Performing Arts
Upstaging Hollywood: Why so many musicals are chasing film adaptations
From Muriel's Wedding to Moulin Rouge, musicals are increasingly looking to the silver screen for inspiration.
Applause: Latest awards and celebrations
Latest Australian Council grants and fellowships; Advance Arts Award; Ned Kelly winners, mentorships and more.
Admin/Villains, Dublin Fringe (Ireland)
A one-man show about loneliness, longing, and social media-enhanced isolation, and a dance theatre piece exploring call-out culture through a…
The Last Wife, Ensemble Theatre (NSW)
Kate Hennig’s play brings the drama of the Tudors to the present day.
Shaping the future through technology, creativity and the human experience
When some of the sharpest minds working across museums, technology and entrepreneurship converge in the one space, great ideas are…
The backstage magic of performance
With an Illusion specialist at NIDA, students can expect the unexpected.
Replacing stigma with empathy to battle mental health
This homegrown festival, The Big Anxiety, is leading the world in new practice and conversations about mental health, combining art,…
What I do as a sensitivity reader
Whether I’m a sensitivity reader, a dramaturge, or a plain old editor, I’m looking at how your text might be…
We Live Here, Brisbane Festival (QLD)
How does circus take on death and memory? In collaboration with a hospice for young people, Flipside Circus attempts to…
On the Move: A reshuffle for Create NSW, new Board for Perth Festival
New Board members for Perth Festival and MCA, a shake up at Create NSW, AIDC appoints new advisory committee and…