Performing Arts

The return of Moon Mania, but are we asking the right questions?
Why Australia's space race is caught in nostalgia, when we should be asking if it’s responsible to glorify space advancement…

Holloway’s final Melbourne International Arts Festival dances with the truth
Exploring the nature of truth in an age of fake news, and with a particular focus on dance – including…

Review: A View from the Bridge, State Theatre Company (SA)
A satisfying and well-crafted production that falls short of making a splash.

Review: Kinky Boots, The Q (Queanbeyan, NSW)
Free-Rain Theatre Company’s production captures the joy of the Broadway musical.

ICYMI: rounding up the week’s arts news
Next M Pavilion design unveiled, Melbourne Art Fair shifts gears again, NSW Shadow Arts Minister warns not to overlook Australian…

Review: My Urrwai, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QLD)
A genre-bending show that explores the narrative of colonialism, culture and connection with humour.

Review: Whiteley, Opera Australia (NSW)
Opera Australia has premiered its first new work in nearly a decade, and it’s quintessentially Australian, both in subject and…

Belvoir triumphs at Helpmann Awards as Harry Potter snubbed
Culturally diverse stories and Aboriginal artists triumphed at Act II of the 2019 Helpmann Awards on Monday night.

Review: S-27, Fremantle Arts Centre (WA)
Feet First Collective’s dark and gritty production could go further in terms of immersion.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship recipient, Awgie Award nominees, Hannah Gadsby's Emmy nominations, SA Good Design Awards winners, plus more…