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Louise Pryke

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The world’s first museum was curated by a princess. A tour reveals the origins of the zodiac, calculus and writing

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to many world firsts...

28.04.2025 10

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Louise Pryke

We’ve told this story for 2,500 years: how Hadestown playfully brings alive an ancient Greek myth

Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the story of lovers Orpheus and...

17.02.2025 20

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Louise Pryke

New Australian opera Gilgamesh captures the power of one of the world’s most ancient masterpieces

Gilgamesh, a new opera from Opera Australia, Sydney Chamber Orchestra and Carriageworks, gives a visceral retelling of a story from a forgotten...

27.09.2024 2

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Louise Pryke