Performing Arts

Opportunities and awards wrap
Call outs for Indigenous fashion opportunities, artists’ benevolent fund plus recipient of inaugural First Nations fellowship and finalists of Queensland…

Like magic, conjuring makes a comeback
From Adelaide Fringe to Sydney Opera House, magic is having a renaissance on Australian stages – but why?

Theatre review: Solas, La Mama
A lesser known tale of James Joyce's daughter comes to the fore.

Theatre review: An Unforgivably Brief History of Australian Theatre with Dr Rob
An entertaining and edifying survey of Australian theatre throughout the ages.

Circus review: Girls with Altitude, Flying Fruit Fly Circus
Cartoons meet circus arts in this joyously feminist work inspired by the works of Judy Horacek.

A new chapter unites physical theatre and orchestra
Aerial extraordinaire Legs On The Wall and Willoughby Symphony Orchestra will present another iteration of orchestral delight in Chatswood.

Theatre review: Guards at the Taj, Riverside
A tale of conflicted loyalties against a monumental testament to beauty.

Theatre review: Medea and Jason, Adelaide Fringe
Musical theatre tackling both faces of the Euripides play.

Dance review: Anna Karenina, The Australian Ballet
All the creative forces join to ensure power and sublimity in this dance interpretation of a classic novel.

What makes an arts precinct?
Art precincts can drive social and economic value, but what defines them in the first place?