Performing Arts
Arts good for students but extra lessons may harm
A new study into how arts engagement affects youth development has reinforced the value of the arts but also found…
Newcastle Art Gallery forced to downgrade
Director of Newcastle Art Gallery Ron Ramsey could be the latest casualty in a new round of Council cost-cutting.
Snagging the tourist dollar
Tourism is big business for arts festivals, exhibitions and major performances but designing arts events to lure interstate visitors can…
Tales from Outer Suburbia
This exciting, free-spirited adaptation of Shaun Tan’s quirky collection of tales uses puppetry as a jumping off point.
Facing the Follow Up
The financial and emotional pressures of the second project are often tougher than the first.
Brown is the new Green
Cultural heritage has been unfairly painted as an enemy of environmentalism. In fact it is fighting a similar battle.
Everything all the time
An inventive and philosophical exploration of contemporary relationships, and an absurdist Melbourne ghost story.
City of Melbourne Grants go to the Dark Side
67 artists and arts organisations to share over $848,000 to fund projects that include lost dance, spoken word and Star…
Dropped
A post-apocalyptic setting, absurdist influences and visually stunning design combine to make a transfixing performance.
All-Beethoven Program
It was indeed ‘all Beethoven’ for internationally acclaimed pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin’s time with the MSO this past week.