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The rebuilding of Circus Oz begins
A representative of the newly appointed Circus Oz Board speaks with ArtsHub about the company’s immediate future.
New era begins at Circus Oz
'Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated,' the company said in a media statement on Wednesday night.
Playwrights gather for national festival
The inaugural Australian Playwrights’ Festival takes place in Paddington NSW next month.
On the move: Latest sector appointments
New Chairs for Australian Festival of Chamber Music and Brink Productions, Barking Spider Visual Theatre restructures, and more.
Arts orgs disappointed as funding reality sinks in
A lack of indexation coupled with static funding for another four years has distressed some Victorian organisations. Others are celebrating.
Barbican Centre appoints Arts Centre Melbourne’s Claire Spencer as inaugural CEO
After more than seven years at Arts Centre Melbourne, Spencer is leaving to run the largest performing arts centre in…
New dance company aims to strengthen career pathways
Great Southern Dance intends to strengthen career paths for Tasmanian dancers and reflect the island’s unique history and geography.
Jumping, pivoting and thinking outside the box: growing great writers
NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts (Writing for Performance) offers writers with a passion for expression the tools to fine-tune their…
On the move: Latest sector appointments
New Chairs for ARTRAGE and Music SA, Director-General of the National Library of Australia reappointed, and more.
Memoir about racism and resilience wins $100,000 literary prize
Australia’s richest literary prize has been won by Gunai/Kurnai writer Veronica Gorrie for her memoir about serving in the police…