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Country Arts SA celebrates its silver jubilee
While many arts organisations are marking a return to work this week, one is celebrating much more than just a…
Free to fail: the joy of risk in the regions
Programming any new work can be a risk, given that it’s harder to market and sell the unknown. But regional…
Technically, live performance has a gender issue
Gender parity among lighting, sound and video designers is almost non-existent. A new initiative aims to change that.
Tasmanians mourn death of arts identity Wal Eastman
A champion of local theatre and formerly a respected critic with The Mercury, Eastman died this week aged 89.
A Simple Space
Exhilarating circus arts executed with passion, joy, skill and flair.
Craig McLachlan leaves Rocky Horror Show following harassment claims
Allegations that McLachlan had sexually harassed his fellow performers in the musical’s 2014 production have led to the actor stepping…
What to look out for in 2018: performing arts
We’ve scoured season brochures and websites for the upcoming year; here are some of the many productions and performances we…
The best of performing arts in 2017
From opera and contemporary dance to comedy and drama, here are the productions that thrilled and impressed us this year.
2017: the headlines
As the year draws to a close, we look back on some of the major news stories of 2017.
Black Arm Band plays its final song
Established in late 2005, the much-lauded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary music company will cease operations this month.