7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Who is Mia Heathcote? Mia is a passionate dancer, a creative person and a loving family member and friend. What would you do differently from what you do now? I would try and let go of contr…
From the people who really know and love their music, comes the ultimate playlist for the next few months " from Queensland Symphony Orchestra's musicians comes the QSO-solation Playlist! Wh…
Some years ago, I travelled to Israel for a conference on dramaturgy. Losing my way at the train station, I was rescued by a soldier who chatted with me all the way to Tel Aviv. I dreaded wh…
With the onslaught of COVID-19 and the mass shutdown of public events across Victoria and the country, including the planned Green Room Awards Ceremony which was to take place tonight (Monda…
Despite the 2020 Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) being suspended due to COVID-19, MQFF has celebrated the brightest queer voices and filmmaking talent in Australia by announcing their J…
In celebration of World Theatre Day " Australian Arts Review takes a look at twenty musicals developed in Australia. The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom: B…
Being close to others is intrinsically associated with theatre. In Shakespeare's London, theatre gatherings were condemned by the Puritans as evil. They thought the plague spread by theatre …
The Australia Council has announced its first Response Package to support artists, arts practitioners, arts groups and arts organisations coping with the impact of COVID-19. In the last week…
Australian independent booksellers, members of Leading Edge Books, have announced There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett (Hachette Australia) as their favourite book from last year, and the w…
Queensland Ballet has announced a raft of changes to its 2020 season in light of the unfolding COVID-19 situation. Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO said the decisions have been made following …
Romance fiction has two defining features. First, it centres on a love story. Secondly, it always ends well. Our protagonists end up together (if not forever, then at least for the foreseeab…
In the difficult times of COVID-19, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) has extended the submission deadline for both the 66th Blake Art and the Blake Poetry Prizes to 31 May 2020. With ove…
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to keep the music going with a special online premiere concert series every Thursday evening at 7.30pm. This new series of pre-recorded …
Opera Australia (OA) has announced details of an employee support package designed to retain their workforce in the face of widespread layoffs across the arts and entertainment sectors follo…
With constraints on our movements and general way of life becoming more and more restricted, we are feeling a loss of control not experienced since the second world war. In being confined to…
Castlemaine State Festival will be taking their biennial fundraising program online for the first time in the history of the event. The ten-day Castlemaine State Festival Art Auction will be…
Melbourne Theatre Company has announced the cancellation of its next six productions in a bid to ensure business continuity during this global health crisis. Berlin, Sexual Misconduct …
In light of efforts to slow the COVID-19 virus and the recent ban on non-essential gatherings of over 500 people, the Green Room Awards ceremony scheduled to take place at Melbourne's Comedy…
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the executive team and board of the new Melbourne Festival have made the decision to postpone the inaugural festival until 2021. In a stat…
Despite its closure to the public last week in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, Australia's oldest and busiest public library will remain an emporium of knowledge for the Victori…
Having already been featured at Austin Film Festival, Flickerfest (Best Australian Animated Short Film) and nominated for a Best Short Film AACTA Award 2019, the award-winning short film,…
If you find yourself in isolation because of COVID-19, it could be the ideal time to write the novel you've always dreamed of creating " according to New York Times best-selling science fict…
Sydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales' largest independent arts festival, has announced that the 2020 Festival will go ahead, playing a crucial role in creating income-generating opportuni…
Following the South Australian Government's declaration of a public health emergency, and ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people or more at indoor premises including Adelaide Festival…
Who is Jean Kittson? Presently, I am the author of a guidebook or manual on how to help your parents and other elders as they age, without having to taser them. Keeping them safe and comfort…
