Performing Arts

Measuring the value of the arts
Ticket numbers don't tell the whole story but how do you calculate the value of empathy, transformation or community-building?

Turning it up to 11: live music action plan launched
A plan to support live music in Sydney was launched this week, but can it overcome decades of neglect?

Author honoured for lifetime achievement
The Australia Council has named its 2013 Lifetime Achievement in Literature recipient, joining the ranks of Bruce Dawe, Christop

Merrigong launches 2014 season
Wollongong’s Merrigong Theatre promises a busy 2014 with a local production and shows from Sydney, Darwin, Canada and NZ.

Anaconda
The aftermath of a shocking example of bullying at a Sydney school has inspired Sarah Doyle's new play.

Sydney Intercultural Film Festival
Stuck as to which national film festival to go to? Sydney's new Intercultural Film Festival allows you to see them…

Turning the tables: youth theatre for adult audiences
Once dismissed as worthy but unprofessional, theatre made by young people is increasingly moving onto our main stages.

Whoops! The Wharf Revue 2013
The now-traditional lampooning of the year that was returns to the STC.

Corroboree Sydney Festival Top 10
A call to culture and country, the inaugural Corroboree Sydney Festival presents the very best in stories, song, dance and…

Carmen Sweet
Choreographer Natalie Weir and Expressions Dance Company explore the story of opera’s greatest femme fatale.