Australia
Circus and the art of community: The ArtsHubbub episode 16
The circus company that plays together, stays together, according to two of the co-founders of Gravity and Other Myths.
A new ‘policy imaginary’ for Australian art and culture
Strengthening the arts in Australia means re-learning the language of public good, argue Tully Barnett, Julian Meyrick and Justin O’Connor.
TextaQueen awarded $80K commission to celebrate queer South Asian diaspora
For over twenty years, TextaQueen has been using fibre-tip markers to draw out complex politics of gender, race, sexuality and…
Festival review: Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ 2021), Townsville and surrounding regional towns
The festival's third iteration is the most ambitious yet in this sprawling and collaborative venture across the region.
20 year milestone shows independent theatre's struggle
An independent remount of a work first staged 20 years ago reveals struggles faced by artists since then.
Syncopation and improvisation celebrated to the tune of $1.12 million
The Australian jazz and improvised music sectors have benefitted from recent RISE funding announcements, but will funds flow from festivals…
No laughing matter: how comedians are coping with lockdown
More than any other art form, comedians create a feedback loop with their audience. So what happens when it’s impossible…
Theatre review: Durkh a Modne Gloz, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, Melbourne
An engaging fusion of Yiddish poems and cabaret, but the experiment didn't always work.
Palestine and guerrilla memorials in the digital age
Lujayn Hourani considers the effectiveness of the game-like temporal memorial, Re: Visit Palestine, in tandem with their own personal memories.
Book review: Dark as Last Night, Tony Birch, UQP
A collection of stories with shards of light peering through the darkness.