Performing Arts
How COVID inspired greater connection between Deakin staff and students
Already proficient at online education, Deakin was able to adapt to COVID-enforced education parameters to create a richer, more intimate…
Are preconceived ideas affecting your experience of music?
A new study conducted by Flinders University and UNSW demonstrates that our assumptions about a genre of music can have…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Six artists share in $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture, Young artists honoured in Lester Youth Prize, CGA releases Rising…
Rethinking the future of performance
Postgraduates are asking the right questions at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Drama cuts that hurt us all
Theatre has so much more to offer than economic benefits, argues Professor Julian Meyrick.
Are we funding this digital pivot the right way?
With an urgent need to monetise digital content, a panel of leaders discuss how business models need to change, as…
Why is the gender pay gap in the arts so large?
David Throsby says that widespread discrimination is the most likely cause of gender-related disadvantage that female artists, across all areas…
National calls for a national plan
In the wake of 2020’s devastating impacts on Australia’s cultural life and creative industries, what’s the most important role for…
Scholarships and awards provide much-needed stability in uncertain times
Applications for the Marten Bequest Scholarship, the Kathleen Mitchell Award and the Dal Stivens Award are now open, offering a…
MONA FOMA and Brisbane Festival celebrate the hyperlocal at Visions 2020
Brian Ritchie and Louise Bezzina join the Visions 2020 conference to reflect on the hyperlocal experience of two inimitable Australian…