Performing Arts
Performance review: Opera for the Dead (祭歌), Asia TOPA 2025
A cyber-opera that deserves the world stage.
Music review: An Evening with Joseph Keckler, Brunswick Ballroom
Playing across different styles and genres, this musician is experimental and entertaining.
Theatre review: Picnic at Hanging Rock, Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
The Sydney’s Theatre Company’s production lives up to the reputations of both the well-regarded book and the classic film.
Cost crises and funding parity issues for ballet companies outside Sydney-Melbourne bubble
Two major ballet companies say they are not receiving equitable government funding support. How much is their location to blame?
Opportunities and awards
The Lighthouse Award and Australian Life photography competition open now, plus the winner of the Peter Porter Poetry Prize and…
Dance review: Perth Moves: Manifest, Forrest Place, Perth Festival
Moroccan-Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui brings his creative vision to Perth.
Theatre review: The Christian Brothers, Holden Street Theatres, Adelaide Fringe Festival
A well-executed and chilling account of Catholic education in days gone by.
Theatre review: Criminal Outsider, various venues, Adelaide Fringe
Never underestimate the power of a woman.
Music review: The Rite of Spring, Concert Hall, QPAC
Works that changed the course of modern music, alongside some bold reimagining, created a successful opening for Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s…
Theatre review: Honour, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre
An excellent production of a 30-year-old play, but it does feel a bit dated.