Performing Arts
Cultural icons - what happens when they're gone?
Cultural icons are mortal like the rest of us, but who ought to decide what happens to their legacy after…
Art smart?
The Creative Industries have been touted as the saviour of cities and economies. But is their prevailing definition too narrow?…
Opera Queensland remembers John Dingle
Opera Queensland will dedicate its October season of 'Lucia di Lammermoor' to the memory of John Dingle, the Company’s Chorus…
All music is world music
The venerable philosopher Confucius stated “if one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, or if its…
Quiet please...
In recent years increasing numbers of actor/audience conflicts and difficulties have led writers, actors, social commentators and web loggers to…
Bigger than bling
It's taken root everywhere in the world. What is the reason for hip hop's phenomenal success and is it really…
To have and to have not
One of the current buzzwords in the cultural world centres around the notion of a rising “Pro-Am class, aka the…
An Australian Abroad - Dancing The Dream with Simone Sault
The world is a very small place and with the other side less than a day away, it’s no surprise…
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.