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Brisbane Festival announces new artistic director
La Boite’s loss is the Festival’s gain as its Artistic Director/CEO steps up to a new role.
New independent theatre festival for Perth
West Australian theatre and dance productions will be showcased in a new initiative at the Subiaco Arts Centre.
Are Nazis ever okay?
A Hitler-themed burlesque performance at the Canberra Fringe may have good intentions but can a Holocaust context ever be funny…
Cock
Mike Bartlett’s play about sex, identity and relationships is engaging and contemporary, but not entirely successful.
Future looks bright for Melbourne arts precinct
Melbourne's Southbank arts precinct will enjoy a new burst of life under recommendations announced today.
Back to Back’s Ganesh to make Sydney debut
This remarkable interrogation of the act of storytelling and the ownership of tales will delight audiences at Carriageworks.
Sleepwalking sculpture alarms American students
Intended to promote a Massachusetts exhibition, the outdoor installation of the lifelike sculpture has startled locals.
Photographer blurs boundaries between image and performance
Jon Green’s new book and exhibition explore the interaction between movement, photographer, and audience.
Art outside your comfort zone
Two new productions in Perth and Melbourne – one from an Olympian turned cabaret artist; the other from a musician…
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies aged 46
The American actor and director was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday morning US time after a…