Performing Arts
Performance review: SWAMP
Australian wildlife as played out in dark and violent puppetry.
Representing community? The Jungle and The Sea
S. Shakthidharan’s latest stage production, which opened at Belvoir this week, fails to explore the Tamil experience in depth, argues…
Dance review: Embrace
The lived experiences of people with disabilities conveyed by their singing, dancing and acting.
Performance review: Body Crysis
A performance work incorporating dance, motion capture and CG animation.
Open the Studios door to professional practice
From stage and screen acting to writing and directing, NIDA Open Studios help bridge the skills gap holding back professional…
$2 million bequest for independent dance sector is 'truly unprecedented'
Fellowships for 10 mid-career artists and 10 independent artists are 'potentially life changing,' says choreographer Lucy Guerin.
Music review: Signum Saxophone Quartet & Kristian Winther
An enchanting saxophone showcase.
Australia’s longest-running actor training program has been renewed
Dr Jo Loth, Director of Drama at The National Drama School, discusses her approach to actor training and the rationale…
Why musicians revisit their pain and doubt in their art
Music has the potential to change our experience of intrusive thoughts and how we deal with pain, writes Cher McGillivray.
Opening the doors to a practice informed by Country
Charles Darwin University’s new Academy of the Arts will pave the way towards a creative journey that is embedded in…