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Castlemaine State Festival's future is secured
After entering voluntary administration earlier this year, Castlemaine State Festival is ready to face the future and preparing to rebuild.
Adelaide Festival Centre theatres to temporarily close in 2025
Upgrades to the Space Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse and Festival Theatre from July 2025 onwards mean the theatres will be dark…
How developing a broad skillset can help you flourish as a filmmaker
Screenwriter/producer Benji Menday and director Tatjana Hamilton’s short film ‘Bottleneck’ owes much to the skills they gained at AFTRS.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
From cyclone tragedy to cultural celebration: Darwin Festival celebrates 45 years
In its 45th year, Darwin Festival commemorates the destruction wrought by 1974's Cyclone Tracy with the world premiere of a…
Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian
Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector.
Fringe festival furore as state’s US$32 million arts budget vetoed
Fringe festivals have reacted with shock to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ vetoing all arts funding on the basis that some…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
Singapore Symphony Orchestra set for 2025 Australian debut
Praised as one of the best orchestras in the world, the SSO performs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February…