Performing Arts

Country Arts SA celebrates its silver jubilee
While many arts organisations are marking a return to work this week, one is celebrating much more than just a…

Darlinghurst Nights
Steep yourself in Kenneth Slessor's Darlinghurst Nights .. absorb the atmosphere ...

New podcast challenges cultural whitewashing
The Culture Cycle is a new series that asks whether Australia’s arts and cultural sector looks like Australia.

The Merry Widow
With Hollywood-style production numbers, glamorous Deco sets and divas worthy of the title, The Merry Widow is a winner.

Tree of Codes
One of the major headline events of the Sydney Festival proves a trifle disappointing.

Free to fail: the joy of risk in the regions
Programming any new work can be a risk, given that it’s harder to market and sell the unknown. But regional…

Technically, live performance has a gender issue
Gender parity among lighting, sound and video designers is almost non-existent. A new initiative aims to change that.

Rocky Horror allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries, on and off stage
Where do the boundaries lie between exploring every possibility an acting role offers and still behaving appropriately, with respect to…

Tasmanians mourn death of arts identity Wal Eastman
A champion of local theatre and formerly a respected critic with The Mercury, Eastman died this week aged 89.

Applause: recent winners
Nominees revealed for the Sydney Theatre Awards; Opera Australia Regional Student Scholarship awarded, and Emerging Sculptor Mentorship announced.