Performing Arts

Warupaw Uu / Echo of Drums
Move over Bangarra Dance Theatre. There’s a new star rising, and it hails from the Torres Strait.

Sculpture festival continues to Swell under new partnership
Queensland’s largest outdoor sculpture festival is firing on all cylinders due to a new partnership with Urban Art Projects.

Victory for musicians on simulcast royalties
The Full Federal Court has refused an application that threatened musicians' earnings from simulcasts.

Hollywood Costume a star for ACMI
Hollywood Costume closed Sunday, the second most attended exhibition in ACMI’s ten year history.

The Cherry Orchard
Simon Stone, director du jour and recent controversy magnet, returns to heartening form with this fine production.

night maybe
Kit Brookman’s night maybe is a surreal performance exploring a brother-sister relationship, sexuality and gender preconceptions.

Darlinghurst theatre receives musical makeover
The Darlinghurst Theatre, also known as Reginald Murphy Hall, will be renamed the Hayes Theatre in honour of Nancye Hayes.

The Coalition’s vision for the arts
Opposition arts spokesman Brandis saw the election as Medici versus Philistines in his speech to the Western Sydney Arts Forum.

Labor's vision for the arts
The Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, went on the attack with this speech at the Western Sydney Arts Forum.

Come Out goes in house at Adelaide Festival Centre
A government report has recommended a new management structure for the troubled youth arts festival.