Performing Arts

Budget overblown at Australia’s newest museum
Ballarat’s Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E) has overrun its budget, but Council is unwilling to reveal costings.

Challenging dance for new audiences
The 2014 Carriageworks program promises intensive, experimental dance works from international and Australian artists.

Perth Festival’s international event buffet
From the icy fields of Russia to the heated streets of Israel, the 2014 Perth Festival program is an eclectic…

Disadvantaged youth take the Next Step
The SnapHop Rotary Youth Arts Project demonstrates that building quality arts experiences for young people can change lives.

Dan Sultan, Bangarra collaborate in new video
The award-winning musician’s collaboration with our leading Indigenous dance troupe is a match made in heaven.

Laneways alive with the sound of music
Melbourne Music Week is gearing up to take root in the nooks and crannies of the soggy city.

New travel grants for grabs
The Australia Council has announced three new travel grants for Visual Artists and Writers with a focus on Asia.

New Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival
The festival’s tradition of high profile appointees will continue in 2015.

What went wrong at Arts Centre Melbourne
Despite huge losses, the Arts Centre plans to stick with the strategy of the chief who has fallen on her…

Ten Days on the Island announces new Artistic Director
The biennial festival has been without dedicated artistic direction since the sudden departure of its previous AD in May.