Australia
$225.5M for creative sector in Victorian budget
The budget includes a $6.4 million package supporting programs and events benefiting independent artists and small organisations, and $128 million…
Review: Heisenberg, Arts Centre Melbourne
MTC has managed to pull off an intriguing, optimistic rom com that succeeds in both the romance and the comedy.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Recipient of Ramsay Art Prize announced, WA composer wins coveted award, Dal Stivens Award announced, plus more.
Review: The Three Graces, Theatre Works (VIC)
The aesthetically stylish production is strongest when it departs from realism.
Pop goes the orchestra!
Don't make the mistake of conflating populist with unsophisticated when you're discussing the repertoire of a contemporary orchestra.
Review: Lazarus, The Production Company (VIC)
The Production Company should be applauded for attempting to broaden their artistic horizons with this risk-taking yet woefully unsuccessful production.
New Minister for the Arts appointed by PM
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Member for Bradfield, has replaced Victorian Senator Mitch Fifield as Federal Minister for Communications and the…
How circus and theatre support young people’s mental health
New studies in SA and WA demonstrate the positive impact of the performing arts on young people’s mental health and…
Being the boss of you
Successful self-managed musician Mel Parsons talks with Kathryn Burnett about going it alone.
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
La Mama rises from ashes, Coburn's opera house curtains are raised, questions are raised over ABC budget cuts with election…