In one research project, more than 93% of stage managers interviewed said they had ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ experienced burnout.
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First-term MPs must learn a complex job under intense scrutiny. Our research suggests giving them more room to find their feet could benefit us all.
Economists say the theatre sector struggles from something called a ‘cost disease’. But what does that mean? And why is it so hard to fix?
Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.
Even though he wasn’t a woman, Bal Gandharva’s vision of the ‘traditional wife’ was given supremacy over every other form of womanhood.
Playing improv music activates the reward system of the brain.
Beyond the Tracks is a multidisciplinary work combining dance, movement and song.
Due to the vagaries of her music manuscripts and the historical neglect of women composers, Bembo and her opera were overlooked for centuries.
Elite athletes miss plenty of shots during March Madness and the NBA playoffs. Training both brain and body can help even beginners and novices get more net.
Some of the dances depicted in rock art are just about entertainment, not ritual.
Performance in museums can be one way that an interest in history, and in turn wider societal issues, is cultivated from a young age.
Although she’s the world’s reigning pop star, attitudes toward Swift are split markedly along both partisan and gender lines.
It may feel like a complex, often unspoken emotion. But pleasure at the misfortune of others is common in business settings.
After a decade dabbling in different genres, Gaga’s return to gothic synth-pop reminds us why she became an icon in the first place.
Even megastars like Barbra Streisand have suffered from stage fright.
As I watched the death-metal band thrash and shriek through their performance, I had absolutely no idea what they looked like.
The new show from Black Swan State Theatre Company is a highly original blend of humour, grief and Aussie Christmas spirit.
Performers turned into savage wolves in this mesmerizing production that hit the Playhouse stage in Brisbane.
New research finds that misconduct in private lives often does more damage to leaders’ careers and companies than cooking the books.
Merlynn Tong’s new play feels like it’s not sure if it’s a meditation on loss, or a musical comedy about reinvention.
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Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University
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Professor of Psychology, California State University, Northridge
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Senior Data Scientist, Victoria University
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Professor of Sports Science, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
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PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, The University of Western Australia
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Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer in sport and performance psychology , University of Bath
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Professor of Marketing, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Associate, New York University
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Professor in Modern History, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and Founder of Popsicule, ANU’s Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub, Australian National University