Performing Arts
No man is an arts island
Over the last two decades, the island of Singapore has worked tirelessly to transform itself into one of the Asia–Pacific’s…
Arts score big time during World Cup 2006
The FIFA World Cup 2006 has netted a wealth of opportunities for artists, galleries and museums all over the world.
Theatre talks to Tyranny
When Ibsen’s 'Ghosts' premiered in London in 1891, it was lambasted by critics and denounced by the London Daily Telegraph…
3 W’s of cultural policy
"It is useful to think about cultural policy across many different fields; that we should be aware it can be…
CinemAfrica
When 'Tsotsi', the powerful film about the quest for redemption in the life of a black teenage African thief, won…
Outsider Art
In Sydney’s south, an exhibition is being held at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery of works which once would have been described…
Actor in sex horror death shock
Theatre 'shockers' will tend to divide audiences and critics alike: some will speak positively about almost anything that makes granny's…
To Smoke or not to Smoke? That is the question!
The issues surrounding the banning of smoking in public and the more recent flurries about banning on-stage smoking have been…
Artists with borders
After September 11 and the ensuing ‘war on terror’, the United States and many of its Western allies went into…
Artists clustered around creative industries
In the past artists were supported and directed by patrons. Today it is clients and arts boards that dictate an…