Australia
Review: Russian Marvels by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, QPAC
An outstanding evening performance with guest Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and distinctive pianist Stephen Hough.
STC and Bangarra triumph at 2018 Helpmann Awards
Sydney Theatre Company took home 10 awards, and Bangarra seven – including the award for Best New Australian Work –…
Applause: latest funding and awards announced
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair award winners celebrated, The Cultural Fund’s 2018 IGNITE Grant recipients revealed, Yalingwa Fellowship recipient announced, and…
Review: Mamma Mia!, Princess Theatre
Get your flares and platform boots out because 'Mamma Mia' is back...again...
Why we need sensitivity, generosity and kindness in the arts
The arts sector can sometimes feel cut-throat, with qualities such as vulnerability, sensitivity and kindness coming a poor second to…
Review: William Tell by Victorian Opera, Palais Theatre
Victorian Opera has gone where other Australian companies fear to tread, and emerged all the better for it.
Why vulnerability in live storytelling is crucial for connectedness
The overwhelmingly positive response to Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix comedy special Nannette is confirmation that audiences crave stories that are honest…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New position appointments for Gertrude Contemporary, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Asialink, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, TasDance and more.
Review: Capture or Kill by Tom Marcus, Macmillan Publishers
By choosing to write realistically about a contemporary problem Marcus has posed an important ethical question.
Review: Border Districts by Gerald Murnane, Giramondo Publishing
This novel features the unselfconscious musings of a mildly eccentric man about to enter happily into early old age.