Performing Arts
A postcard from New York
ArtsHub Features Writer, Suzannah Conway, recaps on some of the best of New York’s arts and culture this winter.
Musical review: The Rocky Horror Show, Theatre Royal
Fifty years on, the cult musical still provokes joy in its celebration of transgressive freedom.
Theatre review: The Director, reUnion district, Launceston
The Director merges the realms of theatre and funeral directing, alongside the tragic and the comic.
How funding woes inspired a new home for live art
Launceston’s Assembly 197 is a new approach to art-making that celebrates the spirit of community and collaboration.
Dance review: Body Body Commodity, Earls Arts Centre, Launceston
The lines between object, body and product blur as five female performers animate and interact with a mass of pastel…
Music review: Mosaics: Contemporary sounds of Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
A rich musical program in the second instalment from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's free Sidney Myer Bowl series.
Performance review: Kae Tempest, Perth Festival
Storytelling, song, poetry –Tempest defies categories.
So you want my arts job: Damian Callinan, comedian
There’s more to comedy than just making people laugh, Damian Callinan explains.
Theatre review: Nosferatu, Malthouse
A modern telling of a classic tale plays around with a pastiche of Gothic tropes.
Putting the science behind performers’ well-being
Caring for performers’ mental and physical well-being needs to be backed by evidence-based methods for maximum impact.