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Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?

Should our leading arts companies take a stand more often?

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Just an Inquiry or a golden opportunity?

Arts sector leaders respond to the launch of the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry.

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Breaking news: Critical Stages goes into liquidation

The Board of Critical Stages Touring has placed the company into liquidation, with the company ceasing to trade and staff…

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Education in Brief: symposium for art teachers, NIDA productions start with Poppea, and more

News and events from Australian arts education. Reflections from the national reading symposium and a call for children to design…

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Performance review: Hour of the Wolf, Malthouse

This choose-your-own adventure (again) is the Malthouse's latest immersive production.

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Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse

Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…

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Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break or a mistake?

In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare and this overcorrection leaves us poorer, argues Caitlin…

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This week's arts news and trending topics

What's in the headlines and what arts news are people talking about this week.

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‘A glorious anomaly’: would the Sydney Opera House be built today?

Why does the Opera House remain an anomaly in Australia's cultural infrastructure landscape? And would it be built today?

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Performance reviews: Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!T, WAKE, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Two Fringe feminist shows about women in all their power and vulnerabilities.

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