Performing Arts

Six reasons visitors reject your audio guide
The British Museum has uncovered some tricks to getting visitors to use their audio guide.

Venues defend programming decisions
The claim that regional venues support touring ahead of local artists is ill-informed and provocative.

Opera needs to evolve
The recent National Opera Review concentrated on the big fish - but innovation is often found with independent artists.

Warrior Women of Yang
Spine-tingling music and breathtaking acrobatics bring tale of women's revenge vividly to life.

A new campaign for the arts
Conflict over the roles of the Australia Council and the Ministry don't address the real policy failures so #freethearts is…

Zephyr Quartet: Arrivals
topical Arrivals theme exploring notions of migration to Australia by boat.

La compañia – Il Paradiso
A balm for our ears in a modern world full of noise.

The Consort of Melbourne – Voices o’er the Waves
An excellent vocal ensemble of rich talent that should perform more often.

ANAM Orchestra – Stravinsky, Ginastera & Tchaikovsky
Three very different ballets of a kind…and some of the best youth orchestra playing I have heard.

Craft artists will be forced to leave NSW
If planned changes go ahead it will be almost impossible to become a silver, glass or ceramic artist in NSW.