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Space woes afflict Adelaide theatre-makers
Adelaide’s theatre sector lacks appropriate and accessible space. Is redeveloping Queen’s Theatre the answer?
New survey reveals strengths, weaknesses of live music in regional Victoria
Music Victoria’s new regional survey demonstrates the economic value of performance outside Melbourne.
Music world mourns Godfather of House
Influential Chicago DJ Frankie Knuckles died on Monday aged 59.
Making a show that lasts
Can you deliberately set out to create a classic work, or is the creation of a timeless masterpiece more due…
Books bound in human flesh found on Harvard’s shelves
You may love libraries, but would you want to spend your afterlife in one?
Classical music to strengthen regional ties
The heads of 11 elite tertiary music schools from across the Asia Pacific region are meeting in Sydney this week.
False Christs, serial killers, and the dole queue
Australian-made musicals are like buses – you wait for one for ages, then three come along at once.
Next Wave offers up new narratives and new visions
Next Wave Artistic Director Emily Sexton says the 2014 festival offers up a new way of imagining of the world.
Collingwood homecoming shifts circus focus
The opening of Circus Oz’s new headquarters in Melbourne will have a flow-on effect to the entire circus sector.
Class barriers locking kids out of culture
It is getting harder for working class kids to get a start in the arts. The result is inequity and…