Performing Arts
Enabling learning for art gallery visitors
Audiences need to feel safe to have their ideas disrupted if they are to learn in an art gallery.
‘An exceptional moment’
The upcoming Festival of Live Art represents an unprecedented opportunity for Australian artists.
Artists fleeing repression detained on Manus Island
Some of asylum seekers injured in the Manus Island riots are visual artists fleeing regimes that persecute them for their…
Melbourne Festival President steps down from Board of Directors
The renowned philanthropist and cultural leader has hung up his hat after four years on the Board.
New theatre inspired by classic tunes
Playwrights pen a playlet that’s only as long as a song for this unusual Red Stitch fundraiser.
Sneak Preview: Production Company's musical revivals
After many years trying The Production Company has snagged La Cage Aux Folles as one of three classic musicals for…
Putting the art in SheppARTon
The 18th SheppARTon Festival celebrates the cultural diversity and creativity of the Goulburn Valley.
River of Fundament
As a monumental artistic vision, Matthew Barney’s latest film is admirable, but there’s little about it to actually enjoy.
Should you join the union?
Union activity is pushing back against the increasingly insecure arts work environment.
Neko Case
Affecting the least pretentious stage presence you’re likely to see, Case's voice nevertheless impresses like an uncoiling python.