MULTI-AWARD-WINNING FRENCH COMEDY MAKES BRISBANE DEBUT

Drawing comparisons with Catherine Tate and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Paris-based artist Lucy Hopkins brings her award winning comedic theatre show, Le Foulard, to Brisbane Powerhouse from 24-27 April 2013.

ENGLISH COMEDY TAKES THE STAGE IN THE POOF DOWNSTAIRS

Direct from critically-acclaimed seasons in the UK, Jon Haynes (Ridiculusmus) brings his one-man black comedy The Poof Downstairs to Brisbane Powerhouse for the exclusive Australian premiere season from 24 – 27 April 2013.

BRISBANE POWERHOUSE APPOINTS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

The Brisbane Powerhouse board today announced the appointment of Kris Stewart - founder of the Sydney Fringe and New York Musical Theatre Festivals, and former resident director of blockbuster musical Wicked - as its new Artistic Director (AD).

EXHIBITION UNCOVERS QUEENSLAND LESBIANS' DOUBLE LIVES

Rock stars, mothers, globetrotters, activists and academics all share their challenges and triumphs in Heather Faulkner’s A Matter of Time, a documentary photo exhibition exploring Queensland lesbian life during the late 20th Century at Brisbane Powerhouse 26 March – 28 April 2013.

LOVE, LUST AND LIFE ON SCREEN AT BRISBANE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL

James Dean, 80s rockers, ballroom dancers, nannies, killers, fashionistas, doctors, and cabbies all hit the silver screen at Brisbane Queer Film Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse from 5 – 14 April 2013.

TRIPOD AND EDDIE PERFECT HIT THE STAGE WITH AUSSIE CLASSICS

Inspired by their celebrated rendition of Paul Kelly's Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, the harmony supergroup that is Eddie Perfect and Tripod have re-united to craft a collection of vocal arrangements for two special nights at the Brisbane Powerhouse...

Tripod and Eddie Perfect hit the Stage with Aussie Classics

THE POWER OF TWO - LENNON AND MCCARTNEY, JOBS AND WOZNIAK, SASS AND BIDE

A first of its kind in Australia, Seven with Another (SWA) is a triannual exhibition that showcases 14 of the city’s leading and emerging creative individuals, from a variety of professions, and pairs them to create an artwork together. Dreamt and developed by two Brisbane girls Monique Kneepkens and Jessica Huddart, SWA is an original and contemporary take on the ‘art exhibition’ and where today’s artists reside.
Whether you are a fashion designer, stonemason, visual effects specialist, or indeed a sculptor, painter, writer or photographer, many professions requires a unique form of creativity, talent and artistry.