International Performing Arts Residencies

August 15, 2017By adminAustralia Council for the Arts, Funding, International, Professional Development, Residency, Theatre Sector News No Comments

Would you like to develop your performing arts practice and connect with fellow artists in Paris, New York or Helsinki? The Australia Council for the Arts has some great opportunities for you to consider… Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris Location: Paris Art form: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts, Community Arts and Cultural Development, Dance, … Read More

Celebrating cultural philanthropists: Fundraising in the arts | ArtsProfessional UK

July 31, 2017By adminAwards, Inspiration, International, Philanthropy, Research & Advocacy, Support, Valuing the Arts No Comments

Given conversations at recent NSW touring and theatre advocacy meetings in July I was interested by the focus of Caroline McCormick’s (Chair of Achates Philanthropy Foundation in the UK) article and thought it timely to share it as we consider how to celebrate the value of the arts and those that support it. Creative Partnerships Awards and … Read More

Our Australian World Theatre Map Ambassador | HowlRound

July 31, 2017By adminAdvocacy, Diversity, International, National News, Networked, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts No Comments

Australia has its first World Theatre Map Ambassador, Goldele Rayment, Director of Company of Rogues. Our congratulations to Goldele and looking forward to mapping Australian theatre with you all! The World Theatre Map beta project has engaged its first cohort of twenty-eight World Theatre Map Ambassadors from twenty-four countries to direct community organizing, outreach, and feedback gathering. HowlRound are keen … Read More

Physical Theatre Intensive – Austria

June 19, 2017By adminIndustry Training, International, Professional Development, Theatre Sector News No Comments

Wanna get physical? Early bird pricing for this physical theatre intensive run by IUGTE closes soon. Early Bird Registration is ending soon! International Summer School of Physical Theatre July 1 – 8 at Retzhof Castle – Austria Find new friends from different parts of the world, make interesting projects with colleagues, enjoy intensive physical theatre training and travel … Read More

Raising the issue of gender equality in theatre critiques

May 30, 2017By adminAdvocacy, Australia Council for the Arts, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Gender, Inspiration, International, Playwriting, Valuing the Arts No Comments

  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

Can we celebrate being female, being human on our stages?

May 22, 2017By adminAdvocacy, Diversity, Gender, Inspiration, International, Playwriting No Comments

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

Brenna Hobson leaving – Belvoir St for Scotland #istandwiththearts

May 12, 2017By adminInspiration, International, National News, Networked, NSW Arts News No Comments

TNN would like to formally wish Brenna all the very best for her new role in Scotland. Their gain is indeed our loss …with many thanks for all your work and dedication to our theatre sector Brenna! Executive Director of Belvoir, Brenna Hobson, has been appointed Executive Producer of the world-renowned National Theatre of Scotland. … Read More

Climate resources to live (and work) by…

May 11, 2017By adminEnvironment, Inspiration, International, Research & Advocacy, TNN Projects & Events, Valuing the Arts No Comments

For those of you who have long been following the work of Julie’s Bicycle, this post may not give you anything new but TNN has recently undertaken to complete an environmental assessment of our organisation using nothing but the resources through Julie’s Bicycle and the support of like-minded theatre peers in Australia. In the spirit … Read More

Join Climate Change Theatre Action 2017! Host an Event in Your Community!

May 9, 2017By adminIndependent Theatre, Inspiration, International, Theatre Industry events No Comments

Chantal Bilodeau, Founder, Artists & Climate Change and Artistic Director of The Arctic Cycle invites you to join this international event from your own community. CALL FOR COLLABORATORS Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) is a worldwide series of readings and performances of short climate change plays presented in support of the United Nations COP23 meeting chaired by Fiji and hosted in … Read More

Bring Bucharest’s IETM to you on April 20 at 11.30pm

April 12, 2017By adminInspiration, International, Networked, Theatre Industry events No Comments

Livestreaming the Opening Keynote Speech at the IETM Bucharest Plenary Meeting 2017 By HowlRound TV. IETM—international network for contemporary performing arts —presents the Opening Keynote Speech at the IETM Bucharest Plenary Meeting 2017—livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday, April 20 at 23:00 – 00:30 AEST (Sydney)/ or: 16:00 – … Read More