Features
What theatre can learn from video games
Dump the envy and bring the success of video games to the stage.
Why we need dance criticism
To preserve ephemeral art forms we need to write about them creatively and exactingly.
Filling big shoes
When your predecessor has been in the job for many years, making an arts organisation your own has particular challenges.
Aping America is not the key to success
Should Australian writers, directors and actors be internationalising their work? No, says a key American television creator.
The future of audience research
While data scientists and data visualisation may be the future of analysing research, the skill remains in talking to people.
O Canada, how can we be like you?
Funding for the arts in Canada is soaring as Australia plateaus. Why are two similar countries treating the arts so…
Oops! Biennale works that went off the rails
Unpredictable artists and inflexible bureaucrats force curators to be flexible in the face of failure.
Eight lessons from the arts that could save our souls
The keys to successful creative art are also the keys to a good life.
My favourite Shakespeare
Picking favourites can be a revealing exercise. On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we discover how his words resonate…
Understanding your competition
Knowing what other creative practitioners are doing is essential to pitching your own marketing.