Australia
Theatre review: Years Years Bears, Trades Hall
A promising mystery story still finding its feet.
Book review: Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoë Foster Blake
The pitfalls and rewards of juggling business and a personal life: a guide in fictional form.
Theatre review: Why Not Believe in Everything?, Club Voltaire
Laura Fisher’s first play is poetic, vibrant and very funny.Â
Performance review: Girl's Notes, Melbourne Recital Centre
A performance that took inspiration from a book on how women should behave.
ACT election: Supporting artists, not just creative infrastructure, through real growth in the arts budget
A Canberra Liberals Government will support local artists by offering immediate financial relief through a one-off 10% increase in grants…
Stephen Page and William Barton collaborate for Sydney Dance Company’s 2025 season
The fruits of Sydney Dance Company’s annual New Breed showcase of emerging choreographic talent, as well as new works by…
$1 million pilot program: the NSW Screen and Digital Games Strategy for 2025 and beyond
NSW launches a million-dollar program, AI working group and more in a strategy to boost the screen industry.
Ryuichi Sakamoto performs from beyond the grave for Asia TOPA 2025
Melbourne’s Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts returns in February 2025, with the first two program highlights revealed today.
CLIPPED Music Video Festival returns
The country's sole music video festival returns with premiere screenings, conversations and awards.
Exhibition review: Isaac Julien, Once Again... (Statues Never Die), MCA
A spectacular exhibition asks the big questions about how museums collect, and show, artworks with Black histories.