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Features

AI is ‘disrupting’ book publishing: do we want its 'art'?

The embrace of AI may produce some useful innovations and efficiencies in publishing, but will also impact on people working…

woman leading an orchestra, playing an oboe
Features

Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered

Have you ever wondered why the orchestra tunes in front of the audience? And why do they use this particular…

'The Lord of the Rings' films were filmed in Aotearoa New Zealand and are known internationally. Could a new cultural policy similarly amplify NZ's rich cultural sector? Photo depicts a hillside-set door in the movie set of Hobbiton.
Features

Amplify, NZ’s new cultural policy, is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough

A draft creative and culture strategy has been released for public consultation in Aotearoa New Zealand, but James Wenley asks,…

Man with cream sweater on dark theatre stage reading script for play.
Career Advice

What should I do to prepare for a monologue performance?

Monologues are the purest form of storytelling for an actor. So how do you prepare for them?

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Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australians experience art

Farewell to the visual arts leader who planted 'seeds from which towering trees have grown'.

A black and white shot of the exterior of theatre in the 1960s with people in front of it using a pedestrian crossing. The Footbridge Theatre.
Features

Sydney’s beloved Footbridge Theatre is making a grand return

The theatre launched some of our biggest stars and is reopening after nearly 20 years, writes Laura Ginters.

drama class. A group of young performers in an alley are all stretching their arms out and looking up in formation. The younger woman in the middle is in a greeny blue sleeveless dress.
Education & Student News

What’s the point of drama class? Ask employers...

For a start, drama classes teach the workplace skills employers want.

Having a self-employed partner can significantly reduce your life satisfaction. A couple hold hands, but stare in opposite directions, as if each needs something different to the other.
Career Advice

Married to the job? How having a self-employed partner might be hurting your happiness

The pressures of self-employment can have a significant impact on one's partner, writes Hassan Kalantari Daronkola.

A composite image featuring the covers of a range of Australian books.
Features

Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts

The Books & Ideas team at 'The Conversation' and their literary friends, list their favourite Australian books of this century.

An overhead photograph of an adult dance class, showing groups of couples circling around the floor.
Features

Sports policy focuses on the grassroots: is this missing from arts policies?

Should Australian arts policy focus more on participation instead of audiences, asks Margaret Seares.

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