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A budget that risks flatlining our culture?
The arts got a passing reference in the Budget speeches this week but Esther Anatolitis couldn't see a vision for…
Musical theatre after the pandemic: imagining its future
Five women who are directing or music directing Australian musical theatre productions share their experiences of COVID, its impact on…
Opera Review: Ernani, Opera Australia
Spectacular voices and a clever production overcome this early Verdi opera’s preposterous plot.
Creating new theatre in the heart of Canberra
The New Works program at Canberra Theatre Centre is offering free access to the Courtyard Studio for either a week’s…
What's Budget 2021-22 got for the arts?
The short answer is not much more. The longer answer looks at flat funding for the Australia Council and previously…
The funding that builds career resilience
COVID-19 venue closures in the performing arts could have left some artists out in the cold. But award-winning Canberran playwright…
How festivals are coming out of COVID
After 2020’s postponements, festivals are back with a renewed focus on the local, exciting audiences across the nation.
Dance Review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga, Marrugeku
A potent, superbly executed work that pulsates with sadness and rage, resilience and joy.
New series RISING Podcast 2021: the audio guide to Melbourne’s winter festival
A new festival deserves a new approach to the way artists share and discuss the ideas that inform their work.
Theatre Review: A Room of One’s Own, Belvoir
Belvoir’s production of Virginia Woolf’s classic polemic on women in literature is a sophisticated and stimulating exploration of the role…
