Performing Arts

Ballast added to Games Festival Board
Freeplay gears up in anticipation of its tenth festival.

Wheeler Centre to host City of Literature Office
Melbourne gains a welcome new addition to its thriving literary landscape.

Balnaves Indigenous Playwright Award announced
A radical re-imagining of a Henry Lawson tale has won its author a $12,500 commission to write a new play,…

Can philanthropy pick up the Federal arts budget slack?
The silver lining of the Federal Budget cloud is support of corporate philanthropy and the arts has no choice but…

Making your board work for you
The latest SAMAG panel discussion struck a chord with many, and offered sound advice on board governance from an experienced…

Patch Theatre receives $1.037 million touring funding over three years
The Adelaide-based company will tour three productions for audiences aged four to eight nationally in 2015-17.

Awarding Indigneous excellence
A visual artist, two musicians and an interdisciplinary artists have won Australia Council’s National Indigenous Arts Awards.

There’s nothing ad-hoc about Adhocracy
Vitalstatistix's annual hothouse program supports the creative development of new art and performance.

Sweet deal for performance makers
The first recipients of Brisbane Powerhouse's new creative development program have been announced.

Ghosts
This visually striking take on the play is undermined by a distinct lack of pace and over-the-top performances.