Some broad outlines of Labor’s National Cultural Policy are beginning to finally emerge. But arts minister Simon Crean faces some big questions from industry and artists.
Performing arts
My Cup Of Tea: Shall we dance? Unique challenges confront a vibrant form
Last weekend’s National Dance Forum shows an art form building national connections. But there are challenges in its ephemeral form and undeserved reputation as being difficult to understand.
My Cup Of Tea: Hey Cate, you wouldn’t know a cultural heart if you planned it yourself
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton are out of touch, argues Ben Eltham. From their state-sponsored ivory tower they can’t see where Sydney’s real cultural beats are played.
Howard loves the arts, ask the Sydney Dance Company
If the Sydney dance Company was a housing mortgagee owing a lot of money in Sydney’s west, it would have been either foreclosed and sold up, or it would have had its loan re-organised with new terms, writes Glenn Dyer.
