Australia

Musical review: A Chorus Line, The Royale Theatre, WA
First performed in 1975, this hit musical continues to remain relevant in the contemporary performing arts scene.

Theatre review: Medusa, The Rechabite, WA
Thematically resonant, dramatically intriguing and downright fun.

Queer and present danger: Part 1
The first of a three-part series exploring Australian drag queens and their part in the activism and history of the…

Twenty-year strong sculpture festival builds connections for intergenerational audiences
Co-Founder and Artistic Director Natasha Edwards shares insights from seeing SWELL Sculpture Festival grow and evolve over the last two…

Dance review: 4/4, Merlyn Theatre
Embodied, rigorous and sensorially spectacular, Chunky Move’s latest dance work will linger long past the final beat.

CoUNTess – spoiling illusions about the arts since 2008
Revealing the sad truth about gender equity in the Australian art world.

Opportunities and awards
2024 exhibition and performance EOIs, plus Arts Tasmania funding recipients and NSW Premier’s History Awards shortlist.

How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD
The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…

On the brink: why has music venue insurance gone through the roof?
Insurance cost hikes are placing some music venues on the edge of closure, while affected venues say there have so…

Iconoclastic and empowered: the new wave of Middle Eastern Australian women writers
MENA women writers are gaining momentum in major literary prizes and across the nation’s bookstores, but is this movement iconoclastic?