Performing Arts

AUDIO: What’s on your arts radar?
Our Performing Arts Writer gives you the lowdown on events, exhibitions and festivals to see in the coming weeks.

‘Mozart effect’ muffled in new study
Harvard researcher argues that despite belief to the contrary, studying music doesn’t improve cognitive ability.

Music flows like wine by the Murray
Fine music played by performers from Italy and Australia forms the centrepiece of this regional Australian festival.

Sneak previewing Circus Oz's new home
The internationally renowned circus company is inviting the public to tour their new, purpose-built home: ArtsHub peeks.

Register now: visual arts conferences in 2014
Get ahead of the game in 2014, and join the world's leading cultural thinkers at a conference this year. Here…

An agenda for the arts
In a world of limited resources how do we choose what art is valuable and worthy of investment. Two philosophers…

Morning Melodies: All I Want For Christmas
What a drawcard that talented twosome, Trudy Dunn and Tod Johnston, are proving to be.

The Illusionists 2.0
The Illusionists 2.0 is an enjoyable live magic production but like most sequels it is inferior to its original.

How singing changes the brain
Eighty-five per cent of people in this TED audience have been told they can't sing. This belief is not only…

Ten FREE events at Sydney Festival
You don’t need to miss out on Sydney Festival if the pennies are short after Christmas. Here are ten free…