Performing Arts

Upcoming art prizes you need to know about
With hundreds of art prizes and awards in Australia, knowing the ones to choose isn't easy when it comes to…

How to thrive, not just survive, when your company is defunded
As arts organisations across the nation await news on the Australia Council's EOI process for four-year funding, one company reflects…

Bendigo your go-to destination for winter arts
The regional Victorian city of Bendigo comes alive with three major cultural events this winter.

Review: DeCOI: Conversations, Observations, Improvisations; Moonah Arts Centre (TAS)
Dutch dance artist Frank van de Ven is joined by Tasmanian performers and musicians in an intriguing collaboration.

Review: Robert in Crisis, Brown’s Mart Theatre (NT)
A timely exploration of a particular kind of maleness that entertains even as its protagonist hurtles towards the abyss.

Review: Alice Through the Looking Glass, TheatreiNQ (QLD)
TheatreiNQ’s cheerful, vibrant and original adaptation of Carroll classic.

Review: Our Place, Queensland Music Festival
A feel-good performance bringing together Digi Youth Arts, Queensland Choir, Deep Blue Orchestra and didgeribone player Tjupurru.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
NAIDOC Awards presented, Write-ability Fellows announced, 4A Beijing Studio Program residents unveiled, 2019 Art Music Awards program revealed, plus more…

Review: Once, Darlinghurst Theatre (NSW)
Enda Walsh’s musical is a classic boy-meets-girl romance with terrific singing and great chemistry.

Review: Baby Bi Bi Bi at MELT Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)
A sex-positive and playful cabaret about life as a bisexual woman.