Performing Arts
What are awards worth? Not much.
Unless it’s an Oscar or a Tony, the only gold you’re likely to see from a performing arts award is…
Tom Dent
This Adelaide-born, Melbourne-based actor is currently in rehearsals for Little Ones Theatre’s Salomé.
Major donation to sea artists
Andrew and Nicola Forrest from the Minderoo Foundation have contributed money to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition.
The minefield of cultural measurement
Arts strategist Julianne Schultz says we need to start measuring the value of culture, an important but risky venture.
Crowd-funding campaign to show love for literature
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) are hosting a crown-funding campaign on Pozible.
Grants and prizes this week
A snapshot of this week’s available grants.
Uninvited: Blue Man sees red over reviewing
A Sydney producer has retracted an opening night invitation because he doesn't want a major newspaper reviewing his show.
Theatre through blind eyes
What is it like to go the theatre if you can't see anything? After years of whispering and wondering, a…
ArtsReady welcome, but arts training still in trouble
The Federal Government’s announcement of new funding for arts training can’t paper over the problems confronting the sector.
2013 Melbourne Festival program launched
Indigenous artists and new commissions take centre-stage in Creative Director Josephine Ridge’s inaugural festival program.