Performing Arts

Arts Ministers meet on coronavirus impact
Australia's State and Federal arts ministers have met today on how to limit the impact of the coronavirus on the…

18 rules for freelancing from home
With COVID-19 getting more of us working from home, we looked at some timeless advice on how to freelance in…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Positive art news, from a new major monograph on women artists to operatic modelling research, matched funding for bushfires and…

Review: Attila, Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
Far from static, this grand Verdi opera is full of revenge, massive sets, feuding, and is brought to life with…

The future of storytelling is collaborative
Breaking down the barriers between subjects and producers, and empowering communities to control their own stories, the Beyond the Box…

Review: Saigon, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Saigon captures the way in which the diaspora is obsessed with its grief and dispossessed of its past.

Review: To Kill a Cassowary, JUTE Theatre Company (QLD)
Set in Far North Queensland, this comedy written by Laurie Trott was the perfect play to open the Bulmba-ja Arts…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of 2020 Clancy Prize announced, Griffin Theatre shortlists emerging practitioners, Winner of Kier Choreographic Award announced, plus more awards.

Who is Chris Keely, the man leading Create NSW?
After a rocky three years for Create NSW, Executive Director Chris Keely says he is a stayer, and has a…

Review: Emerald City, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
David Williamson’s hilarious 1987 satire receives a rip-roaring revival by Melbourne Theatre Company and Sam Strong.