What are you or your company doing on World Theatre Day? Let Theatre Network NSW (TNN) know and we’ll pop it in our e-news or social media ready for March 27, 2017! Celebrate World Theatre Day with performances from South Africa, Sweden, and the US of an American classic A Raisin in the Sun. Livestreaming on … Read More
Inspiration
Theatre-ing While Disabled: Intern Edition
Kate Langsdorf writes about why she never took an unpaid internship. In this Howlround series, Kate highlights some of the twenty theatre job titles she’s held over the years, rating them based on their level of awesomeness / non-awesomeness through the lens of her physical disability. Each position is ranked on a scale of one … Read More
Manchester Royal Exchange audience manifesto commits to ‘connect with ordinary people’
A new audience manifesto published by Manchester’s Royal Exchange calls for theatre to “demonstrate more ethnic diversity” and “connect more with ordinary people”. Believed to be the first publication of its kind, the manifesto outlines what audiences want from theatres following a two-year survey of 2,150 people. It was presented on February 20 as a … Read More
Melbourne, The Amazon, or Newcastle – some of the opportunities around
Living’ La Vida Loca! LabVerde Open Call 2017 LABVERDE is designed for artists and cultural makers who are eager to reflect on nature and landscape. The program will promote an intensive experience in the Amazon rainforest aiming to explore the connection between science, art and the natural environment. LABVERDE aims to foster the hybridity of … Read More
‘Restless Giant’ taking on Australia one launch at a time
Lindy Hume and Currency House are putting their words into actions and taking to various locations around Australia to launch Lindy’s Platform paper ‘RESTLESS GIANT: CHANGING CULTURAL VALUES IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA’. Already launched in Candelo and Bundaberg tonight Lindy will present at NORPA in Lismore 09/02/17 – 5.30 for 6pm – Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty … Read More
Empowered board, values and principles lead TNN into 2017
Before a quick and quiet break over the Christmas and New Year period TNN’s Director and Board got together to welcome new board members Ben Kay and Ali Murphy-Oates and review the organisation as a whole. Coming to the end of its second year as an incorporated entity, Theatre Network NSW had a long, hard … Read More
ARTS FRONT: Steering Group Call Out for New Members
Arts Front is a four year project aimed at creating a new movement in the arts and cultural sector in Australia. If you haven’t heard about Arts Front yet or haven’t yet had a chance to connect with the project there is still plenty of scope for involvement. STEERING GROUP CALL OUT FOR NEW MEMBERS … Read More
Arts Leadership in Bleak Times – Newcastle Seminar
SAMAG’s December Seminar & SmartArts Drinks Date: Friday 2 December 2016 Time: 6pm Where: Catapult Dance Studio, 880 Hunter Street, Newcastle West Admission: Free RSVP here Speakers: Gina Fairley (Chair) National Editor, Visual Arts at ArtsHub Jess Duncan, Program Manager, Beyond Empathy Moree Gemma Parsons, Program Manager Beyond Empathy Illawarra Cadi McCarthy, Director, Catapult Dance, Newcastle Amy Hardingham, Co-Artistic Director, Tantrum Youth Arts, Newcastle. SAMAG, in partnership with … Read More
Join Tim Ferguson & the Australia Council for IDPwD
International Day of People with Disability at the Australia Council, with Tim Ferguson Join Tim and the Australia Council via livestream for the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), where their new Disability Action Plan 2017–2019 will be launched. The evaluation of the current Disability Action Plan 2014–2016 will also be released. Tim Ferguson, one of Australia’s … Read More
TNN joining Critical Stages at Indy theatre event on 5 December
As the year draws to a close, its time for another Critical Stages Indy Theatre Forum! This time Theatre Network NSW (TNN) will be there to lend a hand and keep the conversation moving. A great end of year gathering before all your official Xmas mayhem kicks in! Stephen Henry (c) from ‘I Want to … Read More