Performing Arts

Todd McKenney raises over $20,000 for costume designers with new initiative
Entertainer Todd McKenney has helped raise over $20,000 for Australian costume designers and their wardrobe teams, by giving them an…

Connecting through kindness
Isolation has become our new normal because of COVID-19, but psychologist Trisnasari Fraser argues that random acts of corona-kindness may…

Post-pandemic pick-me-ups: great art will show the way
Art inspires, consoles, teaches empathy, and gives perspective and meaning. Here, creatives from across the country look beyond our current…

Classical music must stop obsessing about young audiences, says ASQ's Sharon Grigoryan
As she prepares to leave the Australian String Quartet after seven years, cellist Sharon Grigoryan reflects on the highs and…

WA government announces $76M arts & culture recovery package
The package includes a $15 million āGetting the Show back on the Roadā plan for the performing arts, and a…

ICYMI: A wrap of this weekās arts news
Art takes over digital billboard, new contemporary dance works, residency program for artists with disability, and more.

Widespread sexual assault in music industry leads to bold new campaign
A new set of guidelines has been developed by Australian music industry representatives to stamp out incidents of sexual assault…

Applause: Latest funding and awards
Winner of $15,000 Women's Art Prize announced, Moorabool Shire Council offers grants to community members, SBS storytelling competition seeks diverse…

Finding your Window of Tolerance
If you feel like you've been in survival mode during this pandemic, you're not alone. The Window of Tolerance is…

Custom-built circus centre to open in Brisbane in 2021
Flipsideās uniquely designed new building will be a home for community and social circus training while also accessible to the…