Performing Arts

Festivals and events cancelled across the country
As Victoria declares a state of emergency, festivals and organisations across the nation are cancelling and postponing their programming –…

Review: Not Today’s Yesterday, Kingston Arts/Asia TOPA (VIC)
This one-woman show is a politically charged and seductive performance, wrapped up in the innocence of a fairytale.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New appointments at Performing Lines, APAM, Brisbane Open House and more.

Why knowing your values can help make big career decisions easier
Break out the post-it notes, it's time to think deeply about what matters most to you.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Plans for Fed Square, new Blak Design initiative, actors with disability in conversation, the first trans love story on stage,…

Review: Ben Folds with The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, QPAC (QLD)
Folds travels the geography of the piano at high speed, contributing convincing grabs of colour, spidery finger flurries and gliss

Review: Penelope Sleeps, Carriageworks (NSW)
An intriguing, highly elliptical account of Penelope's experience of waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan War.

We're here for the show: 60 years of Adelaide Festival
While attending Adelaide Festival, Jared Thomas saw something that made him question years of racism and set him on the…

Review: Samsara, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Both sumptuous and ascetic, Samsara is a contemporary dance duet that embodies the best elements of India and China’s special…

Sidney Myer Award winners announced
Winners of the Sidney Myer Award have been announced at the home of Sidney and Merlyn Myer including Barrie Kosky…