Festivals

Festivals meet first open borders since COVID
WA’s opening up phase will coincide with its peak festival period. How are they dealing with these new horizons?

Immersive art is the much needed IRL fix
IMMERSE festival is on point as audiences hunger for IRL (in real life) experiences and Victorians return to embrace art…

Why Australian crime writers are killing it
Two upcoming crime fiction festivals threaten to spill the beans (and the blood).

Festival brings stories to your door
This year's Story Week will help bring art back to Sydney streets and beyond.

Dance review: Two, OzAsia Festival
An exploration and subversion of the conventions of Indian Kathak dance.

Final curtain falls on Supercell Dance Festival
The Queensland-based festival is calling it a day after surviving on project grants for seven years.

Theatre review: Perahu-Perahu, OzAsia Festival
A sea voyage through shadowplay.

Rebooted festival nurtures wellbeing
Turning from the standard digital pivot, Design Canberra has rebooted to place wellness and professional development at its heart throughout…

New partnership streams Syd Fest nationwide
National cinema tour, online streams and performances on demand could see the Festival doubling its audience.

Phoenix festival rises from the Fringe
Melbourne Fringe’s program has been reinvented, with 55 in-person shows swiftly adapted for digital performance.