Australia

Review: Ghost Quartet, Gasworks Arts Park (VIC)
The inaugural production from Antipodes presents Dave Malloy’s exquisite and eclectic song cycle about life, death, ghosts and whiskey.

Studios as fertile ground for mid-career desert
A model for artists’ studios in Western Sydney shifts the paradigm from mere workspace to career catalyst – at a…

Writers hit back at funding cuts
Industry fears for future of Australian writing, as national infrastructure is cut back again.

Icon of visual theatre moves to the next stage
Kim Carpenter, the founder of beloved visual theatre company Theatre of Image, is closing his company after 30 years.

Review: Return Flight MEL>HKG, Blender Studios (VIC/Hong Kong)
The third and last stop in Going Down Swinging’s international project has resulted in an intricate, optimistic, and multilayered exhibition…

Review: Sensory Decadence, Gasworks Theatre (VIC)
One Fell Swoop’s circus production serves up exhilarating acrobatics and delicious contrasts.

Lessons from one of Europe’s top arts communicators
Denmark’s Magnus Restofte says that you are not only asking people to part with their money – but their time…

Circa’s new paths to success
Executive Director Shaun Comerford says the company’s extraordinary growth is underpinned by one important adage: the art comes first.

Review: The Apparatus, Blue Room Theatre (WA)
A triptych of works by Kafka with dynamic physicality.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Finalists announced for 2019 Lester Prize, Ned Kelly Awards shortlist, Inaugural First Nations Fellowship, plus latest news in prizes and…