Festivals
From true crime to post-colonialism: Sydney Festival launches its 2025 season
Olivia Ansell’s final Sydney Festival as Director grapples with big questions and has factored the cost of living crisis into…
Fontaines DC, PJ Harvey and Hania Rani announced as first acts for Perth Festival 2025
Contemporary music will play a significant role in the 2025 Perth Festival, judging by the first three acts announced for…
Ryuichi Sakamoto performs from beyond the grave for Asia TOPA 2025
Melbourne’s Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts returns in February 2025, with the first two program highlights revealed today.
Performance exchange – the new way of touring?
It's a 'Disaster' waiting to happen – and that's a good thing for all involved. Find out how the NZ…
Eat your art out at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
A food theme adds spice to many of this year’s acts.
Sydney Festival announces Canadian Kris Nelson as 2026-2029 Festival Director
Nelson, previously the AD/CEO of London International Festival of Theatre and Dublin Fringe's Festival Director, will start his tenure with…
Late bloomers: going from corporate to comedy
There are those who are 'born in a trunk' and there are those who spend time in the corporate world…
What's changed in cultural tourism?
Understanding value, handing over to First Nations-led experiences, and the long tail of COVID – ArtsHub looks at what’s changing…
Art playgrounds promise new opportunities for artists
Art playgrounds have become of Australians favourite ways to engage with culture. Events such as 'Lightscape' present new opportunities for…
Festival review: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show, South Bank Piazza
This semi-autobiographical stage show exploring the French fashion designer’s life and career is visually splendid but, ironically, lacking in theatrical…