Performing Arts
Melbourne festival appointments
Internationally respected multidisciplinary arts curator Louise Neri joins the Melbourne Festival team.
The Metropolitan Orchestra – Met Series Six
The Met Series 6 concert program showcased this hardworking orchestra alone, with no soloist, under the guidance of conductor Sarah-Grace…
Last Days on Earth
A cabaret journey through the final days of four ordinary people under the most extraordinary of circumstances.
The School of Life: Volume 1
Edited by writer/philosopher Alain de Botton, this simply written but profoundly conceptual volume is a set of self-help books written…
The Burlesque Hour: Glory Box Edition
A self-conscious confrontation of the burlesque form with the dual aims of celebration and subversion.
Festivals beyond city limits
Thousands of Australians now flock to remote destinations as rural and regional towns compete for the biggest, best or simply…
Bell Shakespeare offers two artists paid scholarships for 2013
As part of its Creative Artists Programme, Bell Shakespeare has offered two artists and trained educators paid scholarships for 2013.
The Blue Angel Hotel
This new Australian play by Katie Pollock is rife with metaphor, though unfortunately heavy-handed.
The Modern International Dead
Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, Damien Millar’s demanding play is a brutal exploration of the stories of Australians…
APT7: Unlike anything else
The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art examines Australia's relationship to the region through art.