PERFORMING ARTS – AUSTRALIA

Phantom pain as Opera Australia counts the cost

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Original article by Matthew Westwood
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Jul-21

Opera Australia has postponed a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ due to COVID-19 lockdowns. About $20m worth of tickets for an upcoming run in Sydney and Melbourne have been sold, and the musical would have helped offset the $7.1m deficit that Opera Australia recorded in 2020. Meanwhile, Live Performance Australia will lobby the federal government for additional industry assistance, with CEO Evelyn Richardson warning that the sector is likely to face ongoing disruptions for at least another 6-9 months.

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NIDA rescued in the nick of time

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Original article by Michael Bailey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 22-Jan-21

Acting school National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) is one of four major arts companies struggling to survive that will share $9 million in funding from the federal government’s $35 million Sustainability Fund. The Fund was announced in June as part of the federal government’s $250 million arts rescue package. The Melbourne Art Foundation, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are the other three arts companies that will share the $9 million, while Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett are two of NIDA’s better-known alumni.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ARTS, MELBOURNE ART FOUNDATION LIMITED, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (NEW SOUTH WALES), MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Opera takes a hit while theatre and dance rake it in

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Original article by Matthew Westwood
The Australian – Page: 15 : 14-Sep-18

Australia’s major performing arts companies got 19 per cent of their revenue from the private sector in 2017, up from 17 per cent in 2016. This is according to "Tracking Changes in Corporate Sponsorship and Donations", prepared by Creative Partnerships Australia and AMPAG. Private-sector support in 2017 was made up of donations, sponsorships and fund raising, with donations accounting for 65.1 per cent. Donations to opera companies fell by 19 per cent, while Western Australia led the way in terms of growth in donations.

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Actress at heart of case against Rush revealed

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Original article by Rosemary Neill
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 20-Feb-18

The defence document of Sydney tabloid "The Daily Telegraph" shows that actress Eryn Jean Norvill has accused Hollywood star Geoffrey Rush of touching her inappropriately during the Sydney Theatre Company’s performance of "King Lear" in early 2016. Rush has denied the allegations, and he launched defamation proceedings against the newspaper in late 2017. Federal Court lifted a suppression order on the defence document on 19 February, although it has reserved a decision on an application to strike out some elements of the document.

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SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Songwriting becomes boom export industry

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Original article by Michael Bailey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 29-Nov-17

Australian songwriters earned $A43.5 million from foreign royalties in 2016-17, according to APRA AMCOS. This compares to just $A21.8 million in 2012-13, with the doubling in royalties collection attributed to the growth of music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Jake Mason from Melbourne band Cookin’ On 3 Burners says the popularity of music streaming has helped to make it more well known internationally, but that new artists still struggle to make a name for themselves in the music industry.

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AUSTRALASIAN PERFORMING RIGHT ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALASIAN MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT OWNERS SOCIETY LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED, SPOTIFY LIMITED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED

We’re about to rock

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Original article by John Masanauskas
Herald Sun – Page: 3 : 13-Dec-16

The Victorian Government will contribute $A10m in funding for the Australian Music Vault. The exhibition and education facility will include an Australian Music Hall of Fame, and it will be based at the Victorian Arts Centre. Music industry veteran Michael Gudinski has welcomed the announcement of the Hall of Fame and the fact that it will be located in Melbourne.

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VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE, MUSHROOM RECORDS PTY LTD, THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY PTY LTD