Diversity
CALD, CARM and collected: fostering the future artists of Australia
Leaders of Australia’s foremost arts companies run by and with culturally and linguistically diverse young people, speak about their role…
What art ought to be through practice and engagement
Key topics raised at the recent Sydney Ideas talk on the importance of art in uncovering stories, connecting cultures, and…
Quarterly Asia TOPA series to launch ahead of 2025 festival
The first Asia TOPA Radar event will showcase works by the Pacific Sisters, Luke George and Daniel Kok, and Thukral…
Diversity and the regional arts sector
Key administrators of arts in regional Australia speak about diversity in the regional arts sector and reflect on why we…
Performance reviews: The Coconuts – Brown on the Outside, White on the Inside and Breaking, Melbourne Fringe Festival
A punchy satirical musical comedy about being Brown in Australia and a compelling look into our relationship with the modern…
Butoh – the art of darkness, movement and now … food
A dance form originating from the desire to interrogate the darker side of humanity, butoh continues to evolve ... now…
Performance reviews: Myth, Propaganda and Disaster and the Heirs of America, and Le Freak, Melbourne Fringe Festival
A successful, spine-tingling sequel and good hour of circus entertainment.
Performance reviews: Access, Dougie Baldwin and Aza: stories of grief in diaspora, Melbourne Fringe Festival
An hour of anarchic clowning, emotional experimentation and diasporic mourning at Melbourne Fringe 2023.
Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse
Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…
Finding power in (not providing) translation
‘James Nguyen: Open Glossary’ considers the nuances of translation and being multilingual. What happens when we shift the dynamics of…