Performing Arts

Flesh Wound
If you don’t know Ché Walker, this play may just place the playwright’s name firmly in the front of your…

Teddy on the line as performance gets real
Performer Tristan Meecham will risk all his possessions in his new show, part of a trend to destroy the boundaries…

Lepage, locals, and insect sex: Adelaide Festival's 2014 program unveiled
David Sefton’s new festival features everyone from Isabella Rossellini to Matthew Barney, and just a dash of synchronicity.

MTC Chair steps down
MTC Chairman Derek Young steps down after eight years, but will continue connection with Melbourne Theatre Company

Musician Lou Reed dies aged 71
Music lovers around the world mourn the death of The Velvet Underground’s influential singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Budding Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet
This six part documentary is a window in the lives of young people who live and breathe their art-form.

Big Dance in Small Chunks
Terrific dancing and superb choreography are combined in the premiere performance by Dance Makers Collective.

Australian critics get stars from international association
Plans are afoot to establish an Australian branch of the International Association of Theatre Critics.

Otello
Verdi's new production of Otello is a tour de force in musicality, but consists of questionable choreography.

In Loco Parentis
A timely piece of theatre that delves into the depths of feminism and challenges public attitudes towards women.