Performing Arts
Opera Review: Ernani, Opera Australia
Spectacular voices and a clever production overcome this early Verdi operaās preposterous plot.
Creating new theatre in the heart of Canberra
The New Works program at Canberra Theatre Centre is offering free access to the Courtyard Studio for either a weekās…
What's Budget 2021-22 got for the arts?
The short answer is not much more. The longer answer looks at flat funding for the Australia Council and previously…
New series RISING Podcast 2021: the audio guide to Melbourneās winter festival
A new festival deserves a new approach to the way artists share and discuss the ideas that inform their work.
How a long-term approach to artistic development has benefitted Canberraās artists
A considered approach to developing artistsā careers over many years is a cornerstone of practice at The Street Theatre.
How festivals are coming out of COVID
After 2020ās postponements, festivals are back with a renewed focus on the local, exciting audiences across the nation.
The funding that builds career resilience
COVID-19 venue closures in the performing arts could have left some artists out in the cold. But award-winning Canberran playwright…
Theatre Review: A Room of Oneās Own, Belvoir
Belvoirās production of Virginia Woolfās classic polemic on women in literature is a sophisticated and stimulating exploration of the role…
Dance Review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga, Marrugeku
A potent, superbly executed work that pulsates with sadness and rage, resilience and joy.
The 2021 budget must think big and reinvest in the social capital of ideas
The cash splash of the COVID-19 recovery budget should be used to place arts and creativity at the centre of…