Performing Arts

The Red Balloon
Hilary Bell's lively adaptation of Albert Lamorisse's 1956 film does it for the kids (if not their folks).

Circus and politics: a very Australian mix
We may think of politically-oriented circus productions as a recent development, but they can be traced back to the late…

10 reasons you haven’t made it as an artist
Sometimes it can be just as helpful to discover what you are not in order to determine what you are.…

Triptych
A new ambitious collaboration between Sydney Dance Company, singer Katie Noonan and ACO2.

Into the Woods
An enjoyable evening with first-rate musical direction and good performances from a dedicated cast in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.

A Property of the Clan
Director Phillip Rouse has taken a retro Australian classic and staged it with a sting of embarrassing relevance to today.

Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov
The 19th Century brought romantic as well as chilling stories and the versatility of the MSO delivers them with customary…

On the move: latest appointments
A key dance company appoints a new Chair.

Joseph Green - ah yes, the music
A wonderfully weird setting for a wonderfully weird show.

The Point of Light
Puppets meet musical in this wonderful balance of child-like abandon and clever word craft.