Performing Arts
Giving season with big artwork donations
New works entering Victoria’s state and regional galleries, plus celebrity art collection to support innovation at NIDA.
Cabaret review: Jens Radda: Skank Sinatra, The Butterfly Club
This drag queen and comedian has a whole lot of presence and talent.
Opportunities and awards
Fellowship opens for Paris, recipients of Malthouse Theatre commissions and finalists of environmental children's literature, and more!
Concert review: 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert, Adelaide Festival Theatre
Celebrating fifty years of fabulousness!
Theatre review: Do Not Go Gentle, Roslyn Packer Theatre
Patricia Cornelius' award-winning play about ageing and raging against the dying of the light is remounted in this large-scale production.
Theatre review: Scenes From the Climate Era, Belvoir St Theatre
A play comprising 65 short scenes explores likely climate era possibilities.
Performance review: Forty Years on Forty Stages from Coolangatta to Convent Garden, Opera Queensland Studio
Acclaimed operatic bass, Conal Coad presented a highly enjoyable program of musical delights.
Theatre review: Climbers, fortyfivedownstairs
An ambitious production that doesn’t quite hit the mark, but showcases strong emerging talent in all cast and creative roles.
Music review: Garrick Ohlsson, Queensland Conservatorium Theatre
A night of sublime piano playing at its absolute best
Indigenous-led design students represent Australia at Prague Quadrennial
Jacob Nash is representing Australia and leading VCA students at the world's largest festival of scenography, performance and theatre design.