Tasmania
Art as a balm for the island state
In the wake of January’s devastating bushfires, Ten Days on the Island offers Tasmanians a chance to come together and…
Review: Moving bodies at MONA FOMA 2019
Tasdance's new work Yatra, Stompin's Chameleon, and Canadian dance artist Dana Gingras' Another were featured at this year's MONA FOMA…
What happens when a small community loses its arts coverage?
The decision by Hobart's The Mercury to axe all theatre, dance, and music criticism in its pages has alarmed the…
Five year funding confirmed for new Musical Theatre Festival
The Tasmanian Government has announced a five year funding commitment through Events Tasmania to the Australian Musical Theatre Festival, to…
Review: The Campaign, Salamanca Arts Centre
A brilliant piece of intimate and simultaneously joyful and gut wrenching theatre.
Our cross to bear: Hobart's galleries vs the Mona effect
How can a small gallery compete with an institution as large as Mona? Surprisingly easily, it turns out.
How verbatim theatre can keep history alive
In retelling the long and often bitter campaign for gay law reform in Tasmania, the new production ‘The Campaign’ not…
Funding rejection dismays Tasmanian theatre sector
The latest Arts Tasmania funding round rejected all applications by professional theatre companies, threatening the sector’s viability in the state.
Full circle: Tasdance’s new Artistic Director on coming home to Launceston
Almost two decades after leaving Tasmania, Adam Wheeler returns with an enriched skill set. He talks about telling stories, rejecting…
More than just art: youth, dance, and community
Support, connection, self-trust and being truly heard: for young people in Launceston, Stompin is far more than just a youth…