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Barry Humphries is first and foremost a comedian and satirist - one of the funniest and most loved performers Australia has produced. Greg Gorman, Dame Edna Everage. His most famous and enduring creation was Melbourne housewife, Dame Edna Everage. ...

Comedy is central to Australian cultural identity. Comedy forms the basis of many forms of popular entertainment from live cabaret with stand up comedians to television sketch shows. Australia is a country of climatic and geographic extremes and Austral...

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM is known as the founder of modern Australian dance. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman's foundation of the Australian Dance Theatre led to a flourishing of public programs and workshops in modern dance techniques and improvisation. The...

Dance is a very dynamic part of Australian performing arts culture. In turn, Australian dance ventures such as Chunky Move, Buzz Dance Theatre and Australian Dance Theatre are bringing their work to the world through international tours. The mix include...

Art forms such as dance, theatre, writing, music and the visual arts draw on the creativity and interests of Australians of many abilities. The Australia Council, Arts Access Australia, [formerly Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts (DADAA)] ...

Each year the Sydney Festival offers a rich and diverse program spanning all art forms including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, forums and large scale free outdoor events. The National Multicultural Festival is held over two weeks and features...

Australian folklore, its traditions, customs and beliefs are based on both Indigenous and also non-Indigenous people's knowledge and experience of history in Australia. Some of Australia's folklore remembers the relationship between Europeans and Aborigi...

UNESCO states that Indigenous populations number some 350 million individuals in more than 70 countries in the world, and that this represents more than 5000 languages and cultures. Today, many Indigenous peoples live on the fringes of society and are de...

But as Peter Biskup points out in his book Libraries in Australia, the most important thing brought to Australia in the First Fleet which impacted on the development of libraries was the 'idea' of libraries. In Australia, the term Mechanics' Institutes wa...

Don McMurdo, Fireworks over the Sydney Opera House, Japan Week, 1988, slide. William Lyster set up his own opera company in 1861, giving audiences their first full scale productions of European opera. Opera Australia was created through the merger of Th...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was established in 1927 and the Academy Awards or Oscars ceremonies commenced in 1929. Image courtesy of Latent Image Productions Pty Ltd and National Film & Sound Archive. Their Oscar Statuette is on displa...

Like other art forms, Australian theatre has built on previous traditions and developed over time, shaped by local and international artistic movements, events and trends. Australian theatre history incorporates the stories of many actors, entrepreneurs,...

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Chalres Sturt University School of Visual and Performing Arts   (more info)

The School of Visual and Performing Arts fosters an environment of innovation, creativity and critical thinking in teaching, research and professional practice so as to enhance society and culture. Courses include: acting for stage and screen; animation a

Harbour Performing Arts Centre (HPAC)   (more info)

The HPAC studios are a dance complex in regional Australia. This website includes information about classes, teachers and facilities.

WA Performing Arts Eisteddfod Incorporating the City of Bunbury Eisteddfod   (more info)

The Eisteddfod is held annually at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre and offers competitive and non-competitive sections for all types and styles of dance, music and drama. For three weeks every June, participants compete and perform in more than

Dance and Performing Arts Photography by Belinda   (more info)

Photography specialising in the performing arts and photographic design. This website provides a gallery of photographs and booking information.

Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts (ACPA)   (more info)

ACPA is a registered training organisation for Indigenous performing artists in acting, singing, dance and music. ACPA delivers accredited training with qualifications in Certificate III, IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in the Performing Arts.

Performing Arts Collection   (more info)

The Performing Arts Collection represents the heritage of the performing arts in this South Australia. The Collection holds over 80,000 acquisitions including programs, posters, photographs, properties, puppets, masks, video tapes, scrapbooks, design mode

Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA)   (more info)

APACA is a national network of professional arts centres, dedicated to the professional development and support of its members and to advocating for its membership. The website includes membership details, annual conference information, news and links.

Australian Centre Of Performing Arts (ACOPA)   (more info)

ACOPA offers full time and part time study in acting, improvisation, singing, voice and speech, video/film production, creative movement, script writing and more. The website contains information about ACOPA's classes and courses and what the centre aims