Performing Arts
This week's arts news and trending topics
In case you missed them, here are this week's top arts news stories.
Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian
Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…
Theatre review: Macbeth (An Undoing), Malthouse Theatre
The Scottish play returns with a few modern twists and a (muddled) feminist focus on Lady Macbeth.
Rodeo unites First Nations riders and artists
A series of experiences at Kiakati arts and culture precinct have been programmed for the Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo…
Theatre Review: Brothers Wreck, Subiaco Arts Centre
The ties that bind after a tragic loss are examined in exquisite detail in this WA production of Jada Alberts’…
Dance reviews: Sixbythree, Riverside Theatres
A contemporary dance festival at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres saw three separate dance works presented over two days.
The performing arts company breaking every convention in the book … and winning
For a company working in an art form steeped in tradition, the choice to break away from some of its…
Opportunities and awards
Residency to create site-responsive work inside chic hotel, winners of Bush Music Fund, crime book finalists, and more!
Circus review: Duck Pond, Sydney Coliseum Theatre
Circa presented a modern take on Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ and Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Ugly Duckling’ in a collision of…
Performance review: Mysterion: Descent Into Hades, Hellenic Museum
An immersive, interactive production where the audience has to undergo quests to unlock the secrets of immortality.