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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.
Adelaide alive with the sound of guitars
On the eve of the 2014 Adelaide International Guitar Festival, Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan discusses the guitarist’s art.
2014 Helpmann Award nominees announced
Nominations across 41 categories were announced simultaneously at events in six capital cities on Monday night.
Are festivals 'fundamentally unjustifiable'?
Perth International Arts Festival’s Jonathan Holloway gave delegates at the recent APACA conference a frank insight into arts festivals with…
$889,225 earmarked for 68 projects across regional Australia
Almost a quarter of funded projects will engage Indigenous Australians; young people are also major beneficiaries.
Should we fire the theatrical canon?
An Irish visitor blessed with Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett has challenged Australia to produce its equivalent dramatic canon. But…