Festivals
Celebrating Mandela in song and dance
A South African youth choir nearly missed out on paying tribute to Mandela 20 years after apartheid at the Edinburgh…
Thierrée’s Tabac Rouge announced as Sydney Festival curtain raiser
The French theatre-maker’s most extravagant work to date is a study of desire, power and social structures.
Hot off the press
Haruki Murakami has touched down at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – and the hysteria is just beginning.
Theatre from the comfort of your Armchair
Bondi's Rock Surfers Theatre Company are staging performances in people's living rooms for Art & About Sydney 2014.
A right to exist: Australia’s first Queer Arab Film Festival launches
A new film festival in Sydney explores the intersection of race, religion and spirituality.
Is it already too late for the Godzilla festivals?
With arts festival programs becoming monstrously large, perhaps it’s time to step back and consider the beauty of a smaller…
Emerging Writers Festival expands to Adelaide
Firmly focused on writers instead of readers, this hands-on festival aims to energise Adelaide’s already active literary culture.
Synaesthesia+
A two-day sensory wonderland overtook MONA during Synaesthesia+.
Sleepless in Hobart: MONA's summer shoutout
Australia's contemporary art mecca, Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art, has announced the dates for summer festival MOFO.
Kiwis take off in Edinburgh
New Zealand's debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with contemporary dance group Black Grace is drawing crowds and rave reviews.