Performing Arts
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
David Williamson's last play, SCCI Fashion Hub lineup, artists supporting bushfires, 2020 program wraps, and more arts news this week.
Art, empathy and crossing borders: a provocation by Yaron Lifschitz
From the 2020 ISPA Congress in New York City, Circa's Yaron Lifschitz discusses the urgency of empathy and art as…
Roundup: Fringe at the Edge of the World (Hobart, TAS)
Queer sensibility, daring physicality, jaw-aching comedy and must-see artistry enliven the Hobart Fringe.
On The Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Black Swan appoints new Executive Director, meet Australian Festival of Chamber Music's new AD, new program manager for Melbourne Writers…
How bushfires are affecting the careers of Australia’s performers
As bushfires become the new abnormal, Stephanie Eslake looks how musicians, comedians and other performing artists are re-thinking their tours,…
Air Play, HOTA (Gold Coast, QLD)
New York-based duo The Acrobuffos’ show is breathtakingly beautiful, offering delight for young and old.
Circa’s Peepshow, QPAC (QLD)
Brisbane’s superstar circus returns home with a reminder of what human bodies can do when we keep showing up and…
War Horse, Regent Theatre (VIC)
Handspring Puppet Company’s magical, life-size puppets return to dazzle Australian audiences – but the show veers into sentimentality.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
SPARK NT announces new curator, Ensemble Offspring turns 25, Aussie songwriters honoured by APRA/AMCOS, plus more awards news.
Carmen, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
Opera Australia’s dynamic revival production is likely to please both opera fans and the uninitiated.