Australia

Creatives share traits with psychopaths
Bold, sexually appealing, risk-taking, arrogant... are you a psychopath or just creative?

Vale Derek Ives
The Australian circus community is in mourning following the death of clown, rigger and friend Derek Ives on Thursday.

Why people choose arts experiences (the wombat's a clue)
Animal insights can help clarify what your audience is looking for and how they see you.

Productivity Commission drops copyright bomb
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report which hacks into existing intellectual property (IP) protection for creatives.

Recording the experience, not just the numbers
Brand, innovation, risk, and legacy are the real contributors to record-breaking audiences numbers in our galleries.

Festival app makes adventurous art accessible
A new app helps festival performers, producers and creators avoid the time-suck of development logistics to focus on making great…
Vale David Page
The award-winning composer and Bangarra artist in residence has died suddenly aged 55.

Bad Jews
Harmon’s script is breathtakingly wordy; it must hold some sort of record for words-per-minute, it’s clever, full of stinging venom…

On the move: latest appointments and resignations
A new board for Music Tasmania, MAAS gets a new Senior Curator, James Brown t becomes Head of Circus Studies…

Peddling
Peddling is enriching, soul crunching, yearning stuff where it is a privilege to be an audience member.