Sydney harbours festival of stars
The 2010 Sydney Festival program affirms its celebratory nature.
Musical chairs at Sotheby's
Following auctioneer Tim Goodman's takeover of Sotheby's Australia, a changing of the guard at the auction house was inevitable.
Dame Edna in name blame game
Michael Feinstein and Dame Eda Everage lock horns in a battle over
the names of their Broadway shows.
Reaching towards the light
Heavenly visions rely on devilish tricks in these three exhibitions.
Next, enter the Queen
Tyranny, comedy and 'boring nudity' are on the theatre's 2010 program.
Melbourne revival is first stop for play's US tour
ina Ross is too polite to describe tonight's Melbourne revival of her 2005 play, Trio, as an out-of-town try-out but it would be understandable if her attention were focused on the US just now.
Tony and Maria still clicking
A revival of the classic American musical West Side Story will open at the Regent Theatre in August next year.
Bringing Melbourne in from the operatic cold
Opera Australia's new artistic director wants to make peace with disgruntled Melburnians.
In the land of mainstream hype, inspired trio begs to differ
Craig Scutt, a 34-year-old office worker who has fallen on hard times, positions himself next to the Krispy Kreme shop, places an upturned hat on the ground and brandishes a sign: ''Spare some change (please).''
Soprano's Kiss and tell
Opera should have all the showmanship of a rock concert, says down-to-earth diva Jennifer Wilson.
Lavish costumes but stale as old fur coat
It's a great marketing ploy, the name of this company. It sounds a lot like those famous Russian ballet companies so prominent in the history of classical ballet.
Bangarra confirms its power, poise and passion
It's no small accomplishment for a contemporary dance company to survive for 20 years, let alone to achieve international acclaim.
Average Hollywood film on par with construction with the pyramids
The dominant cultural form of the 20th century is starting to unravel.
The cat's whiskers
Kamikaze cabaret diva Meow Meow has vamped her way from one side of
the world to the other, earning a few scratches along the way.
Melbourne gem helps city get its groove back
Colourful character is more mission than mantle for artist Marcos Davidson.
Kid Billy set for Broadway debut
The Australian boy who led the opening-night performance of Billy
Elliot in Melbourne is set to play the lead in the Broadway
production of the show.
ARTS REVIEWS
Pornography
This production of is a lively and unsettling tapestry of
post-industrial angst.
Koerper
Koerper is a masterpiece. German choreographer and director Sasha
Waltz has created an astonishing piece of dance theatre.
Leonardo's Last Supper
Peter Greenaway's multimedia treatment of the The Last
Supper is ingenious but his theories about visual literacy are
bogus.
Cameron Carpenter
A solitary performer conducting his own virtual symphonies with the
10,000 pipes of the grand organ.
Tosca
A lavish and traditional production (in English) that at times is
quite thrilling.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The always-busy Marina Prior talks about adding yet another role to
her repertoire.
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