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$5.5M allocated for performing arts touring
$5.5 million for 16 creative projects visiting 151 locations around Australia has been allocated in the latest Playing Australia round.
NSW announces events fund to ease COVID disruption
The Perrottet Government’s Event Saver Fund will enable organisers to pay staff and suppliers and recover costs caused by COVID…
On the move: Latest sector appointments
Adelaide Festival announces Chief Executive, Sydney Eisteddfod reveals new GM, and more.
Flexible thinking replaces old subscription models
The pandemic has forced new ways of thinking, including new approaches to subscriptions and seasons.
Indie arts spaces defy COVID gloom
From Canberra to East Gippsland, the indie theatre sector shows no sign of calling it quits.
Transforming trauma into art
Three artists describe how they have transmuted personal pain into what they hope will be theatrical gold.
Why exercise is good for your art (from the archives)
A dancer, a pianist and a vocal coach discuss the benefits of fitness on their respective practices.
Circus Oz: Company members respond
68 Circus Oz company members have issued a rebuttal to the Board statement released earlier this month.
The headlines that made 2021
Need a recap on the year that was? Here’s a handy summary of 2021's major news stories to reflect upon…
From ballet to Broadway: dancers learn new steps
Two dancers at The Australian Ballet are plunging headlong into the world of musical theatre.