Australia

Opportunities and awards
Call out for pilot Ballet residency, National Regional Arts Fellowships plus celebrating designers, First Nations musicians and WA’s performing arts…

Persuasion and Bridgerton: ‘cool’ history kills the context
Progressive sensibilities deserve praise but what's lost in a context-free approach to the once fusty and boring period costume drama?

How a life at NIDA helped shape Australian talent
In his new memoir, An Eye for Talent: A Life at NIDA, former Director John Clark remembers the institution and…

It’s agreed by government: Fake Art Harms First Nations Culture
Productivity Commission report confirms that Fake Art Harms First Nations Culture, and invites sector feedback on recommendations.

Theatre review: Request Programme
A devastating portrait of existential loneliness.

Olivia Newton-John remembered: an icon of screen and music
She was a rare performer who found success exploring many facets of her talent, writes Catherine Strong.

Embrace spontaneous encounters at tropical festival
The 60th Cairns Festival is a unique chance to catch Patricia Piccinini’s hot air balloons, music from classical to indie-pop,…

Book review: Denizen, James McKenzie Watson
An award-winning, cleverly constructed debut.

Exhibition review: Vivienne Binns: On and through the Surface
A celebratory survey spanning 60 years of a provocative and feminist artist.

Theatre review: The One
An exploration along racial lines about belonging and identity.