Australia
Snagging the tourist dollar
Tourism is big business for arts festivals, exhibitions and major performances but designing arts events to lure interstate visitors can…
Tales from Outer Suburbia
This exciting, free-spirited adaptation of Shaun Tan’s quirky collection of tales uses puppetry as a jumping off point.
Facing the Follow Up
The financial and emotional pressures of the second project are often tougher than the first.
Brown is the new Green
Cultural heritage has been unfairly painted as an enemy of environmentalism. In fact it is fighting a similar battle.
Everything all the time
An inventive and philosophical exploration of contemporary relationships, and an absurdist Melbourne ghost story.
City of Melbourne Grants go to the Dark Side
67 artists and arts organisations to share over $848,000 to fund projects that include lost dance, spoken word and Star…
Dropped
A post-apocalyptic setting, absurdist influences and visually stunning design combine to make a transfixing performance.
All-Beethoven Program
It was indeed ‘all Beethoven’ for internationally acclaimed pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin’s time with the MSO this past week.
Short Stories get bigger prize
Commonwealth Writers are searching for stories that take the local and make it universal.
Melbourne Festival takes flight with first international partner
Melbourne Festival's new partnership with China Southern Airlines will bring more widely-acclaimed artists to the Festival.