Performing Arts
Outside the capitals, COVID-era festivals adapt to the new normal
Festivals in regional Victoria and the Gold Coast demonstrate their adaptability as the sector adjusts to COVID-safe conditions.
Share in $70,000 by contributing to a state’s collective memory
Artists, academics and storytellers from all disciplines are invited to apply for a range of research fellowships as part of…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEO for Brown’s Mart Theatre and a new Chair at Penrith Performing & Visual Arts.
So you want my arts job: Producer, Perth Festival
If you're organised, a good listener, good humoured and comfortable sitting with fear, being a producer might be the job…
Theatre Review: Shrek the Musical, QPAC
An unlikely hero, Shrek is a solitary ogre abandoned by his parents when he was seven but, underneath the gruff…
Embracing a hybrid film festival model during a pandemic
For the first time Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival will be presented in a hybrid format, catering to the…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Craft symposium announced, MCA collection rehang, Experimenta Triennial of Media Art news, Mona kids picture book, and more arts news…
Exhibition Review: Space YZ, Campbelltown Arts Centre (Sydney Festival)
At a time when many of our art schools nationally face perilous cuts and closures, this exhibition curated by Daniel…
The challenge of programming festivals for more than one city
The Artistic Directors of major festivals in Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and other mainland capitals only have to satisfy their local…
$5M philanthropic gift to Sydney Festival – the largest in its history
RØDE Founder donates $5 million to the Sydney Festival, with a message to philanthropists that the arts need their help.