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As Australia's theatre sector battles crisis, La Mama fights back with a 'hope punk' festival
Melbourne's La Mama is turning despair into action with the Hope Punk Climate Festival this September.
Theatre of the World interview: the Chilean artists tapping into puppetry's power
Chilean theatre company Silencio Blanco uses puppetry to create powerful, documentary-style theatre works that are now touring the world.
Explore the future at REMIX Summit Sydney, Australia's largest creative industries conference
Remix Summit Sydney is your field guide to the future.
Australian musicians hate AI using their songs, but have little legal protection
When it comes to AI, musicians are likely to find it much harder than authors to prove when a copyright…
Miles Franklin Literary Award: the 6 shortlisted books for 2026
The six novels shortlisted for the Miles Franklin include Josephine Rowe's Little World and Randa Abdel-Fattah's Discipline.
Meet Krystalla Pearce, the new head of Melbourne's Theatre Works
Bringing fresh perspective to Melbourne's Theatre Works, Krystalla Pearce describes herself as an artist with the skills to get things…
Choreographer Lucy Guerin to step down from Lucy Guerin Inc at end of 2026
Twenty-five years after founding her company, which has significantly enriched the Australian dance sector, Guerin is moving on.
First Nations festival Kindred People joins Melbourne’s crowded arts calendar
Presented by Monash University, the new festival will run biennially if its first iteration is a success.
First Nations dance – who inherits the future?
The recent Australian Dance Biennale has brought out critical questions about authority and leadership, argues Blakdance's Merindah Donnelly.
Cult band Angine de Poitrine and the line between tribute and imitation
In the age of the algorithm, imitation is no longer just a matter of homage.