Performing Arts
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.
Fringe festivals power ahead across three states
As Adelaide Fringe opens, new Fringe Festivals are also springing up in Hobart and on the Mornington Peninsula.
Why capitalism isn’t paying for creative labour
In a recent panel at ACMI, the authors of Chokepoint Capitalism shared insights on why ‘art is making more money…