Performing Arts

SwanSongs
SwanSongs tends toward art songs and lieder, and in this recital Pearson demonstrated her versatility.

Fragile Matter
A sweaty, thumping collaboration between Tasmania’s Tasdance and Greece’s Jukstapoz for Ten Days on the Island.

On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Changes to the Australian Ballet board announced.

Trump plans to cancel US arts endowment
President Trump's FY 2018 budget blueprint proposes the elimination of the US National Endowment for the Arts, which funds community…

Beating the 17-second trap
The psychological benefits of art work best when audiences slow down but galleries struggle to stop the rush.

ABC cuts hit a sweet note for classical sector
Plans for a new content development fund and a renewed focus on arts and the regions are positive signs say…

How circus can heal the rural-urban divide
A new initiative aims to bridge the schism between traditional circus families and contemporary practitioners.

Mahler 7
Another first-rate instalment in the MSO’s Mahler Cycle.

Constellations
A brilliant thought-provoking play examines our human condition with love and humour.

Henry Purcell & His World – Music for a While
Though more from our world than Purcell’s, some terrific entertainment by Ensemble L’Arpeggiata.