Australia

Roundup: Fringe World (WA)
Highlights of 2020 Fringe World include visual arts with machine learning and creative responses to mental health challenges.

Review: Boobs, Arts Centre Melbourne/Midsumma Festival (VIC)
Selina Jenkins’s mastectomy musical is a tender journey to the chest of one’s dreams.

Review: The Midsummer Carnival, Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)
Brisbane Immersive Ensemble presents a whimsical reinterpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Review: Hofesh Shechter’s Grand Finale, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
A weighty, admirable yet bleak work for the end of days.

Review: WASO’s Summer Classics, Perth Concert Hall (WA)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s program takes the audience on a romantic trail through various countries and eras.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEOs for Festivals Adelaide and HarperCollins ANZ, new staff at MTC, Casula Powerhouse and more.

Review: Assembled - Robert Klippel, TarraWarra Museum of Art (VIC)
Robert Klippel changed the landscape of Australian sculpture, and his work continues to shift our perspectives and celebrate bold individualism.

Inaugural First Nations Fringe Hub for Adelaide
Announcing Tandanya Fringe 2020 – celebrating 30 years of the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in partnership with Adelaide Fringe.

The cathartic power of letter writing
Putting pen to paper can be a powerful method of communication, not just for the reader but also for the…

Olafur Eliasson on the tipping points for artists to act
Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson offers views on climate action, self-confidence in criticism, the eroding value of culture, and why artists…