Performing Arts
High art isn't dying, even if the ABS stats are
ABS figures show no decline in our interest for high culture. But with its data set to stop, will we…
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Every performance features a different actor who, 48 hours before their performance, is sent an email with a list of…
Wesley Enoch on Indigenous cultural leadership
Members of Melbourne's artistic and Indigenous communities heard an inspiring speech from QTC's Artistic Director at the announcement of the…
The Sublime – responding to the response
This play purports to start a conversation about sexual assault. Here is a conversation starter: this play is part of…
Indigenous artists in Victoria get $1m funding boost
A new residency program at the University of Melbourne aims to build an Indigenous art alumni in Victoria.
Soul music and tourism combine to boost visitor numbers
Melbourne Music Expo, headlined by Ash Grunwald, has received a grant to maximise the event’s tourism potential.
Somebody, anybody, nobody
Does Miranda July’s Somebody app signal a paradigm shift towards live art or a new way to avoid surveillance?
La Bayadère
Many ballet-goers expect colour, music and sensation from their visits to the ballet. They could not have been disappointed.
Chapter by chapter, Malthouse shakes up its 2015 season
A new programming approach sees works clustered together thematically, creating internal dialogues and broader conversations.
Unholy Ghosts
Campion Decent depicts an honest, entertaining and darkly hilarious personal journey toward the final frontier.