Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

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On the Move is ArtsHubs weekly round up of arts sector appointments and resignations from around the country. The photo, taken with a slow shutter speed and manual tracking during the 2017 Chicago Marathon, depicts a man using a racnig wheelchair to compete in the marathon. The background of the photo is blurred, conveying the speed with which the three-wheeled wheelchair is propelled.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments from across the country.

Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories with ArtsHub's arts news watch column. Photo depicts a woman in a white sleeveless dress standing amidst the bright green leaves of a tree; her face is obscured by a giant cartoon eye.
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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

A scene from Shaun Parker & Company's 'KING' depicting seven shirtless male dancers, some with fists raised threateningly, others pointing accusingly, at an eight dancer who lies prone and protesting on the stage.
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Dance-theatre critique of toxic masculinity, 'KING', invited to Belgrade Dance Festival

Shaun Parker and Company’s ‘KING’ tours to Serbia next month, with Australian triple-threat dancer, actor and singer-songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale now…

On The Move is ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments from around the country. The photo depicts a hot air balloon being prepared for flight. Taken before dawn, the focus of the photo is the gas jet of flame generatng the heat required to inflate and fly the balloon.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments from around the country – now published every Tuesday.

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So you want my arts job: Librettist

If you possess humility, audacity, originality and passion, becoming a librettist may suit you, says playwright, director, dramaturg and librettist…

Personal’ by Jodee Mundy Collaborations is being supported by the B ritish Council’s Connections Through Culture programme. The image shows a long-haired woman wearing blue overalls that leave her arms bare, standing half crouch on stage. She is lit by a blue light; behind her, a series of eight green digital lines on a black screen blend and curve around her.
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Connections Through Culture grants grow collaboration across borders

Eighty-four artistic projects have been supported with over $1.4 million in the latest round of the British Council’s Connections Through…

Rory O'Neill as Panti Bliss in THISISPOPBABY's 'If These Wigs Could Talk'. A 56-year-old drag queen in a blonde wig and grey dress gestures emphatically mid-speech. A neon sign of the word 'Panti' is visible behind her.
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Panti Bliss on fighting fascism, changing culture and the art of drag

Rory O’Neill, aka Irish drag star Panti Bliss, discusses career longevity and how standing up to the far right inspired…

Inside NORPA’s vision for a new home, The Joinery. L-R: AD Julian Louis, architect John Choi, Executive Director Libby Lincoln.
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NORPA launches fundraising campaign to buy and create flood-resistant new Lismore home

The Joinery aims to become a flood-resilient cultural hub for the Northern Rivers region’s performing arts sector.

A scene from Why Not Theatre’s 'Mahabharata' part two, 'Dharma', a Perth Festival 2025 exclusive.
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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 2: February

Our ongoing overview of some of the cultural offerings to have caught our eye continues with this guide to February’s…

On the Move is ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings. A young woman practices slackrope walking.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

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