Interviews
Deaf artists lead the way at this year’s Melbourne Fringe
Deaf-led projects are hitting the spotlight at Melbourne Fringe, from a performance marrying opera and Auslan, to a panel talk…
The NATSIAAs are breaking down the polarising divide between city and remote artists
The NATSIAAs are more than an art award. They're also an evolving model of what expanded cultural exchange can look…
Liane Moriarty returns to Big Little Lies: ‘Nobody can change my book’
More than a decade after Big Little Lies took the world by storm, the maestro of mystery Liane Moriarty returns…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit
As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…
Melbourne's Luna Park is putting real-life artists back at the heart of its wildest attraction
As Finucane & Smith turns 30, the Melbourne amusement park is betting on the power of provocative live artists to…
Hyun Lee on French Girls: ‘You experience all of these magical things that reward you for taking the risk’
Hyun Lee shares the many moments of serendipity that led to showing her debut feature film at both SFF and…
At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, art refuses to stay safely on the wall
HEAP is an ephemeral commission engaging eight artists and 120 tonnes of soil for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.
What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program
From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.
Bloomshed theatre company on Animal Farm: 'You can say the dangerous things you want to say'
Bloomshed's James Jackson and Elizabeth Brennan talk Animal Farm and making bold theatre that engages and entertains.
Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: ‘We had so many great actors involved’
The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…