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MTC reacts angrily to Enoch’s Philip Parsons provocations
The QTC Artistic Director’s lecture about sustainability in the theatre sector has ruffled feathers in some quarters.
Art from the shadows
Two British artists' experiments with light and assemblage are setting social media on fire.
Melbourne venues unite to host inaugural Festival of Live Art
Arts House, Theatre Works and Footscray Community Arts Centre will join forces for a major new collaboration in March 2014.
White Night: synchronised swimming to street art
The dusk til dawn event returns in expanded form in 2014, with 11 all-night precincts featuring bands, projections and tattoo…
Local creativity helps revitalise Queensland communities
Five new towns will participate in an initiative which to date has engaged over 70 artists and 10,000 audience members.
Alumnus bequeaths Old Masters to University of Sydney
A generous donor has donated $500,000 and bequeathed an additional $5 million and a collection of Dutch Old Masters.
Summer hots up for queer artists
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Melbourne’s Midsumma have revealed their festival line-ups for 2014.
Olympian cabaret artist scores crowd-funding gold
The Australian diver’s campaign to raise funds for his inaugural cabaret show made over $5000 in six hours.
Losing our Independents
Brisbane’s Metro Arts brings down the curtain on its annual Independent season, claiming the word no longer has relevance.
WTF? Brisbane Powerhouse celebrates the art of collaboration
Local productions feature alongside works from the USA, Ireland, New Zealand and Korea at the World Theatre Festival 2014.