Performing Arts

Arts party candidates run as independents in Queensland
Two independent candidates in the Queensland Election come out of the newly formed Arts Party.

How to ask for money
Artists and creatives need to challenge the expectation that they will work for free because they enjoy what they do.…

Unveiled: Latest Program Announcements
A state arts festival, a major dance company and a writers' week have announced programs.

Who owns Indigenous stories?
Theatre risks offending and cultural appropriation when it tells Indigenous stories, as a recent STC production illustrates.

Unveiled: Latest program announcements
The year is heating up with program announcements in theatre, film, music, visual arts and a big night out for…

As You Like It
Glenn Elston’s latest annual summertime offering in Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens is charming but patchy.

The philosophy of philanthropy
Knowing why philanthropists want to give to the arts instead of to other sectors can help you leverage their support.

Blind students bring new vision to dance teaching
In dancing without sight or stability, disabled students offer dance teachers a new insight into the art form.

Should you do a curating degree?
New tertiary curatorial programs are raising the bar for graduates looking for work in the visual arts.

Creativity does not equal being an artist
Government support for 'creative industries' risks demeaning the artist to 'fungible creative stem cells'.