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Napthine Government acts on Agent of Change principles
Legislation designed to protect live music venues will soon be introduced to the Victorian Parliament.
Reworked myth wins Queensland Premier’s Drama Award
A contemporary take on the legend of Oedipus has been selected as the 2014-15 award winner.
Arts Minister orders opera review
Senator George Brandis has appointed a three-member panel to determine if $32 million in federal funding is being well spent.
Will Sydney see a floating Sphinx in 2015?
Verdi’s Egyptian opera Aida has been announced as the next instalment in the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour program.
Glass half-full for State Opera SA
Adelaide opera-goers are booking for the full Philip Glass Trilogy, rather than for individual operas as expected.
Flexibility, foresight and forbearance: mounting a national tour
From regional venues to major performing arts centres, adapting a work for touring requires patience, imagination and homework.
Dancing Blokes set for Darwin premiere
Dancers Matt Cornell and Joshua Thomson are preparing to reveal their movement-based investigation into the typical Aussie male.
Microphones become instruments in Transducer
New media artist Robin Fox and Speak Percussion’s Eugene Ughetti have collaborated for this rare, immersive performance.
Circus in the spotlight at Melbourne Festival
Josephine Ridge’s second Melbourne Festival program reflects the culture and values of the city in which it's held.
Staying alive: preventing suicide in the performing arts
Performance artists are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as the average person. Now the Australian charity Entertainment…