Australia
Arts education cuts leave sector fuming
Plans to cut the number of tertiary arts courses eligible for student loans from 70 to just 13 have shocked…
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin proves that enthusiasm and onstage talent cannot spin gold from a poorly written book.
On thin ice: making a new art form
What happens when the art form you love is cringe-worthy? You remake it in a contemporary manner.
Confronting animal ethics through contemporary art
Have our galleries turned into menageries? Three exhibitions look at the place animals hold in contemporary art practice.
West Australian Opera celebrates its 50th anniversary
Celebrate West Australian Opera's 50th Anniversary in 2017 by taking out a season subscription - tickets now on sale.
What your (funding) partners want from you, but may be too polite to ask
No, they are not doing it solely out of the goodness of their hearts. Arts funders have their own agendas.
The brave new world of the independent producer
When we think of "producing," we often think "institution" but independent producers have a huge opportunity to create capacity and…
9 Cs of arts professional development
Looking for a structure to develop yourself or your team? Fringe Creative Director & CEO Simon Abrahams has developed his…
How to write, direct and produce your own script
The trifecta of the performing arts is writing, directing and producing. Here’s what AFTT lecturers Sean O’Riordan and Andrew Lawrence…
How to make a successful musical
If making a new play is complex and fraught with misadventure, then making a new musical quadruples all those effects,…