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$1.6 million to showcase Australian performing arts to the world
Presenters and producers from around the globe will converge on the Brisbane Powerhouse in February for APAM 2014.
Lepage, locals, and insect sex: Adelaide Festival's 2014 program unveiled
David Sefton’s new festival features everyone from Isabella Rossellini to Matthew Barney, and just a dash of synchronicity.
Musician Lou Reed dies aged 71
Music lovers around the world mourn the death of The Velvet Underground’s influential singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Australian critics get stars from international association
Plans are afoot to establish an Australian branch of the International Association of Theatre Critics.
Writing your city
Write about what you know, we're often told. So why do so few playwrights set their work in their home…
30 years of interdisciplinary art
Performance Space celebrates 30 years since its doors first opened with a new festival, You’re History!
Homebake 2013 cancelled
Poor ticket sales and a fan backlash over the event changing its venue and format have led to the festival's…
A funny thing happened on the way to iTunes
Australian stand-up comedy has been very successful on DVD; will it have the same success online?
The Art of Australia
Hosted by former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon, this ABC1 series looks at how art and artists helped…
Circus sector to meet in Melbourne
ACAPTA is holding the first in a series of national sector meetings in Melbourne with follow-up events in other cities…