Performing arts
‘Like the set of Fame’: The schools nurturing our next generation of stars
High demands are required of students in NSW’s eight speciality performing arts schools, but the state’s talent of the future is flourishing by being alongside like-minds.
- by Andrew Taylor
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50 Cent puts on an old-school night of sex, drugs and violence
He got rich from tight, funky grooves and smooth flows that leave nothing to the imagination. And that’s what he delivered.
- by Michael Ruffles
Men v machines: Kraftwerk come to Melbourne
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Kraftwerk at Margaret Court Arena, Possum Magic the Ballet and Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram.
- by Nadia Bailey, Andrew Fuhrmann and Bridget Davies
‘The Seagull 3’: The backstage drama engulfing the STC
When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month, not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.
- by Nick Galvin and Helen Pitt
Mike Parr dropped by gallerist Anna Schwartz after political performance piece
One of Australia’s best known performance artists has split with his long-term gallerist over differences related to the conflict in Gaza.
- by Helen Pitt
Artists’ plea for peace: ‘Two musicians who happen to be Muslim and Jewish’
Artists and friends Ayşe Göknur Shanal and Benjamin Martin want their music to be a beacon of hope.
- by Nick Galvin
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
STC performer dons Palestinian keffiyeh for her family at curtain call
Australian-born actor Violette Ayad, who has Lebanese and Palestinian parents, has lost family members in the Gaza conflict.
- by Helen Pitt
The stuff of legend: Enigmatic musician Jai Paul performs in Melbourne
This wrap of shows includes performances by Jai Paul, 50 Cent, Foo Fighters, and Aura plus Surat-Suratnya at La Mama and Pieces at The Substation.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Angus Livingston, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Will Cox and Jessica Nicholas
Tim Minchin weighs in on STC pro-Palestinian protest furore
The performer reportedly said three actors who wore traditional keffiyeh scarves at the opening night of The Seagull were living in leftie glass bubbles.
- by Helen Pitt
Badly aimed chickens and everything else that can go wrong on stage
A new play at the Ensemble Theatre celebrates the quirky world of amateur dramatics.
- by Nick Galvin
What happens when a sex worker and a choreographer join forces?
The Read is a collaboration between Amrita Hepi and Tilly Lawless which looks to explore the link between art and erotic power.
- by Steve Dow