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The Australian Ballet launches 'transformative' 2016 season
John Neumeier’s Nijinsky will be the highlight of the 2016 season, alongside classics, new works, and a visit by the…
Dancing up a storm in Perth
New contemporary dance company Co3 is preparing for its debut performance: a triple bill at the State Theatre Centre of…
Sam Strong announced as QTC's new AD
Currently the Associate Artistic Director of MTC, Strong will take up the reins at QTC in November.
How (and why) to remake a classic
‘If it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ doesn’t apply to the arts, where classics are tinkered with all the time.
2015 Brisbane Festival diary
ArtsHub throws itself head-first into David Berthold’s debut Festival program, squeezing seven shows into three and a half days.
The art of a successful commission
Monash University’s Centre for Theatre and Performance has announced a new playwriting commission, which begs the question: what makes a…
Free the arts protest outside Turnbull’s office today
A snap action to demand Brandis is stripped of the Arts portfolio and the NPEA repealed will be held outside…
What Prime Minister Turnbull means for the arts
We examine Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's form on the arts as arts leaders launch a campaign to persuade the new…
Five emerging trends at Melbourne Fringe
From preoccupations with gender, sex and death to the growth of cabaret, this year’s Festival is a barometer of the…
Women theatremakers are MTC's focus in 2016
Having achieved gender parity with directors, the company now seeks to expand its Women Directors Program to other aspects of…