Features
‘Let’s pretend this is a film’ – when screen techniques tread the boards
There’s a long and storied tradition of film technology appearing on our stages, but to what end?
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival: Chair highlights
The return of the festival to Melbourne this week offers film, art, conversation, food and performance.
Lessons from Dubai’s Museum of the Future
An exemplar of culture, technology and entrepreneurship, the Museum of the Future is a rich case study on the importance…
Laughing or crying? Comedians reading our moods in heavy times
When the outside world has you crying on the inside, what kind of live comedy can you handle?
The art of the solo show
One-person shows have become increasingly popular in current theatre, but what does it take to tackle a solo work?
Who judges book covers? We all do
Reading a book by its cover.
Queer community the latest target of culture wars
Drag performers and other members of the queer community are increasingly under attack by the far right and religious right…
Putting prisons into perspective
A visit to Pentridge is an immersion into the recent past of the Australian corrections system.
When is a traumatised community ready for art?
Creative recovery is not only about art-making in disaster-impacted communities, but also the duty of care towards artists in this…
Vale Efterpi Soropos
The lighting designer, multimodal artist and mental health recovery coach died earlier this month, aged 61.