Steve Dow is the 2020 Walkley Arts Journalism Award recipient for his essay, profile and reportage portfolio. The Melbourne-born, Sydney-based arts writer’s work also appears in The Saturday Paper, Guardian Australia, The Monthly, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Meanjin, Art Guide, and Vault.
Though there are signs of belt-tightening, there's plenty to look forward to and anniversaries to celebrate in the Australian arts in 2025.
What do our theatre companies have on offer in the year ahead?
Steve Dow talks to academics, historians and stage directors about Julius Caesar and his ongoing resonance within the arts.
Elena Kats-Chernin talks about composing the score for Adam Elliot's new claymation movie Memoir of a Snail.
Norah Bagiri and Ribina Kimiia talk about Straight from the Strait, the new musical they have co-written about an extraordinary world record.
We talk with musicians and medical experts to investigate the movement disorder that can end a musician’s career, and the search for a cure.
First Nations choreographers Moss Te Ururangi Patterson and Deborah Brown talk about working together on Bangarra's first mainstage international collaboration.
We're seeing more disability on our stages and screens than a decade ago, but there is still plenty to be done.
In 2024, some of the country’s leading arts venues will embark on or complete major renovations. What can audiences expect as a result?
There’s a confidence and assurance at play in the programming by Australian arts organisations for 2024.
What do our theatre companies have on offer in the year ahead?
Climate change is a major theme running through this year’s Sydney, Perth and Adelaide Festivals. How can the arts spark action?
In its voyeuristic new work, Private View, Restless Dance Theatre continues to challenge perceptions about people with disabilities.
