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OperaQ’s new artistic director will woo new artists and audiences
'If you're not developing the form in new and different ways, then I think you’re failing as an arts organisation,'…
How art helps us cope with calamity
Belvoir’s latest production demonstrates that it’s not just cockroaches that will survive the apocalypse: art, music and pop culture will…
Creative State one year on
One year since the Victorian Government announced an extra $115 million in cultural investment, what has the program achieved, and…
What's hot in comedy in 2017
From comedians who deliberately make you sad to a new wave of feminist humour, comedy festivals are the perfect time…
Australian gallery among world’s most visited
Steadily increasing visitor numbers, peaking last year at 2.6 million, have resulted in an appearance in the global Top 20…
$50 million initiative targets workplace mental health
The new government strategy will be especially welcomed in the arts, where rates of depression and anxiety are considerably higher…
Caring for our arts elders
A documentary filmmaker and the creative director of a new festival discuss ways in which we can foster greater respect…
Imagining an Indigenous led performing arts venue
What sort of programming might a First Nations Arts Centre offer, and how would its operations, even its architecture, differ…
Theatres close for massive renovations
Overhauling the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct will result in the closure of STC’s Wharf Theatres for all of 2018.
Why all young men should learn to dance
Fitness, teamwork, agility, creativity: the benefits of learning to dance far outweigh the pressures of avoiding a ‘girly’ pastime.