Performing Arts

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of 2020 Clancy Prize announced, Griffin Theatre shortlists emerging practitioners, Winner of Kier Choreographic Award announced, plus more awards.

Who is Chris Keely, the man leading Create NSW?
After a rocky three years for Create NSW, Executive Director Chris Keely says he is a stayer, and has a…

Review: Emerald City, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
David Williamson’s hilarious 1987 satire receives a rip-roaring revival by Melbourne Theatre Company and Sam Strong.

Festivals and events cancelled across the country
As Victoria declares a state of emergency, festivals and organisations across the nation are cancelling and postponing their programming –…

Review: Not Today’s Yesterday, Kingston Arts/Asia TOPA (VIC)
This one-woman show is a politically charged and seductive performance, wrapped up in the innocence of a fairytale.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New appointments at Performing Lines, APAM, Brisbane Open House and more.

Why knowing your values can help make big career decisions easier
Break out the post-it notes, it's time to think deeply about what matters most to you.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Plans for Fed Square, new Blak Design initiative, actors with disability in conversation, the first trans love story on stage,…

Review: Ben Folds with The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, QPAC (QLD)
Folds travels the geography of the piano at high speed, contributing convincing grabs of colour, spidery finger flurries and gliss

Review: Penelope Sleeps, Carriageworks (NSW)
An intriguing, highly elliptical account of Penelope's experience of waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan War.