Performing Arts

Sick, NICA (VIC)
NICA students and Gavin Marshall deliver a sophisticated, contemporary circus work.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Darwin Festival CEO moves on, Art Month Sydney appoints 2020 Artistic Director, new Chairs at MIFF, MTC and Brisbane Festival,…

When to say no to sponsorship
As the climate crisis deepens, should Australian arts organisations reject sponsorship and donations from the fossil fuel sector?

Disappearing arts department: politicians respond
‘There is no change to the Morrison Government's strong commitment to the Arts,' according to Minister Fletcher's office while Shadow…

Back in the Big Top, Flying Fruit Fly Circus (Albury NSW)
Forty years since the company first performed under a big top in Albury, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus return to…

Live performance still drives our cultural economy
A peak body report has revealed that Australia's cultural economy is still influenced by live performance but is in danger…

New marketing research reveals untapped audiences
The latest edition of Creative Victoria’s Audience Atlas provides unique insights into audiences across the state and gives arts organisations…

"We need great art – perhaps more than ever"
At the recent Theatre Network NSW's State of the Sector conference Antonia Seymour argued for a not just funding but…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Inaugural PHOTO 2020 Festival announced, All About Women line-up revealed, Lock out laws reversed in Sydney, celebrating Flesh after Five…

Department of Arts axed in government power play
In a shock announcement from the Morrison Government, the Department of Arts and Communications will be incorporated into 'super department'…