This summer, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall will be transformed into a vibrant Manhattan street corner for the long-awaited Sydney return of In the Heights, the four-time Tony Award-winning musical from one of America's most acclaimed writers and producers, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton).
The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh this week hosts world leaders from the cultural sector at the fourth Edinburgh International Culture Summit, from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 August 2018, during one of the world's greatest cultural events, Edinburgh's Festivals.
The fourth Edinburgh International Culture Summit kicks off next week in Scotland's capital city, during the peak of the festival season. The Summit, this year titled Culture: Connecting Peoples and Places will address three areas of cultural debate - Culture in a Networked World, Culture and Investment and Culture and Wellbeing.
This year's Edinburgh International Culture Summit brings together internationally respected names from literature, politics, arts and media to discuss Culture in a Networked World, one of three strands being explored at this powerhouse of international discussion from the 22nd - 24th August 2018.
Over four days, from March 21 to 24, the biggest minds and talents in Australian theatre will gather in Sydney at Darlinghurst Theatre Company's Eternity Playhouse for the 2018 National Play Festival, to share their stories through performances, masterclasses, artist talks and panels.
Over four days, from March 21 to 24, the biggest minds and talents in Australian theatre will gather in Sydney at Darlinghurst Theatre Company's Eternity Playhouse for the 2018 National Play Festival, to share their stories through performances, masterclasses, artist talks and panels.
On 9 January, the first day that same-sex couples can formally marry in Australia, Sydney Festival will host a giant wedding reception for Sydney to celebrate all the couples officiating their love and commitment through marriage. The reception offers the opportunity to bathe in a bright pink swimming pool, entry to dance up a storm in JOF's 10 Minute Dance Parties and the opportunity to play 'wedding singer', or belt out love songs, on the world's first Karaoke Carousel, all free of charge. The 'good time merchant', DJ Charlie Villas, will also play wedding classics all night long.
The annual cultural celebration Sydney Festival returns to transform the city from 6-28 January 2018, delivering the highest quality art and big ideas.
Winners of the 2017 Australian Dance Awards were announced tonight, Sunday 24 September, at the Arts Centre Melbourne. The awards were hosted by cabaret star Yana Alana and dance sensation Benjamin Hancock.
Belvoir has announced the productions making up their 2018 season, launched at an event at Belvoir St Theatre.
Ausdance Victoria has just announced the stellar line up of performances, presenters and hosts for the 2017 Australian Dance Awards, taking place at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne on Sunday 24 September.
Sydney's pre-eminent summer event, Sydney Festival, today announces the first three performances of its 2018 program; Aquasonic, an underwater concert and visual performance; RIOT, a variety show with an all-star Irish cast; and The Town Hall Affair, by the world-renowned New York-based theatre companyThe Wooster Group playing their first ever Sydney show. All three performances are Australian premieres and exclusives to Sydney Festival.
Remaining a vital masterwork 20 years after it was penned by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman, The 7 Stages of Grieving is a wise and powerful play about the grief of Aboriginal people and the hope of reconciliation.
Sydney Festival prides itself on the accessibility of its events. Inclusive programming, affordable ticketing options and a broad range of free events have ensured that Sydney Festival is open to all. For over forty years, Sydney Festival's audacious programming has appealed to both new and loyal attendees and provided audiences with the opportunity to see the very best local and international performing arts.
In partnership with UTS, Sydney Festival has worked closely with academics, Indigenous elders, artists and advisors to create a series of forums for topical discussions around culture and expression. Focussing on language, history and dance the UTS Big Thinking Forums will explore issues of Indigenous culture, Australian history and the future of a number of artistic, cultural and environmental issues for practitioners, curators and audiences in the arts community.
Sydney Festival prides itself on the accessibility of its events. Inclusive programming, affordable ticketing options and a broad range of free events have ensured that Sydney Festival is open to all. For over forty years, Sydney Festival's audacious programming has appealed to both new and loyal attendees and provided audiences with the opportunity to see the very best local and international performing arts.
Riverside Theatres brings a world of theatre and dance companies to Sydney audiences and particularly those in Western Sydney, with the announcement of their 2017 program. Many of the nation's performing arts companies alongside resident company Riverside|National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) and international touring productions, have been programmed in Riverside Theatre's line-up of 20 diverse and entertaining productions for 2017.
Sydney Festival is an annual cultural celebration that transforms Sydney every January, delivering the highest quality art and big ideas. In 2017, Sydney Festival introduces Wesley Enoch's inaugural program, which features a renewed focus on theatre and dance, with a strong commitment to support new Australian work. This spectacular program is bursting with free and ticketed events across theatre, dance, circus, opera and contemporary and classical music.
Sydney Festival returns in 2017 with a fantastic line-up of artists and events across Parramatta and Western Sydney from Australia and around the world. Featuring a dedicated circus program in Parramatta, a major visual arts exhibition, five world premieres and two exclusive performances, Festival Director Wesley Enoch's inaugural program is bursting with free and ticketed events.
Do women still face an obstacle race in the arts? What would Shakespeare choose to immortalise if he were writing now? If everyone can 'dance', what is dance and who do we want to see on stage? Find out when Sydney Opera House's newest talks program, Culture Club, returns in 2016 for a second series of compelling conversations with contemporary cultural thinkers about the forces shaping the art of today.
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