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Festivals and the familiar: tradition vs innovation
How do festival directors navigate the tensions between honouring a festival’s past versus celebrating the innovative and the new?
$5.4 million cut from Australia Council budget
The Federal Government has reallocated $1.8 million a year over three years from the Australia Council to Creative Partnerships Australia.
From Easey Street to contemporary art space
Community radio station PBS 106.7FM has been announced as the first of many cultural organisations to take up tenancy at…
RealTime publishes its last edition
After 25 years, RealTime is calling it a day, but not before celebrating its significant archive of reviews, interviews and…
Fatigue & overuse identified as injury risks for dancers
A new survey points to a rise in significant injuries, but also suggests that education, policies and interventions are helping…
Why art matters
So much of our time is spent chasing audiences and funding, and thinking about metrics instead of creativity. It’s time…
From pathway to HWY: theatre development opportunities now open
La Boite’s artist development programs provide valuable opportunities to strengthen and grow Brisbane’s dynamic theatre sector.
Slow down to strengthen the sector
The accelerated pace of contemporary life is damaging to the art world and to collaboration between organisations, say visual arts…
Sexual harassment and abuse targeted through new Code of Behaviour
Described as a living document, which can be updated as required following sector input, the Code of Practice is based…
From breaking to ballet: new festival covers dance in all its forms
A new initiative from Australian Dance Theatre, the inaugural Adelaide Dance Festival will be held from 8-21 July 2018.