Big changes at Performing Lines with the wonderful Pippa Bailey announcing the end to her time at Performing Lines as she moves back to independent work and a focus on responding to environmental crisis. Citing precious moments and experiences on ‘Dana Waranara with Blak Dance and more recently with artists at Yirramboi Festival’, Pippa sent … Read More
Inspiration
Making Theatre, Dance and Writing for Young Audiences in NSW
A sector event hosted by Theatre Network NSW and Casula Powerhouse As part of the Way Out West Festival for Children, Theatre Network NSW is hosting a get together for NSW based practitioners. This event will explore ideas and concerns around making theatre work for young audiences. We ask: What is the current situation in … Read More
Artists for Social Change Forum – Carnival of the Bold
ON TOMORROW!! CAUSE & EFFECT: ARTS & SOCIAL CAUSE FORUM – Saturday, 3 June 2017 @ 3pm-5pm $20 Attend a panel discussion with selected academics, arts workers and directors of NGOs to discuss the artists as cause and effect and how artists can play a more active role as agents for social change. Speakers include: Grace … Read More
Longhouse (CAAP)’s BEHIND THE SCENES OF AUSTRALIAN GRAFFITI
BEHIND THE SCENES OF AUSTRALIAN GRAFFITI AT STC Join Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP) at Sydney Theatre Company (STC) for their second Longhouse event as they step behind the scenes of Australian Graffiti ahead of its world premiere. When & Where: 6pm – 8pm on Thurs 22 June at STC’s Wharf Studio, Sydney Theatre Company Pier 4, Hickson Road, … Read More
Raising the issue of gender equality in theatre critiques
Multiple reviewers of many genders, races, sexualities, and, perhaps most importantly, taste in art, might someday review one play and discuss the work in a dialectic. This approach might give the lie to the mask of objectivity and reveal that elusive thumbprint, taste, which can be invisibly gendered. In her speech at the female theatre … Read More
Create NSW Events @ Vivid
Create NSW – Reframing Art and Screen Culture Create NSW has a selection of events for arts and screen at this year’s Vivid. Fame & Fortune – Sustaining Your Artistic Practice is already sold out but you can email them to join the wait list here. Otherwise get along to… Shapeshifter Working across genres, artforms and … Read More
New look RealTime launched 24 May
Some of your favourite Australian arts reading just got a new look! In REALTIME’s new website launched today, you can now RealTime TV, past articles and all the new ones! RealTime is Australia’s critical guide to national and international contemporary arts. Our focus is on experimentation in performance—live art, contemporary performance, adventurous theatre, dance, music, sound—photomedia, film, … Read More
Save the Date for Practising Democracy
Save the date – September 7-9, 2017 Developed by NYID (Not Yet It’s Difficult) Arts Centre Gold Coast presents – 2970° The Boiling Point Practising Democracy In 2016, Western democracy turned somersaults. Brexit, Trump, the rise of Le Pen and populist nationalism in Europe. Rather than fixating on the noise, 2970° goes deep into the … Read More
Industrial Evolution & Practice Schmactice – Ideas for you at Vivid 2017
A couple of great gigs for creative industry professionals that TNN has been made aware of through our Associates and Peers. You can explore creative survival & evolution with Creative Plus Business and get to the real nitty gritty of all those other seminars you’ve ever attended with Generate. And for those purchasing a ticket … Read More
Can we celebrate being female, being human on our stages?
Calling for more female-driven musicals. Andrea Lepcio in HowlRound poses the question: Can we create musicals that allow women to be all that they are: good, bad, ugly, and beautiful? Can we celebrate being female? Can we celebrate being human? … If you Google feminist theatre, you get a strong HowlRound piece “Feminist Theatre: What does … Read More