Performing Arts
Shanghai Quartet
Evocative and entertaining, the Shanghai Quartet is a welcome inclusion in a series that was short on Australian compositions.
Proximity Festival 2013 - Program A
An interactive one-on-one performance, Program A of the Proximity Festival 2013 was a journey without a dull moment in sight.
Barracuda
Christos Tsiolkas’ latest book is his best yet.
Why are we so obsessed with Gallipoli?
No less than three Dardanelles specials hoisted the flag at last week’s film market in Cannes. Yawn.
Sydney Festival to open west as program revealed
In a fest of the west, the Sydney Festival will kick off proceedings in Parramatta.
A conference with only the tea breaks
All the best work at a conference happens in the breaks so let's dispense with the rest of it.
Adelaide Festival Artistic Director’s tenure extended until 2016
David Sefton set to curate his fourth consecutive festival.
This week’s appointments
A Kiwi and a Liverpudlian are among the arts appointments and extended tenures announced this week.
30 years of interdisciplinary art
Performance Space celebrates 30 years since its doors first opened with a new festival, You’re History!
Taking home the gold: award winners this week
It’s been a big week for visual arts, with a young composer thrown in for good measure.