Performing Arts
This week’s arts news in brief
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…
Theatre review: Othello
A daring trilingual iteration of the classic tragedy is set between Cairns and the Torres Strait.
Theatre review: The Great Australian Play
A patchily amusing, occasionally probing satire on Australian myth-making.
Theatre review: True West
A finely acted drama of a fine writer’s dilemma.
The Demon: The devil you know
A new play probes Australia’s conflicted conscience. ‘We have to find a way to come together and talk about the…
Physical Theatre gets $2.3M boost
Circus and Physical Theatre have got a funding boost - and a promise of more support.
Remember art offers an avenue for clouding minds
For this Dementia Action Week 2022 we dip into the archives for a snapshot of what the sector is doing…
The bleed of visual artists into theatre
Tim Storrier is the latest to join the long history of visual artists designing theatre sets. We take a look…
Orchestras fusing creativity and science for access
Orchestras across the country are teaming up with experts and community groups to deliver specialised programs that bust access barriers.
Instrumental change: Dealing with music's growing garbage pile
Unwanted musical instruments aren’t the biggest waste disposal problem facing the world, but they’re an issue worth making a noise…