performing arts
25 new galleries and theatres opening in 2022
Despite delays and persistent pandemic knock backs, new galleries and theatres opening in 2022 assure sector optimism.
Live arts insurance scheme urgently needed
As Omicron hinders long awaited performing arts rebounds, the need for a Federal live arts insurance scheme intensifies.
Mental health issues surge for performing artists
Research from Edith Cowan University shows 63.5% of Australia’s performing artists reported worsening mental health due to COVID.
Omicron shortages create 'new precariousness' for performing arts
Short supplies of RATs and workers under pressure are part of the new normal for theatre and musical productions.
Taking a creative journey with Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive, writes Sonya Suares.
Theatres opened, threatened and revealed
As one theatre reopens, others are under threat. Elsewhere, plans for the country’s biggest regional arts centre are revealed.
Puppet theatre knows no bounds
The efforts of WA's Spare Parts Puppet Theatre over four decades proves the powerful contribution small to medium companies make…
Reopening Sydney theatre COVID-safely
Hamilton and Come From Away are reopening in Sydney as part of NSW’s roadmap back from COVID. What can audiences…
Young people give most to arts sector – but is it giving back?
The most active contributors to the arts are sometimes the most unseen when it comes to funding and support.
Rebuilding the performing arts: an economist weighs in
One of Australia's best economics brains looks at the good and bad news for the arts as a keynote at…