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Belvoir’s brutally comic Hir explores a transitioning America
A patriarch de-throned, a family and a nation in chaos; Taylor Mac’s wry new comedy explores the tectonic shifts in…
A New Approach announced for the arts in Australia
A new $1.65M program intended to champion Australia’s cultural sector is a step closer to realisation but will not be…
Casting a fresh eye over cripping up
How long before we start to view the performance of disability in the same way we now view blackface?
Music industry acts to address gender imbalance
A music industry peak body has responded to two recent reports highlighting gender inequity in the sector with plans to…
Celebrating the art of connection
International arts festivals like OzAsia are uniquely placed to break down boundaries between individuals and nations.
From convict era to concert hall
A new collaboration between the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and prison inmates aims to build empathy, self-esteem, writing skills and community…
The future of festivals
Fragmenting audiences, decolonisation, and arts centres muscling in on their territory: what do the coming years hold for our arts…
APACA’s 2017 conference invites the Outside, In
Tired of waiting in the wings? APACA’s 2017 conference invites you in by focussing on connections, not transactions, and shifting…
Saul and The Drover’s Wife the big winners at Helpmann Awards
The 2017 Helpmann Awards were presented tonight in Sydney; here’s a complete list of award winners.
Freeing the arts from the yoke of neoliberalism
A pervasive ideology has encouraged us to see individuals, not a society; to think of competition as natural and emphasise…