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9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…
Faust, Opera Australia, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Despite some heavy-handed religious imagery, this Opera Australia production is emotionally moving and a treat for the eyes and ears.
Hansard, National Theatre Live (screening nationally)
National Theatre Live brings us the first play from actor/playwright Simon Woods, directed by Simon Godwin. Hansard is an 80s…
New report confirms arts' benefits for health, aging and wellbeing
Commissioned by think tank A New Approach, the report adds to the growing evidence that arts and culture has major…
On The Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Leading choreographer joins Flinders University as Professor of Creative Arts, Auckland Arts Festival announces new AD, new Director for St…
Tell Me I’m Okay by David Bradford (Monash University Publishing)
A doctor’s personal memoir and a concise history of Australia’s response to the HIV/AIDS crisis.
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
The Secret Garden returns with Warlow, James and Diana Ramsay gift $38m bequest to AGSA, Theatre Royal open for tenders,…
The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen (Echo Publishing)
A dark detective novel, set in a small Tasmanian town and featuring a complex plot littered with the occasional clue…
Arts Minister Fletcher tackles six timely questions
The Hon Paul Fletcher faced delegates at the Creative Regions National Summit yesterday in Canberra. This is how he responded…
I Shot Mussolini, La Mama (VIC)
Based on research, but claiming artistic license, Alice Bishop’s new play explores the life of an eccentric and unusual would-be…