Performing Arts

Opportunities and awards
Fifty Squared Art Prize open for entries, plus winner of Calibre Essay Prize and finalists of wearable art, and more!

Alarming cost increases for arts organisations not in line with funding levels
How many more arts organisations will have to cancel or reduce their programming under the weight of rising costs?

Hate transmuted into theatrical gold in new staged reading of The Laramie Project
A Sydney reading of the verbatim play about Matthew Shepard’s murder will feature Shepard’s father, Dennis, reading his courtroom statement.

Performance review: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, Riverside Theatres
Poetry-based work about being a Samoan woman performed by a multi-skilled ensemble.

Circus review: (Excerpts from) Nimble, Theatre Royal
Tasmania's circus troupe presented a show nimble in name and act.

New musical celebrates Australian inventiveness
The creation of the black box flight recorder is the focus of a new musical theatre production opening at QPAC…

So you want my arts job: Illusionist
From world-renowned dancer to grand illusionist, Anthony Street talks to ArtsHub about his career in stagecraft.

10 entry-level arts jobs to consider (part 1)
In part 1, ArtsHub has selected five jobs that are accessible to emerging arts professionals and suggests things to look…

Theatre review: Potted Potter, Athenaeum Theatre
Hogwarts inspired mayhem with hilarity and beach balls...

Queensland Symphony Orchestra announces five-year regional commitment
Education, health and wellbeing, and a commitment to First Nations people underpin the Orchestra’s new regional focus.