Performing Arts

Community Partnerships appointment
The Australia Council has appointed a new Director of Community Partnerships.

Australian artists to shine at Edinburgh Festival
Back to Back Theatre and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are among 2,400 artists selected for the 2014 Festival.

Rigoletto
Opera Australia's new Rigoletto allows the Verdi to emerge unrestrained.

Dancing on the dark side
The latest dance work from choreographer Penelope Mullen taps into our shared, primal passions.

Dreaming of a Padepokan for the suburbs
Every little village in the Yogyakarta district of Java has an arts facility that Australian suburbs can only dream of.

Youth Arts Queensland announces imminent closure
State Government cuts are forcing Queensland’s peak body for the youth arts sector to permanently close its doors.

New Coppélia opens Queensland Ballet’s 2014 season
Greg Horsman's take on the classic comic ballet will have a distinctly Australian aesthetic.

Sydney Theatre Company finds its 'Mojo'
The Sydney Theatre Company delves into London’s 1950s club scene as they take on the quintessentially English play, ‘Mojo’.

Fresh face for St Martins Youth Arts Centre
St Martins Youth Arts Centre has ended their nationwide search for an artistic director by plucking a director from the…

American Brass Quintet back after 40 years
The American Brass Quintet (ABQ) has announced they will be touring Australia again for the first time in forty years.