Performing Arts
Festivals shrink as ticket sales decline
New data confirms what the recent cancellation of the Big Day Out foretold: the era of juggernaut festivals is drawing…
The night of the Triffid
Ex-Powderfinger bassist John Collins’ new live music venue Triffid will open in Brisbane later this year.
Is this the exhibition of the future…or just a web page?
How Vegemite-loving flies prompted the thong dress is just one of the stories in the NFSA’s first online exhibition.
Confessions of a Control Freak
Belinda Raisin's cabaret character study successfully explores the inability to reconcile expectation with reality.
Why design is big business
Beyond its aesthetic contribution, design is a major force in the Victorian economy and one of the key drivers of…
Romantic Masterpieces: Brahms & Elgar
With a graciousness of tone and rapid engagement, cellist Truls Mork gave a charismatic and connecting performance.
Offspring Ensemble: Plekto
Each piece of music was weird and wonderful in its own way – not one of them conventional, or made…
Closed for Maintenance
This is a work with three or four moments of total brilliance, a few problems and a large amount of…
New vision for the Sydney Fringe
Now that she’s settled into her role, Festival Director Kerri Glasscock has big plans for the annual arts festival.
The Good Person of Szechuan
This hybrid Chinese-Australian co-production of Brecht’s fable exposes the endless traversing between cultures and imaginings.