Performing Arts

Review: Torch the Place, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Benjamin Law’s theatre debut sparks joy – and a pile of other feelings.

14 ideas for how to work less
Busyness, working long hours and constant hustling can contribute to exhaustion and burnout – and might not make our work…

WAAPA celebrates 40th anniversary with epic performance program
From classical to contemporary, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ 40th anniversary program showcases cutting edge talent from the…

Review: Thirteen Ways to Look at Birds, Perth Festival (WA)
A Perth Festival Commission with Paul Kelly and James Ledger creates a soundscape at times intimate and fragile, at others…

New organisation to rise from the ashes of Playwriting Australia
A wide-ranging report into the future of PWA has recommended it merge with Australian Plays and create a new entity…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra announce new program for pre-professional dancers, Matilda Awards dominated by one theatre company, Green Room…

So you want my arts job: Circus Trainer
From fending off hungry camels to young artists driving innovation and change, working as a circus trainer is a rewarding…

The art of lobbying
Government relations expert Neil Pharaoh says the arts sector needs to improve its messaging when lobbying politicians, and offers some…

Fair pay for artists in world-leading Irish policy
With their Paying the Artist policy, Ireland has a new groundbreaking approach that Australia could learn from, according to Esther…

The downsides of working from home
Isolation isn't the only problem with working from home.