Performing Arts
Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
New galleries and theatres to visit in 2024
From a power station's $100 million facelift to a museum for queer history, here are the top new cultural destinations…
To leave, or not to leave – this is the question
Three creatives reveal how the grass is greener where you water it, and how their arts practices were enhanced by…
Concert review: Spirit of Christmas, QPAC
The Christmas spirit was well and truly alive at QPAC.
Cabaret review: A Very Naughty Christmas, Alex Theatre
A Christmas-themed show that felt divorced from anything remotely boundary-pushing, gender-bending or creative.
Prizes and competitions to enter in 2024
A go-to list of prizes and competitions across the visual arts, performing arts and writing and publishing in the first…
What our opera companies are offering in 2024
New leadership means new energy for major companies in an exciting year.
Performance review: Gatsby at the Green Light, The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Craig Ilott and Stuart Couzens have adapted 'The Great Gatsby' into an exhilarating performance set in a 1920s bar.
Opera review: Galileo, Victorian Opera
A bold and epic new opera from Richard Mills that almost reaches its potential.
Theatre review: Circus 1903, Sydney Opera House
Puppetry meets circus arts in a show that's fun for the whole family.