Music
The sing-along festival that encourages community, connection and joy
One of Australia’s first participatory festivals returns this winter with a program that encourages audiences to collectively celebrate the power…
Exit interview: Kris Stewart, Brisbane Powerhouse
After eight years and 2,5000 productions, Kris Stewart has left the Powerhouse to take on a new role as CEO…
Introducing new Music Tasmania CEO Keith Deverell
Taking on the challenges of helming an arts organisation in the wake of the pandemic was a chance for Keith…
New series RISING Podcast 2021: the audio guide to Melbourne’s winter festival
A new festival deserves a new approach to the way artists share and discuss the ideas that inform their work.
Music review: Greatest Mozart 1, Canberra International Music Festival
Some very fine playing in an all Mozart program but acoustical issues leave us wanting more.
Staging COVID-safe arts events outdoors
Sarah Neal, Executive Producer and Co-CEO at Malthouse Theatre, and Glyn Roberts, Artistic Director of the Castlemaine State Festival, share…
Inspiration during isolation: The long-term benefits of artist residencies
From playful figures to bathtub performances, artists are using the intense residencies of their past to create unexpected new works…
Music review: Hand to Earth, Canberra International Music Festival
Hand to Earth offered an extraordinary insight into the ceremonies of our First Nations peoples.
Music review: Do I Matter?, Canberra International Music Festival
Do I Matter? distills the thoughts of some 200 women to a confidential survey about their private thoughts, though the…
Music review: Opening Gala, Canberra International Music Festival
This musical melange of Vienna meets Canberra was well represented in this Opening Gala with classical and contemporary works.