Performing Arts
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Funding news, festival updates, opportunities for independent artists, and a whip-around of program and exhibition announcements from around the nation.
Staging COVID-safe arts events outdoors
Sarah Neal, Executive Producer and Co-CEO at Malthouse Theatre, and Glyn Roberts, Artistic Director of the Castlemaine State Festival, share…
Latest batch of RISE funding allocates $25 million across the nation
‘This funding is an important step in the rejuvenation of Australia’s arts sector from COVID-19,’ said Minister Fletcher.
Fletcher’s ‘significant re-imagining of the arts’ falls short
Additional arts funding has not been equitably allocated, and the government has continued to ignore cultural workers not eligible for…
Inspiration during isolation: The long-term benefits of artist residencies
From playful figures to bathtub performances, artists are using the intense residencies of their past to create unexpected new works…
Opportunities and Awards: Vogel announced, Minderoo grants and more
Big opportunities to support the music industry, plus a bumper week for writing prizes and an Australian artist flying the…
Music review: Hand to Earth, Canberra International Music Festival
Hand to Earth offered an extraordinary insight into the ceremonies of our First Nations peoples.
Music review: Do I Matter?, Canberra International Music Festival
Do I Matter? distills the thoughts of some 200 women to a confidential survey about their private thoughts, though the…
Bringing a new lens to arts coverage on the ABC: Namila Benson talks Art Works
The host of ABC TV’s new weekly arts program promises to be much more than just a talking head.
Lure of community brings MTC’s next Artistic Director back to Melbourne
Anne-Louise Sarks came of age artistically in Melbourne, and is excited about championing the city's artists and playwrights in her…