Australia

Why we need dance criticism
To preserve ephemeral art forms we need to write about them creatively and exactingly.

Filling big shoes
When your predecessor has been in the job for many years, making an arts organisation your own has particular challenges.

Vale Prince: end of a purple reign
The innovative guitarist, showman and singer-songwriter has died aged 57.

Stephen Hough, piano
Angel gazing from four different perspectives.

Mansfield Park
An elegantly performed opera of Jane Austen's novel.

Miss Julie
A taut and moving adaption of the Strindberg classic.

Another Catalyst grant...and it smells like pork
Fears that Catalyst funding is being used for pork barrelling won't be allayed by the latest grant announcement.

Has the gallery shop gone too far?
There is an argument brewing that the pendulum has swung too far in the creation of arty merchandise in our…

Selkie
Delicate blend of myth, modern relationship dynamics and dance creates a compelling theatrical experience.

Visitor numbers don’t give the full picture
The numbers show that we need to find better systems for reading museum attendance and engagement.