Arts
- Artshub — www.artshub.com.au
Info on all art forms, jobs, news, reviews, events etc. A great site for students interested in pursuing a career in the Arts. - Arts Victoria — www.arts.vic.gov.au
Gives specific information about the Arts in Victoria andthe funding and publications that are available. - Asialink (Melbourne University) — www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Offers overseas residencies for artists, performers and arts managers. - The Australia Council — www.ozco.gov.au
The Federal funding body for the arts in Australia. - Australia’s Cultural Portal — http://www.culture.gov.au/
A great way to tap into all sorts of arts websites and information about the arts in Australia.
Circus
- Circus Oz — www.circusoz.com
- Women’s Circus — womenscircus.org.au/
- Westside Circus — westsidecircus.org.au/
- NICA (National Institute of Circus Arts) — www.nica.com.au/
Dance/ Physical Theatre
- Australian Dance Theatre — www.adt.org.au
- Chunky Move — www.chunkymove.com
- Dance House — www.dancehouse.com.au
A local dance venue, located in Carlton. Offers cheap rehearsal spaces and interesting program of dance and physical theatre events. - Lucy Guerin Inc — http://www.lucyguerin.com
- Strange Fruit — www.strangefruit.net.au
Festivals
- Adelaide Festival — www.adelaidefestival.com.au
- Adelaide Fringe Festival — www.adelaidefringe.com.au
- Big West Festival — “http://www.bigwest.com.au/“http://www.bigwest.com.au/
- Darwin Festival — http://www.darwinfestival.org.au/
- Darwin Fringe Festival — www.darwinfringe.com.au
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival — www.edfringe.com
- Hobart Fringe Festival — www.hobartfringe.org
- Melbourne Festival — www.melbournefestival.com.au
- Melbourne Fringe Festival — www.melbournefringe.com.au
- Next Wave Festival (Melbourne) — inside.nextwave.org.au/
- Perth Festival — www.perthfestival.com.au
- Sydney Festival — www.sydneyfestival.org.au
- Taste Festival — www.hobartsummerfestival.com.au
- Ten Days on the Island — http://www.tendaysontheisland.org
- This is Not Art Festival — www.thisisnotart.org
Production/ Technical
Union House Theatre does its best to resource all equipment requests from students and external groups but sometimes we don’t have exactly what is required. Here are some useful contacts:
- Audio Action — 9887 3149 — www.audioaction.com.au
- Billy Hyde Music — 9670 5391 — www.billyhydemusic.com.au
- Carlton Hardware — 9347 2755 — www.carltonhandyman.com
- Clearlight Shows 9553 1688 — www.clearlight.com.au
- Concert Lighting Systems — 9682 6111 — www.clsa.com.au
- Element Rigging — 0418 525473
- Fox Hay Timber & Hardware — 9646 2422
- Ideal Electrical — 9380 4888 — www.idealelectrical.com
- McDonald Marine — 9696 5211 — rope and rigging gear
- Manfax Paints — 9419 4166
- onSET Arts Workshop — 9381 1398 — www.onsetarts.com.au
- Optical Audio Productions — 9416 3666 — www.oaproductions.com.au
- Pink Noise Audio — 9416 3636 — www.pinknoise.com.au
- Scenic Studios — 9372 6877 — www.scenicstudios.com.au
- Warehouse Sound — 9417 4866 — www.warehousesound.com
Puppetry
- Snuff Puppets — www.snuffpuppets.com
Giant puppets galore — political satire & bawdy fun (Footscray) - Polyglot Puppets — www.polyglotpuppets.com.au
(Melbourne)
Theatre
- Arts House/ Meat Market — http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Venues/ rehearsal spaces in North Melbourne. - Australian Stage Online — www.australianstage.com.au
Upcoming productions, opportunities, news and reviews. - Footscray Community Arts Centre — www.footscrayarts.com
- Fortyfivedownstairs — www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
Fortyfivedownstairs is home to exciting performances and visual arts, and is smack bang in the middle of the CBD. - Independent Theatre Association — www.theatre.asn.au
This site contains lots of information related to the performing arts, as well as other links to local, international and theatre related web sites. - La Mama — www.lamama.com.au
La Mama recently celebrated 40 years of producing and nurturing Australian independent theatre. Located in Carlton, La Mama also runs the Carlton Courthouse. Very close to Melbourne University! - Melbourne Theatre Company — www.mtc.com.au
A department of Melbourne University, MTC offers special rates for students. Check-out their current season… - Melbourne Workers Theatre — www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com.au
- Theatre Alive — www.theatrealive.com.au
Listings of upcoming Melbourne productions, theatre companies, venues, news and reviews. - SM Network — http://smnetwork.org/forum
Forum for stage managers, questions, answers, discussion boards
Universities/ Colleges
- Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music — http://www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au/
- National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Sydney) — www.nida.edu.au
- WA Academy of Performing Arts (Perth) — www.waapa.ecu.edu.au
Youth Arts
- Arena Theatre Company — www.arenatheatre.com.au
- Carclew Youth Arts Centre, Adelaide — www.carclew.on.net
- The Courthouse Project, Geelong —
www.courthouse.org.au - Get Into Theatre — www.getintotheatre.org
Run by the Arts Council (England) this website has information on all aspects of the theatre industry, how to get involved, what kind of jobs are out there, profiles of young people in the industry and so much more. Best website ever for this kind of info! - Platform Youth Theatre, Northcote — www.pyt.org.au
- St Martins Youth Arts Centre, South Yarra — www.stmartinsyouth.com.au
- Youth Performing Arts Australia — www.ypaa.net
Look out for information on mentorships, grants and various programs for performing artists under the age of 25.
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Posted Wednesday 30 January, 2008. Updated Thursday 12 November, 2009.
