Performing Arts

The truth about creative personalities
Mad genius? Lonely eccentric? Attention seeker? We debunk the myths in search of the real creative personality.

'We are not heroes. We are not victims. We are contemporary artists.'
Making theatre under the last dictatorship in Europe is a dangerous political act.

Theatres back Labor, Greens arts policies
Your state theatre company has an opinion on how you should vote – or rather how you shouldn't.

The Literati
Exceptionally clever and outrageously fun, The Literati is well worth your time.

Angels in America: Part One Millennium Approaches
An economical production spotted with moments that are bigger than life.

The great peak bodies massacre
Why have four out of the five national peak artform organisations just had their funding discontinued by the Australia Council?

Songs for a New World
Contemporary music theatre classics sung by a first rate cast of both established performers and exciting new voices.

The Magic Hour
Too many artistic influences make for a confusing and long-winded re-interpretation of Othello.

Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
Stories abounded from the stage as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra hosted a sell-out opening night of Romeo and Juliet.

Labor boosts funding in new arts policy
One month out from the federal election the ALP have launched a new arts policy which promises to undo the…