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ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Positive art news, from a new major monograph on women artists to operatic modelling research, matched funding for bushfires and…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of 2020 Clancy Prize announced, Griffin Theatre shortlists emerging practitioners, Winner of Kier Choreographic Award announced, plus more awards.
Review: Attila, Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
Far from static, this grand Verdi opera is full of revenge, massive sets, feuding, and is brought to life with…
Who is Chris Keely, the man leading Create NSW?
After a rocky three years for Create NSW, Executive Director Chris Keely says he is a stayer, and has a…
The future of storytelling is collaborative
Breaking down the barriers between subjects and producers, and empowering communities to control their own stories, the Beyond the Box…
Review: To Kill a Cassowary, JUTE Theatre Company (QLD)
Set in Far North Queensland, this comedy written by Laurie Trott was the perfect play to open the Bulmba-ja Arts…
Review: Saigon, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Saigon captures the way in which the diaspora is obsessed with its grief and dispossessed of its past.
Review: Emerald City, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
David Williamson’s hilarious 1987 satire receives a rip-roaring revival by Melbourne Theatre Company and Sam Strong.
Review: Not Today’s Yesterday, Kingston Arts/Asia TOPA (VIC)
This one-woman show is a politically charged and seductive performance, wrapped up in the innocence of a fairytale.
Festivals and events cancelled across the country
As Victoria declares a state of emergency, festivals and organisations across the nation are cancelling and postponing their programming –…
