Performing Arts

A place for ‘wondrous things’: new arts precinct opens to the public
Melbourne’s newest cultural precinct, Collingwood Yards, has opened to the public after a long gestation.

Why CEOs need to improvise in the boardroom
Boardroom etiquette is typically formal. Is that a good thing? A panel of improv-theatre makers and CEOs suggest otherwise, in…

Should you care whether you are emerging or not?
Is the emerging artist label only useful for finding grants and opportunities, or can creative practitioners benefit from thinking about…

Show tunes ring out in a theatre lit by ghostlight
Unable to showcase their talents in the usual way because of COVID-19, graduating Music Theatre students from VCA have instead…

Eroding our culture: how the Australian arts have been slowly undermined
How have the arts lost their importance? Looking back over some of Currency House’s 62 previous Platform Papers, the outgoing…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Brisbane Powerhouse CEO to step down, Festival Creative Directors announced for Sydney WorldPride 2023, and more.

Music Review: Exotic Strudel, Selby and Friends
A joyous celebration of one hundred years of the piano trio.

Theatre Review: Triple X, Queensland Theatre
A brave and bold exploration of identity politics.

Theatre Review: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company opens it's first mainstage production in 12 months and the wait has been worth it.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Art Activism conference, Support for Tassie arts events, biggest LEGO show for kids, circus comes to QLD, a first look…