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Australian Performing Arts Exchange moves entirely online
The annual conference and arts market will now take place entirely online.
New report calls for ‘public-led reboot’ to save arts sector after COVID
After decades of destructive government policy, our approach must be radically rethought if the sector is to thrive post-pandemic, the…
Changes made to Playing Australia cautiously welcomed
The Australia Council has reintroduced multi-year investments and streamlined the application process for the Regional Performing Arts Touring program.
Opera Australia thrown $4 million lifeline by Federal Government
Ten organisations to date have received support from the $35 million COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.
A future-focused conversation around disability and inclusion
Featuring keynote speaker S. J. Norman, a First Nations artist of Wiradjuri descent, the full program for Arts Activated 2021…
Wanted: prospective ballet dancers who don’t fit the mould
Auditions for the National Theatre Ballet School are opening soon, and students with a passion for dance from all walks…
On the Move: departure from Black Swan, appointment at Bundanon
Keep up to date with the latest movements in the sector.
Artist-driven vaccination campaign urges audiences to play a part in pandemic recovery
Victorian audiences are being urged to give the ‘performance of a lifetime’ by getting vaccinated.
Story vs song: juggling the needs of different narrative forms
The narrative needs of theatre and songwriting can differ significantly, so how do you go about fusing them together in…
Dancing across borders: empowering students to become agents of change
A new Master of Dance begins at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2022, offering…