Performing Arts

Circus review: Cirque Bon Bon, The Athenaeum
All the circus acts you know and expect, but with a Guinness World Record holding performer thrown in as well.

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…