Performing Arts

45 ways to spot, overcome and even enjoy a creative lull
Creatives share how they overcame challenges, creative block, indecisiveness or a lull in energy to turn a breakdown into a…

A city digitises its collection
More than 8,000 objects of cultural significance are now available to view online.

More jobs for local opera singers? Govt supports National Opera Review
Opera companies that don’t employ an ‘appropriate balance’ of Australian singers could be fined up to $200,000.

Australian Dance Awards announced in Melbourne
Bangarra Dance Theatre and choreographer Lucy Guerin have picked up major awards two years running.

Tasmanian ecology shifts as festivals move out of Hobart
Will the relocation of Ten Days on the Island and Mona Foma away from Hobart help heal Tasmania’s long-standing north-south…

Terror
Lyric Hammersmith brings a dark and politically potent work, Terror, to Brisbane Festival for its Australian premiere.

Driftwood
Driftwood is a delicate and playful exploration of relationships through circus.

Five questions to ask yourself before returning to study
Many people start a degree they never finish, but return later in life when they find their true passion.

Australia’s ‘big’ problem – what to do with our ageing super-sized statues?
In a nation now littered with at least 200 Big Things, there is a sizeable problem. What to do with…

Bruckner Symphony No 3/Gewandhausorchester/Andris Nelsons
A moving and respectful account of a problematic work.