Performing Arts
Soft power: the arts of diplomacy (from the archives)
Cultural diplomacy helps advance Australian influence and fund global arts engagement but also puts political pressure on artists.
Adelaide Writers’ Week invites 117 writers to explore our shared humanity
The festival program features Australian names like Archie Roach, Christos Tsiolkas and Helen Garner alongside international stars including Tash Aw,…
Immerse yourself in the future of art and technology at Electric Dreams
A three day conference as part of Adelaide Fringe is exploring the future of storytelling through immersive technology, virtual reality…
Review: Do You Know Me, Guerilla Fest (WA)
Promenade performance in Guerrilla Fest presents diverse experiences of homelessness in Perth.
It’s street art – but not as you know it
The inaugural Can’t Do Tomorrow urban and street art festival will pack a multi-level warehouse space with locally produced art…
So you want my arts job: Circus Rigger
Working behind the scenes in the circus sector isn’t for everyone, but if you have a good head for heights…
Review: Eyes Wide Woke, Midsumma Festival (VIC)
What starts as a funny and relatable exposé of middle-class hypocrisy becomes uncomfortably screamy, shouty and stereotypical.
Review: The Life of Us, Hayes Theatre (NSW)
An absorbing and intimate new Australian musical exploring long-distance love.
Review: The Boy I Paid For, Midsumma Festival (VIC)
There are moments of gentle humour and intimacy in this production but the story is indulgent and implausible.
Film review: Present Laughter, National Theatre Live
A deliciously camp version of the Noël Coward play, direct to Australian screens from the London stage.