Performing Arts

Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
Participants at the National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its failure to adequately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Broken
Characters and setting alike are dangerous, bare and hypnotically beautiful, Broken should be seen across Australia.

Suicide risk increased by working in the arts
Sound technicians, roadies & stage crews may be more at risk of depression and suicide than their peers according to…

Cairns artists call for Abbott’s head
A group of musicians are using art as protest and controversially calling for the beheading of Tony Abbott.

VIVID Sydney 2015 program shines
Now the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, this year VIVID expands to three new precincts.

Arts funding in Australia: the coming crunch
UK arts analyst John Kieffer warns Australia could be headed for a British-style funding crunch

Fake It Til You Make It
A love story about clinical depression.

Is private funding making artists scared?
As government funding gives way to more private sponsorship, accountability is being replaced by pressure for arts companies to reflect…

How to turn a chat into an opportunity
Conversation equals wealth if you know how to leverage casual encounters into marketing opportunities.

Unveiled: new program announcements
From east to west, we round up the latest arts program announcements.