Performing Arts
How to cope when your work remains stuck in limbo
Jane Harrison’s ‘new’ play was left sitting in a drawer for six years following a rehearsed reading, with promises to…
Circus is democratic, yet arts companies struggle with diversity
Leading UK diversity advocate and artist Vicki Amedume is in Australia for INTERSECT, a knowledge exchange between the UK and…
Breaking out of a creative rut
If you work in the arts, at some point you’re bound to experience the dreaded rut. Kathryn Burnett has some…
Why artists count in a crisis
Art plays an important role in connecting communities, humanising the environment and giving a community a unique identity.
How would an Oscar change your life? (from the archives)
Fame, fortune and your pick of the best projects – or over-exposure, exploitation and unhappiness? What happens when you win…
Atlas of the Sky, Sydney Festival/City Recital Hall (NSW)
Abounding in energy and innovation but overall a contrary and inscrutable experience.
Three tricks to performing your writing on stage
Spoken word artist Miles Merrill and teacher Narcisa Nozica know how to stand up in front of a crowd. In…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
David Williamson's last play, SCCI Fashion Hub lineup, artists supporting bushfires, 2020 program wraps, and more arts news this week.
Art, empathy and crossing borders: a provocation by Yaron Lifschitz
From the 2020 ISPA Congress in New York City, Circa's Yaron Lifschitz discusses the urgency of empathy and art as…
Roundup: Fringe at the Edge of the World (Hobart, TAS)
Queer sensibility, daring physicality, jaw-aching comedy and must-see artistry enliven the Hobart Fringe.