All sorts of interesting arts events coming up. HELEN MUSA previews them in this week’s Arts in the City column. 

Darkfield, created by UK directors Glen Neath and David Rosenberg, is coming to Canberra, where its experiences Séance and Flight will engulf audiences in complete darkness, inside shipping containers, where immersive 360-degree audio experiences explore the depths of human psychology. Séance explores the psychology of a group of people who have been bombarded with suggestible material, while Flight takes audience members on a journey through two worlds. Civic Square, March 28-April 14. 

National Capital Orchestra, under the baton of Louis Sharpe, opens its 2024 season at The Q, Queanbeyan, March 24. 

Soul singer Gladys Knight will be in town as part of her farewell tour. Her career has seen her record more than 38 albums over the years, including four solo albums during the past decade. Royal Theatre, Thursday, March 28. 

Soprano Greta Claringbould and alto Maartje Sevenster join an ensemble led by John Ma to perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and two of the Divoti Affetti alla Passione di Nostro Signore by Ristori at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Manuka, Good Friday, March 29. Free entry, no applause.

Canberra aquatic ecologist, zoologist, science communicator and author of the book Blossom Possum, Gina Newton says spiders get a bad rap. So she’s joined with illustrator Nandina Vines to create a book, Spider Wars, putting them in a better light and showcasing Australia’s Peacock Spiders.

Sierra Leonean-Australian sculptor Rosalind Lemoh, of Gundaroo, who undertook a residency at Canberra Glassworks in 2023, has been delving into the history of the Kingston Powerhouse to uncover “things hidden or unsaid”. The result is a solo show, Told. Retold. Untold, at the Kingston Glassworks until April 28.

Four Canberra artists were recently selected for the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize – Kerry McInnis, Wendy Teakel, Sally Simpson and 2020 Canberra CityNews Artist of the Year, Julie Bradley.