Performing Arts
New winter festival to replace White Night and Melbourne Festival
How will the combined festival – with its added focus on tourism and business – impact artists?
7 pillars of wisdom from Neil MacGregor
He’s led London’s National Gallery, the British Museum and Berlin’s Humboldt Forum. Neil MacGregor is in Australia and shared his…
ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
From unpaid artists to Election policies, Museum Week wisdoms, coups in the festival sector, and grant rounds announced ... it's…
Review: Romiosini and Beyond, Octagon Theatre (WA)
Touring performance is a magical celebration of Greek culture and the life of composer Mikis Theodorakis.
Future-proofing the arts in unsettled times
Speakers and participants at the 2019 Creative State Summit will discuss the future of the creative industries and the role…
Election not taking culture seriously
The funding of arts and culture in this country reflects a political climate that does not take culture, or arts…
Review: Daddy, Yirramboi Festival
There’s plenty to get your teeth into in this ambitious and confronting work from Joel Bray.
Review: ZOFOMOMA, Melbourne Recital Centre
With 20 fingers, 15 composers, and 15 artworks, ZOFOMOMA is a creative and jubilant spectacle.
A hunger for place: why local stories resonate with regional audiences
Instead of making works parochial, specificity makes them unique.
Review: Cracked, Subiaco Arts Centre
Cracked is a powerful and thought-provoking look inside our criminal justice system from an exciting new voice.