Performing Arts

Who owns Indigenous stories?
Theatre risks offending and cultural appropriation when it tells Indigenous stories, as a recent STC production illustrates.

Unveiled: Latest program announcements
The year is heating up with program announcements in theatre, film, music, visual arts and a big night out for…

As You Like It
Glenn Elston’s latest annual summertime offering in Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens is charming but patchy.

The philosophy of philanthropy
Knowing why philanthropists want to give to the arts instead of to other sectors can help you leverage their support.

Blind students bring new vision to dance teaching
In dancing without sight or stability, disabled students offer dance teachers a new insight into the art form.

Should you do a curating degree?
New tertiary curatorial programs are raising the bar for graduates looking for work in the visual arts.

Creativity does not equal being an artist
Government support for 'creative industries' risks demeaning the artist to 'fungible creative stem cells'.

Strictly Ballroom the Musical
The stage version of the classic Australian film is colourful and entertaining but lacks pizzazz and dramatic intensity.

Moneybag: latest money news
Funding opportunity for innovative arts and cultural projects and Orana Arts congratulates nine local organisations to receive CASP funding.

WA’s cultural sector bucks privatisation trend
Instead of selling off state-owned infrastructure, Perth’s theatres are once again under management by government.