Performing Arts

Perth Festival dedicates first week exclusively to First Nations
A celebration of place and people, the 2020 Festival acknowledges millennia of cultural practice and the strength and breadth of…

Applause: Latest awards and funding announced
Winners announced for Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships, Victorian Craft Award announces recipients, $140,000 John Monash Scholarship announced, plus more.

If you want to learn, nothing beats hands-on experience
After the huge success of its pilot program this year, Stage School Australia is offering aspiring musical theatre stars a…

Bruce Munro lights up Darwin with a world first exhibition
World-class illuminated sculptures drive visitors to the Top End and capture the unique colours of Darwin.

What Tom Muller has to say about Fremantle Biennale
On the cusp of its second iteration, we look at how this art event is busting open 'outpost syndrome' by…

The Never Ending 80s, Panthers Bathurst (NSW)
Joyful cover band brings a life-affirming experience to drought-stricken regional NSW.

Powerhouse announce NSW Creative Industries Residencies
Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum has revealed the 11 creatives who will take part in its inaugural NSW creative industries residency program.

Sydney Festival becomes Australia’s single largest commissioner of new work
Festivals play a vital role in commissioning and co-commissioning work from small to medium companies and independents. Without them, the…

Jekyll and Hyde, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Anthony Warlow reprises one of his signature roles, 25 years later, and it’s well worth the wait.

What Jacinda Ardern’s leadership means for the arts
New Zealand's progressive PM has much to teach other world leaders in her championing of the arts and compassionate government.…