Performing Arts

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Good Design Awards honour innovators, recipient of 2020 John Mulvaney Fellowship announced, playwright Ang Collins awarded Incubator Fellowship, and more.

Vale Aidan Fennessy
The playwright, director, dramaturg and much-loved member of the Australian theatre community died on Sunday, aged 53.

Creating COVID-safe super venues and sharing the stage
While the conditions for opening up theatres may not be ideal, they beat another half-watched livestream playing to a handful…

Arts Parliamentary Inquiry, what next?
With the Parliamentary inquiry into the arts there is a chance to re-define the debate on the arts sectors own…

Why we need the joy that art provides
The 2020 Brisbane Festival aims to 'surprise and delight' its audience, says Artistic Director Louise Bezzina.

7 peak orgs on Disablity Arts - making and taking space are not the same
Arts access sector and disabilities-led conversations need wider sector commitment beyond ticking boxes to create genuine spaces at the table.

What will online audiences pay?
New conversations about paying for online events and how habits are changing raise ongoing questions for the arts.

Essential skills of a great arts administrator (from the archives)
Facilitation and strategy, nurturing artists' ideas, and examining challenges at a macro and micro level simultaneously: arts administrators are the…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Information + Cultural Exchange appoints new Producer, First Nations Programs; new staff join Writers SA; Artistic Director and Curatorium announced…

Theatre Review: Much Ado about Nothing by TheatreiNQ
The Bard’s most farcical play was a flawless choice for TheatreiNQ's pandemic-aware return to the stage.