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Live music lobby has 'lost faith' in Planning Minister
Music venues and advocates say they have lost faith in Victoria's Planning Minister Matthew Guy for not protecting live music.
Chinese acrobats join Fruit Flies for Borderville
A celebration of performance and place marks 35 years of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.
Adelaide audiences set for a Wilde time
A new production of The Importance of Being Earnest is set to delight audiences all over again.
MTC announces multi-million partnership with Crown Resorts Foundation
The five-year, $2.5-million-dollar partnership has the support of the philanthropic wing of global entertainment group Crown.
Regional theatremakers the focus of inclusive new program
Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre will host a five month program to mentor and support regional theatremakers.
Saved by the bell: 111 bicycles make exploratory music
Now in its second year, the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music sounds the siren for contemporary premieres.
Homophobia back pedal: Tamar Iveri announces Coming Out Day concert
The Georgian opera singer announced her plans for a benefit concert at a joint press conference held with LGBT group…
Festivals shrink as ticket sales decline
New data confirms what the recent cancellation of the Big Day Out foretold: the era of juggernaut festivals is drawing…
The night of the Triffid
Ex-Powderfinger bassist John Collins’ new live music venue Triffid will open in Brisbane later this year.
New vision for the Sydney Fringe
Now that she’s settled into her role, Festival Director Kerri Glasscock has big plans for the annual arts festival.