News: Culture
Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre reopens following $18 million revitalisation project
The spectacular geometric ceiling of Melbourne’s famed Capitol Theatre is set to shine again following the RMIT University-owned theatre having undergone a three-year $18...
Jun 2, 2019
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National Theatre Ballet celebrates 80th anniversary
The National Theatre Ballet School (NTBS), located on the Southside of Melbourne, a few blocks from the boardwalks of St. Kilda Beach is Australia’s oldest ballet school and is...
Jun 2, 2019
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Vivaticket celebrates successes of Monkey Baa Theatre Company
Having welcomed the Monkey Baa Theatre Company when they went live with its enta solution back in September 2018, Vivaticket is acknowledging and celebrating the recent...
Jun 2, 2019
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QPAC Lyric Theatre delivers free simulcast across Queensland of Bolshoi Ballet epic
Eight Queensland cities and towns are to experience a performance by Russia’s mighty Bolshoi Ballet direct from Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre . The free...
May 30, 2019
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Study shows Perth festival has major impact on community spirit and arts initiatives
A new report on the Perth Festival by analysts Culture Counts shows that almost every key measure of artistic quality and social, cultural and economic impact increased in 2019...
May 29, 2019
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Climber suffers cardiac arrest on Uluru
A man suffered a cardiac arrest yesterday while halfway up climbing Uluru with a tour group - only being kept live after the intervention of paramedics and off-duty police...
May 29, 2019
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Victorian Budget delivers $225.5 million investment in creative industry
The Victorian Budget includes $225.5 million over four years for initiatives that will benefit individual creative practitioners, small to medium organisations and businesses...
May 28, 2019
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ESSA launches Reconciliation Action Plan during National Reconciliation Week
Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), in consultation with Reconciliation Australia, is officially launching its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). ESSA considers...
May 28, 2019
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Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall set to open in July
Construction work on Brisbane’s newest live music venue, The Fortitude Music Hall, is approaching completion, with the venue scheduled to open in late July. Set to be the...
May 27, 2019
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Creative Victoria announce Innovation in Marketing grant recipients
An online art auction, a professional development program for regional drama teachers and an E-sports racing series are a few of the projects sharing more than $160,000 of...
May 21, 2019
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Western Australian Government to develop arts links with South East Asia
The Western Australian Government has established an artist exchange program where members of WA’s creative industries will be able to visit and carry out their work in South...
May 21, 2019
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The power of arts in education is highlighted during International Arts Education Week
To celebrate International Arts Education Week, the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts has taken a look at a different but powerful way to engage...
May 20, 2019
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Creative New Zealand welcomes return of a formal wellbeing focus for local government
New Zealand Government agency Creative NZ has welcomed the return of a formal well-being focus for local government, through the Local Government (Community Wellbeing) Amendment...
May 19, 2019
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GWS GIANTS prepare for inaugural Welcome Game
The GWS GIANTS, in partnership with AFL NSW/ACT and the NSW Government, will be presenting the inaugural Welcome Game when the GIANTS host Carlton at GIANTS Stadium tomorrow....
May 18, 2019
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Cultural approaches to activity the key to tackling obesity for women
With the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle widely known and having been extensively examined, New Zealand’s Massey University, with collaboration from researchers...
May 17, 2019
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Destination NSW tourism video focuses on Western Sydney diversity
Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency has produced a video featuring key attractions in Parramatta, Penrith, The Hills District, Liverpool,...
May 17, 2019
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Vivid Sydney 2019 venues to be transformed through curated music program
The Vivid X|Celerate music program of events for the Vivid Sydney 2019 festival is designed to boost the growth of Sydney’s live music scene with support from the City of...
May 16, 2019
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Australian Museum secures three major awards
The Australian Museum has secured three major museum awards including the Museums & Galleries National Award for Best Temporary exhibition (Level 2) and two Museums Australasia...
May 16, 2019
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Greater Shepparton City Council promotes BMX championships through art
Greater Shepparton City Council is exhibiting ‘Art Bikes’, a temporary art installation in the CBD to coincide with the upcoming BMX Australia National Championships and BMX...
May 15, 2019
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YMCA Anglesea skate program helps reconnect indigenous youth with country and culture
During the April school holidays 15 adventurous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people from the Victorian Highlands travelled down to the YMCA Anglesea Recreation...
May 14, 2019
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Victorian Opera delivers pioneering program to primary school students
The magic of opera is being experienced by Victorian primary school students for the first time through Victorian Opera’s pioneering Access All Areas: Livestream Program....
May 14, 2019
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Action on festival regulations welcomed by Live music industry coalition
Live Performance Australia, in alliance with the Australian Festival Association and Music NSW, has welcomed the motion in the NSW Upper House to disallow the NSW Government's...
May 12, 2019
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Victorian Opera Announces New Chief Executive
Victorian Opera has appointed Elizabeth Hill-Cooper as its new Chief Executive following a comprehensive national and international search which attracted stellar candidates...
May 12, 2019
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Australian Major Performing Arts Group welcomes Labor’s ambitious cultural policy
Australian Major Performing Arts Group (AMPAG) welcomes Labor’s ambitious cultural policy, launched yesterday, as a valuable starting point for a renewed conversation around the...
May 11, 2019
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