Performing Arts
Applause: Latest awards and celebrations
Aspiring composers selected for Fanfare competition; John Fries Award presented; Miles Franklin Award shortlist announced; MTC records 40% growth in…
Review: Madama Butterfly, Opera Australia (NSW)
The blend of tradition with innovation and technology ushers us into a new era – there is no going back…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New CEO for Australia Copyright Council, meet ACMI's new President, Jewish Museum and Bus Stop Films farewell CEOs, plus other…
Review: Spartacus, Bolshoi Ballet, QPAC (QLD)
Presented as part of the Bolshoi's exclusive, 11-day visit to Brisbane, this spectacular ballet features almost supernatural displays of airborne…
Review: Fold: A Domestic Circus, NORPA (NSW)
From dancing with mops to wrestling with a fitted sheet, this new circus production is inventive, warm and quietly distinctive.
New exhibition offers visceral experience of Indigenous languages
The Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum will be transformed into a mixed media experience to explore Indigenous languages
So you want my arts job: Casting Director
Casting directors might be the first person a performer meets to discuss a role, but they don't make the call…
Rethinking NSW Arts Funding to put the sector first
Responding to feedback from the sector, the NSW Minister for the Arts has reworked how grants are assessed and delivered,…
Review: Wake In Fright, Malthouse Theatre (VIC)
Zahra Newman performs Kenneth Cook's Australian Gothic story of alcoholism and machismo in this one-woman show directed by Declan Greene.
ICYMI: The week in arts
A crackdown on fake Indigenous art, new festivals for Adelaide and bright lights in Albany.