Performing Arts

Review: MTC’s The Lady in the Van, and Malthouse's Barbara and the Camp Dogs
Melbourne’s two major theatre companies open significant productions a night apart, and never has the contrast between the companies been…

ArtsHub and Screenhub appoint George Dunford as new Content Director
Dunford has had a wide-ranging career in digital leadership, and will be relocating from Canberra to Melbourne to take up…

Kip Williams on love and LGBTQI+ storytelling
A special panel discussion at NIDA will put LGBTQI+ storytelling and representation centre-stage this Valentine’s Day.

ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
Records tumble at Arts Centre Melbourne, new leadership program announced in regional WA, festival winds up, latest program announcements, and…

Review: The Wolves, Belvoir
The most powerful aspect of The Wolves is the dissonance between admiring the physical skills and focusing in on the…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
tidal.18 award winner announced, Dancenorth's Artistic Director wins 2019 Arts and Culture Award, plus Manus Island detainee wins Vic Premier's…

Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
A production designed with care and featuring performances pitched to bring the audience into the cacophony that fills the silences…

Review: Become the One at Gasworks, Midsumma Festival
A tragedy representative not only of queer athletes and their partners but of the Australian Football League's persistence in modelling…

From the street to the gallery: artists talk about creative transitions
Whether it’s pavement art, graffiti, or murals, creating work for the street can be a very different experience to creating…

Stories of the Stolen Generations: How the arts told a hidden history
Music can help bring people onside before they even realise they are onside, says Aboriginal songwriter and survivor of the…