Australia
Bendigo poised for cultural boom
A new 1000-seat theatre is expected to have significant flow-on effects for the regional Victorian city’s arts ecology.
Permanent Resident
Ivan Aristeguieta leaves audiences with much to think about, and perhaps also with a slight craving for a juicy mango...
Cementing art in regional towns
How does a small regional town cope when 60 contemporary artists descend upon it for four days? Cementa shows how…
Donkey
Hannah Gadsby turns the grim and melancholic into something that is highly enjoyable.
Vale Betty Churcher
Australia’s only female director of the National Gallery of Australia, Betty Churcher dies at the age of 84.
Aida
Handa’s Opera on the Harbour delivers spectacular and splash, but at what compromise?
Magic Steven’s World of Feelings
An exploration into a man’s inner world that will make you laugh, blush and see the details of everyday life…
Vale William Delafield Cook
Australian realist painter dies in England aged 78, while preparing for exhibition.
Unveiled: latest program announcements
From Adelaide to Burnie, and the NT to London, here are the latest program announcements.
Small cities constrain experimentation
Artists outside Melbourne and Sydney feel more pressure to play it safe while investing in educating audiences.