Performing Arts
The merits of building a career outside the spotlight
Much attention is focused on those who have built a name for themselves in the arts, but careers in this…
Labor arts policy welcomed by sector
A national Indigenous theatre company, restored funding for the Australia Council, and a focus on the centrality of the artist…
Australia Council announces grant round results
Close to 200 projects will be funded to tune of $5.8 million in the latest Australia Council grant round.
Opera and the doing of women
A united call to action for cultural leadership and systemic change in opera co-authored by Sally Blackwood, Liza Lim, Peggy…
Review: Fond Farewells – Master Series 3, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Classical music’s newest rock star gives a dazzling performance in Adelaide.
Review: DNA, TheatreiNQ (QLD)
A play with many layers, delivered with punch by a talented young cast.
The Greens plan for Australian creativity
Arts spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young puts forward the Greens' comprehensive plan to breathe life back into creative Australia.
From Taiwan to Melbourne: First Nations exchanges that decentre the West
How can we carry the past into the future? Collaborations between Yirramboi Festival and Pulima Art Festival offer a fresh…
Review: Small Mouth Sounds, Eternity Playhouse (NSW)
Australian premiere of this mostly silent play leaves audiences unsettled.
How retelling stories makes them timeless
Repetition builds the canon, which is why it’s so important to remount rarely seen works like The Torrents and Cloudstreet.