Richard Watts
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Why we should celebrate the aging body in dance
Beautiful and athletic bodies are all well and good, but senior dancers bring refinement, emotional depth and a wealth of…
New home for independent arts as Melbourne Fringe takes over Trades Hall
After 17 years at North Melbourne Town Hall, the Fringe is taking over the license of the Trades Hall bar.…
#justnotthatmany campaign spreads across social media
The #justnotthatmany campaign addresses the lack of diversity on Australian stages and screens by flipping the existing narrative in a…
Artists celebrated at Australia Council Awards & Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards
Artists from across Australia have been honoured at awards ceremonies in Sydney and Adelaide on Monday.
Review: Counting and Cracking, Adelaide Festival
A marvellous production of an epic, exhilarating and deeply moving play.
Review: Out of Chaos, Gravity & Other Myths, Adelaide Festival
One of Australia’s most exciting circus companies finds the sweet spot between the intimacy and ambition of previous works, resulting…
Review: Un Poyo Rojo, Adelaide Festival
Virtuosic dance meets playful yet pointed critique of machismo in this engaging but sometimes problematic Argentinean production.
Review: Schuldfabrik, Adelaide Festival
Ever felt guilty about an expensive, even extravagant designer purchase? Now imagine how guilty you’d feel if the product you…
Discover Art Territory
The world’s largest art gallery isn’t in Paris, St. Petersburg or New York City. It’s the Northern Territory.
Curtain soon to close on right Royal exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery
Now in its final weeks, Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits traces the history of the monarchy through the eyes…