Australia
Sondheim’s Follies and Boojum! revival feature in Victorian Opera 2025 season
Artistic Director Stuart Maunder discusses his 2025 season, which includes chamber opera, a lavish musical and a new opera for…
Book review: Dusk, Robbie Arnott
Robbie Arnott's fourth book tracks predator and prey in the Tasmanian highlands.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra sounds warning over stadium’s planned location
Building a football stadium just 40 metres from the TSO’s purpose-built performing and recording headquarters, is giving the Orchestra a…
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Black Swan’s 2025 season designed to challenge and nourish audiences
Seven productions are featured in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s 2025 season, including new Australian works and a modern American…
Artists erased from open studio event to maintain integrity in Council election
Artist and candidate Martin Hirst says the Banyule City Council has overstepped its responsibility in its 'knee-jerk' reaction during the…
From Björk to Blade Runner 2049: revisioning the future at ACMI
The Future & Other Fictions is a major new exhibition focused on screen culture’s ability to imagine a better world.
Opportunities and awards
Canberra Theatre Centre seeking performance makers, 2024 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards winners and ARA Historical Novel prize shortlist, plus…
The case for 'quiet paintings' in turbulent times
The allure of abstract art is a mysterious thing. But an artist with 50+ years’ experience in the genre sheds…
A year of innovation and tradition for Musica Viva Australia in 2025
Musica Viva Australia has launched an expansive, evocative season for the coming year, celebrating 80 years of chamber music with…