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Performing Arts Resources
Initially I probably didn’t even call it acting, but
dressing up or something. As a kid I think you fully imagine the world
in which you want to inhabit, so you put some clothes on and just kind
of freely imagine this world, and it’s a total imaginary world. Hugo Weaving - Actor
Artists say
In November 2011, the Artistic Director of Opera Australia, Lyndon Terracini, presented the 13th Annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.
2011 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address: Populism as Art and the Art of Populism
A speech by Richard
Tognetti, the Artistic Director and Leader of Australian Chamber
Orchestra, at the Sydney Institute:
From the end of the world: Thoughts about artists and ratbags here and abroad. A ramble and brief history.
The Rex Cramphorn Memorial
Lecture by Marion Potts, Artistic Director of the Malthouse
Theatre Company:
2010 Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture by Marion Potts
Live Performing Australia – Size and Scope Study 2010
The study finds that the industry generated revenue of $1.88 billion in 2008 and contributed $1.1 billion to the Australian economy, making it larger than film and video production, sports and physical recreation, book publishing and horse and dog racing.
Education
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities 2009.
What the Arts Change About the Learning Experience: US study that has changed attitudes to the arts around the world.
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations National Review of School Music Education.
Find more education reports at AMPAG Publications.
Philanthropy
A guide developed by Artsupport Australia in response to the ongoing requests from artists and arts organisations for information associated with receiving tax deductible gifts.
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/philanthropy/tax_guide
Performing Artists' incomes
Two pieces of research commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts offer a comprehensive picture of the working lives of Australian artists. View the summary of the studies here.
The International Federation of Arts Councils & Culture Agencies (IFACCA) website has a comprehensive range of international arts reports and studies.International Arts Policy and Funding
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Australian Major Performing Arts Group, Level 3, 10 Hickson Road, The Rocks, NSW 2000 (Office of The Australian Ballet) | Ph. +612 9253 5351