Performing Arts
Margaret Olley’s effects sold at auction
Warm, beautiful and bohemian; the much loved artist’s personal items sparked a bidding war when they went to auction on…
Melbourne Cabaret Festival is going for gold
Olympian Matthew Mitcham announced as the host of the festival's Closing Gala.
Idina Menzel with the Sydney Symphony
Menzel had such a great reception at the Sydney Opera House that mobile phone companies should use her as a…
Richard Tognetti Presents ACO2
ACO2 embarks on its first national subscription tour, led by Richard Tognetti.
Fem Belling in Dear Blossom
A seasoned jazz and stage performer, Belling was bright, expressive, captivating, inclusive and confident.
Lord of the Flies
An all-female cast raises fascinating questions for this classic tale, but this production falters in delivering the answers.
Major arts reforms hidden beneath leadership spill
Some important things happened in Federal Parliament this week – and not just in the Labor caucus room. With the…
Awards this week
A week of nominations, finalists and shortlists has been gate-crashed by a gigantic ape.
The week in arts appointments
Who went where this week, and what will they be doing?
Artists invited to immortalise themselves in space
A new project is calling on artists to submit work that will be sent beyond the stratosphere.