Performing Arts

Jane Eyre, QPAC (QLD)
Stage adaptation of the classic novel resonates in today’s world with its focus on love, freedom, and social conditioning.

Techno Circus, Adelaide Festival Centre/OzAsia Festival (SA)
A fabulous family-friendly cornucopia of music, mime, and special effects.

Perth Festival celebrates Bon Scott with Highway to Hell concert
Featuring bands and musicians playing AC/DC songs on the backs of semi-trailers, a free event will close the 2020 Perth…

Go behind the scenes on World Ballet Day
Now in its sixth year, World Ballet Day is a global celebration of dance and a unique look at a…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Entrants sought for 2019 Patrick White Playwright Fellowship, winner of 2019 Australian Poetry Slam competition announced, finalists revealed for South…

Motel Sydney, The Sydney Boulevard Hotel (NSW)
Tim Ross and Kit Warhurst’s live show is a comic Grand Designs with music and a healthy dash of nostalgia.

New cultural precinct model built on social agency
The Parramatta Female Factory Precinct is a site conflicted by trauma, but is now being turned into a cultural venue…

Breaking down silos builds good cultural leadership
‘Some of my most meaningful mentors have been from entirely unrelated industries,’ says Tina Walsberger, Edinburgh International Festival’s Marketing and…

Out of darkness: An actor repairs
When actor Neil Pigot found himself diagnosed with depression he denied the diagnosis and tried to go on. With that…

Terra nullius is Australia's unfinished business
Addressing the climate emergency and improving relationships with Indigenous Australians and Pacific Islanders means building people-to-people exchange, according to our…