Small-to-medium Australian performing arts companies are enjoying a growing international reputation but at a high cost.
For years, it was Australia’s pop musicians, soap operas and indigenous visual artists that captured the imagination of global audiences. Now, the world is starting to sit up and take notice of Australia’s performing arts sector too.
The triumphant opening performance of Back to Back’s Ganesh versus the Third Reich at New York’s Under the Radar festival earlier this year, and its subsequent touring success, has been much celebrated.
