Performing Arts
Hannah Gadsby - Nanette
"Comedy" that goes behind the scenes to reveal the art form is no laughing matter.
Working through your creative blocks
In 2017, musician, composer and music teacher Erica Bramham set herself the challenge of writing a song a day. Here's…
What adult artists can learn from children and young people
In this extract from the latest Platform Paper, Polyglot Artistic Director/co-CEO Sue Giles reflects on the ways that listening to…
How strong partnerships made a regional festival a national event
‘We don’t feel disadvantaged being in the regions. In fact, we see this as an opportunity,' says former Four Winds…
Commonwealth Games launches Festival 2018 program
Queensland artists from the dance, circus and contemporary music sectors will perform alongside a range of international talents at Festival…
New study reveals why some people are more creative than others
Mapping the brain reveals that creative people are better able to co-activate brain networks that usually work separately.
First Nations performing arts profiled on global stage
JanArtsNYC attracts over 45,000 performing arts leaders and artists to New York, but has lacked an Indigenous focus – until…
Revising old work – is art ever really finished?
To change or keep as is? A director, a playwright, a live artist and a choreographer reflect on revisiting and…
How to make ideas happen
Three creative entrepreneurs – the founders of Parlour Gigs, Underground Cinema and Envato – share how they got started; how…
Study shows women perform 50% lower at art auctions
Forty years of data reveal a significant price gap between the results achieved for male and female artists across global…