Performing Arts
What’s on for Australian Dance Week 2023
Ausdance ACT and QLD celebrate Australian Dance Week 2023 with a series of performances, workshops and trial classes for all…
When is a traumatised community ready for art?
Creative recovery is not only about art-making in disaster-impacted communities, but also the duty of care towards artists in this…
'In 2023, CIAF is a movement'
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair displays the breadth and depth of First Nations engagement under the helm of Artistic Director…
Vale Efterpi Soropos
The lighting designer, multimodal artist and mental health recovery coach died earlier this month, aged 61.
Theatre review: As You Like It, Queensland Theatre
Queensland Theatre’s 'As You Like It' plays to its comic humour at the expense of narrative and Shakespeare’s language.
Opportunities and awards
VACS $100,000 grants and 2024 Carclew Fellowships now open, plus winners of 2023 Gallipoli Art Prize and finalists of ABIA…
Comedy review: Akau Jambo, Looking for a Visa, The Rubber Chicken, MICF
A South Sudanese comedian makes his Australian debut.
Music Review: Wild, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Series 2
The world premiere performance of a new Australian violin concerto was a wild and wonderful orchestral highlight.
Comedy review: Dylan Moran, We Got This, Hamer Hall, MICF
A shambolic and disappointing show from a cult favourite.
Opera review: Ferruccio Furlanetto In Concert, Melbourne Recital Centre
A world-class performance that is a bitter reminder of Opera Australia’s slim pickings in Melbourne this year.