Performing Arts
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
From the Melbourne Women in Film Festival, to protest art in Hong Kong, and survey exhibitions by George Gittoes, Carolyn…
Stick By Me, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Andy Manley’s nearly wordless performance captivates young audiences, making the most of their powerful imaginations.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of Peter Porter Poetry Prize announced, Dr Gene Sherman receives honorary degree from NSW, Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships…
King Ubu, Mona Foma (Launceston, TAS)
Mona Foma and Terrapin deliver a bountiful, barmy show on a beautiful, balmy evening.
American Psycho The Musical wins nine Sydney Theatre Awards
Other winners on the night included the Belvoir/Co-Curious co-production Counting and Cracking, STC’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, and Apocalypse…
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…