Victoria
Creativity urgently needed in COVID-19 response
The Victorian Opposition is calling for the creation of a $50 million Creative Industries Restoration Fund. Shadow Minister for the…
Victorian government announces $32.3 million more for arts and culture support
The latest funding announcement includes money to support galleries, museums and arts centres and also live music industry workers.
Review: Emerald City, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
David Williamson’s hilarious 1987 satire receives a rip-roaring revival by Melbourne Theatre Company and Sam Strong.
Exit Interview: Alice Nash, Back to Back Theatre
As she prepares to move on to a new role at the Australia Council, Alice Nash looks back on almost…
Theatre’s demise has never been so entertaining
Performance collective post and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre have cut up the Western theatrical canon and reassembled it as irreverent,…
Review: Going Down, The Butterfly Club (VIC)
Modern-day social media spiritual guru The Truru returns in another satire.
Review: Japanese Modernism, NGV International (VIC)
Curated as a kind of ‘cabinet of curiosity’, the NGV’s exhibition celebrates a lively and energetic period of Japanese history.
Review: The Winter’s Tale, La Mama Theatre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
An enjoyable version of Shakespeare’s plot-heavy potboiler moves the action to 1920s Hong Kong and 1970s Australia.
Review: Sva Kranti, Footscray Community Arts Centre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Mallika Sarabhai’s mixed-media performance is a call to action against injustice everywhere.
Review: A O Lang Pho, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Vietnamese Bamboo Circus’s stunning show embeds impressive physical skills in a vivid, cohesive narrative.