Performing Arts

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Top reading this week, DAAF pivots online, latest festival news, Primavera artists announced and more.

Concert Review: Rebel, Gasworks
A rock tribute to David Bowie, with circus arts among the glittery mix

Creating better mental health in the performing arts
How do mental health professionals change their approach when working with artists? In a recent panel discussion, psychologists looked at…

Haunting history play to premiere at new First Nations festival
There’s a special feeling on Boorloo boodja (Perth country) in the lead up to Black Swan State Theatre Company’s inaugural…

Massive cross-culture ‘season’ rethinks UK/Aus connection and histories
The UK/Australia Season is the largest cultural exchange between our two nations, one aimed to shake up how we think…

9 ways you can support NAIDOC week while in lockdown
Do you love engaging with First Nations arts and culture during NAIDOC Week? Here is a list of ways you…

Darwin Festival turns up the heat in 2021
Darwin Festival celebrates First Nations voices, gives young people the microphone, showcases cross-cultural collaboration, and puts on a Top End…

Opportunities, Awards and Winners
Tom Malone Glass Prize award, ACE Open commission, Sydney International Piano Competition shortlist, Green Room Award recipients, plus more winners…

Opera Review: Aida, Opera Australia
New technology revitalises a classic Verdi tragedy.

Escalated lockdowns: State by state COVID impact on the arts
More arts organisations plunged into uncertainty as a nationwide lockdown continues to escalate: updates on closures and cancellations.