Australia
Review: 19 Weeks, Melbourne Fringe
A courageous and necessary autobiographical work that takes a look at human fragility, vulnerability and the taboo of abortion.
Review: Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle, Zero Books
Kill All Normies explores the short but influential history of online culture and its sway over politics, culture and education.
How philanthropy is encouraging creative risk-taking behind the scenes
As arts funding becomes harder to obtain, the role of philanthropy in supporting the creative developments of more challenging projects…
Review: Stalker the Musical, Depot Theatre
STALKER THE MUSICAL. It’s an arresting title. Slightly misleading though and the audience’s disambiguation of the word is all part…
How to care for your queer playwright
If we only focus on developing art that is readily consumable, we risk contributing to a homogenous theatre.
Review: In Between and Sexpectations, Sprung Festival
Charles Sturt University’s Theatre/Media studies students have wowed audiences once again with two new ‘Sprung Festival’ productions – In Between…
Review: Dancenorth's Dust, Brisbane Festival
A powerful piece of contemporary dance that flirts with potentially heavy-handed imagery but never succumbs to the obvious or the…
Review: Séance, River of Light, Life – The Show, Brisbane Festival
Impressions of three very different events at this year’s Brisbane Festival, ranging from a homage to horror and a retelling…
Sheilas in the art market – gender bias goes commercial
Sydney Contemporary art fair was the setting for a long overdue debate on ‘gender discounting’ within the contemporary art market.
Artists who use the politicised body in their art
A recent panel discussion at Sydney Contemporary unpacked the ideas around how the performed body can either uphold or defy…