Performing Arts
Music review: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Hamer Hall
A program packed with excitement, but light on choral spectacle.
In the beginning: a deeper look at the stories behind Lele
‘Lele’ traces the lives of a Samoan Australian family with resonating messages on drill music, community and trauma.
Theatre review: Jailbaby, Griffin Theatre
An unflinching look behind prison doors.
Musical review: Seven Little Australians, Stirling Theatre, WA
The Stirling Players loyally resurrect this beloved Australian classic with dramatic flair and authentic affection.
Performance review: Interloper, Theatre Royal, Hobart
Tasmanian circus performers offer a gentle and generous piece of theatre.
Opportunities and awards
Matched fundraising programs inviting applicants, mentoring for diverse writers, plus winners of Footscray Art Prize, and finalists across the arts.
Swinburne Uni has put our circus dreams in jeopardy, say NICA students
An open letter from the current cohort of Certificate IV in Circus Arts students at the National Institute of Circus…
Performance review: Chopin’s Piano, QPAC Concert Hall
Musica Viva’s unique stage adaptation of Paul Kildea’s book on the composer Chopin, his preludes, and one fateful instrument.
Theatre review: Miss Peony, Belvoir Theatre
A generational and intercultural clash is played out in the competitive flurry of a beauty pageant.
Petrol-powered feminist icon celebrated on stage
‘Garage Girls’ explores the life and times of mechanic, inventor and businesswoman Alice Anderson, who established Australia’s first all-female garage…