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Melbourne Cabaret Festival surges despite funding snub
The festival's audience has grown by 375% since 2010 despite receiving no funding from Arts Victoria.
Gergiev protests threatened as London Symphony tour announced
Gay rights protests are likely to meet the LSO's principal conductor when the Orchestra comes to Australia later this year.
Touring gives Australian performing arts a foot in the door
Three Melbourne performing arts companies are preparing for new international tours to Ireland, the UK, Europe and Korea.
Community arts youth-saturated
Funding models are driving community arts practitioners towards working with young people, at the expense of other segments of the…
Australian artists to shine at Edinburgh Festival
Back to Back Theatre and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are among 2,400 artists selected for the 2014 Festival.
Youth Arts Queensland announces imminent closure
State Government cuts are forcing Queensland’s peak body for the youth arts sector to permanently close its doors.
China market looms large for classical sector
The Sydney Symphony’s forthcoming tour to China reinforces the nation’s value as a growing market for classical music.
The arts ‘key to what we do’ says ABC Arts Supremo
In the face of looming cuts, the ABC announces new arts programming and an organisation-wide arts coordinating body.
Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend dies aged 68
The British author died on Thursday, after a stroke, eliciting grief around the world from writers and readers alike.
New arts initiatives announced by ABC
New programs, including a weekly TV show, and a whole-of-organisation approach revealed at Ultimo gathering on Friday night.