Performing Arts

Social practice: embedding art in community
Looking back over 12 years of social practice in Sydney’s West, Curator Anne Loxley speaks to ArtsHub about how C3West…

The women preserving Australia’s feminist history
How can we safeguard feminist works for the future? Several organisations share examples from the past and the present.

Relying on Facebook is not a good idea
AIDC panel unpacked social media algorithm changes as they disrupt indie media.

Review: Ari Eldjárn – Pardon My Icelandic
He’s Iceland’s biggest comedy star, but in a country of 340,000 people, that’s not much of a claim.

Review: Lady Rizo – Red, White and Indigo
She’s on an ‘apology tour’, declares Lady Rizo at the opening of Red, White and Indigo.

Review: Sophie Willan – Branded
Unashamed defiance, rebellion and rudeness is the streak running through this young English comedian’s stand-up show.

Review: Stephen K Amos – Bread and Circuses
Amos has the sort of commanding presence and confidence that could only have come from years of working the circuit.

Review: Comedy Zone Asia
A worthy reminder that making people laugh is indeed a global phenomenon, not just restricted to privileged first world white…

Writing from life: creating a stage play about a community
Playwright Alana Valentine discusses process, premise and procrastination in this extract from her new book, Bowerbird.

Greens to artists: your rights are our priority
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responds to the Government’s updates to Australia’s online regulations, and what they means for creative content…