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Funding crisis forces Rock Surfers Theatre Company to close
Having failed to receive AusCo project funding in the September round, the company has shut its doors for good.
How to avoid Christmas
If the joy of the season is turning your stomach, we suggest an arts emetic.
Adelaide joins Creative Cities network
Adelaide has been declared a UNESCO City of Music and plans are already afoot for collaborations between our three Creative…
Australia Council withdraws support from youth theatre
Ten of 13 youth performing arts companies have lost their Australia Council funding, sending shockwaves through the sector.
Kate Cherry to leave Black Swan
After eight years with Western Australia’s State Theatre Company, Cherry will step down at the end of 2016.
Switched on Symphony
Partnering with Google Play Music to present new recordings as part of the Classical Live service is helping advance the…
Outgrowing the ‘ta-dah!’ moment in contemporary circus
The pause for applause after completing a trick regularly punctuates circus shows – but is it impeding the art form’s…
How to be an effective arts advocate
You don’t have to be a well-paid political lobbyist or have a weekly radio program to be an arts advocate.…
Like magic, the 2016 Adelaide Fringe is less overwhelming
The southern hemisphere's largest arts festival will be made more navigable, with the 2016 program bringing audiences new filters, search…
Open, establish, evict: Sydney theatre sector in flux
From Parramatta to Annandale and Kings Cross, Sydney’s theatre ecology is undergoing change - positive and negative.