The Dance Development Centre is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a gala production, Now & Then, at the Canberra Theatre, reports HELEN MUSA.
The performing arts have been big winners in the ACT government’s Arts Activities Funding program, announced on Wednesday by Arts Minister Michael Pettersson, with 16 applications recommended for a total of $513,394, reports HELEN MUSA.
Work by a line-up of Australian artists will illuminate the facades of the city’s cultural institutions in the National Triangle during Enlighten 2026, Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced on Wednesday.
Murrumbateman sculptor Stephen Harrison has won the $6000 Highly Commended [second] prize for Outdoor Sculpture from 76 entries at Sculpture in the Valley in Kangaroo Valley.
Greek Theatre Now has announced it will present Sophocles’ Oedipus the King in Canberra over the Easter long weekend in April, replacing the previously announced production of Euripides’ The Trojan Women.
The original English translation of Dario Fo’s most famous play Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! became so well known that its title entered the English language. But the upcoming production is using a newer translation titled Low Pay? Don’t Pay!
The 30th annual Canberra Short Film Festival celebrated in style on Saturday night at Dendy Cinemas, where audiences enjoyed a program of selected short films before the awards ceremony, reports HELEN MUSA.