Performing Arts

Music Review: ACO: Tabula Rasa – Arvo Pärt and Shostakovich
A rich essay providing elegance, occasional moments of ebullience, and sublime, patient restraint.

Performance Review: Break the Cinnamon Branch
In this new digital series of performances, Sri Lankan born Jagath Dheerasekara presents recipes for dishes while challenging racist narratives.

Love and intimacy in COVID times
Three theatre directors, an author and a visual artist speak of love and intimacy in our current pandemic, and how…

$60.5m QLD gallery to get new signature artworks
Artists Ramesh Nithiyendran and Judy Watson have each been commissioned to make an outdoor artwork ahead of HOTA's new $60.5…

Theatre Review: Naked and Screaming, La Boite Theatre
A title as suggestive as Naked and Screaming sets you in for a hot and steamy play. Instead, playwright Mark…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
New funding program supports regional galleries, festivals announce programs and special guests, the return of American Psycho, and more.

Opportunities and Awards Wrap
COVID grants available for artists, Powerhouse names creatives for residency program, Laura Greaves announced as WestWords writer in residence, plus…

African-Australian musical celebrates diaspora community
A musical celebration of the African-Australian diaspora, The Deep North, is told through a fusion of hip-hop, R’n’B, art, multimedia…

Artist-led think tank established to support indie dance sector
Think Tank Dance Assembly will advocate for independent dance practitioners in the wider dance sector.

How to survive digital overload - From the archive
A successful blog or community management role has users contacting you 24/7. Here's how to survive.