Performing Arts

Opportunities and awards
New grant funding rounds for touring exhibitions and music festivals, plus winners of inaugural Creative Australia Awards and historical novel…

The First Peoples-led festival committed to developing First People's stories
The 10th anniversary of Yellamundie Festival brings a First Peoples' lens to First Peoples' storytelling.

Theatre review: By the Bog of Cats, Irish Club of WA
Set in the bogs of rural Ireland, this is a compelling and uncompromising play about betrayal and vengeance.

Pushing limits and norms with 'Sense of Place'
Disabled-led arts organisation Weave Movement Theatre brings forth multifaceted experiences and connections in 'Sense of Place'.

Performance review: Jurrungu Ngan-Ga (Straight Talk), State Theatre Centre of WA
A dance performance that takes us into the brutality of prisons and detention centres.

Music review: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore: David Theak Meets WAYJO, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Music that transported appreciative audiences to bygone eras with rousing melodies.

Music Review: Camerata Cinematheque, QPAC, Brisbane Festival
String orchestra meets arthouse cinema in an intriguing melange of art forms.

Comedy reviews: Weird Al's Cousin, Garry Starr, Sydney Fringe Festival
Two very different solo acts revelling in silliness and provoking laughter.

Theatre review: Myra in Space, fortyfivedownstairs
An exploration of the experiences of older women lifted off to great heights.

Music review: Britten's War Requiem, QPAC, Brisbane Festival
Britten’s celebrated War Requiem takes pride of place in the Brisbane Festival.