Performing Arts

The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis
It’s time we stopped framing the arts as a luxury instead of a human right threatened by the cost of living…

Dance review: Arkadia, RISING Festival, The Substation
An imaginative dance opera by choreographer Melanie Lane.

Theatre review: The Audition, Bunjil Place
Finely-crafted theatre laying bare the lived experience of refugees and asylum seekers.

Concert review: Sky Ferreira, RISING Festival, The Forum
US alt-pop singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira appeared too cool for her own good at her only RISING performance.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.

Performance review: Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House
Depending on which night you attend, the roles of Rome and Juliet will be played by three separate couples.

Performance review: ANITO, RISING Festival, Arts House
Costume, puppetry, drag, dance and experimental electronic music combine to interrogate colonial wrongs.

Life’s too short not to be creative – so take a course
Take the next step, and give your creative passion more time with a short course at TAFE SA.

What does a disability-led audition process look like?
With an ensemble call-out and funding for new work, Sprung Dance Theatre is building upon existing disability-led frameworks to expand…