Nick Miller
The Courier
Australia
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Who is George Pell? The boy from Ballarat
The death of George Pell has brought mixed emotions across Ballarat, some who will remember his contributions to the Church and others who will concentrate only on the child abuse scandal that dogged his last decade → Read More
The private pains – and joys – of playing Harry Potter
Gareth Reeves, who plays Harry Potter on stage, has a shoulder strapped together with elastic tape. His physio likens his injuries to those “typical of trapeze artists”. → Read More
Why could this Warhol fetch $200 million? And how do you put a price on art?
Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn might become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever to sell at auction. Why? → Read More
Why too much obedience is a bad thing on a ballet stage
How do you judge a dancer? When picking nominees for a prestigious prize, the Australian Ballet’s artistic director looked for individuals who made their own choices. → Read More
‘A giant, unplanned experiment’: The winners and losers in arts funding
The federal government’s RISE program marks a radical change in Australian arts policy. → Read More
‘I felt a pop’: How do you fix a busted ballet dancer?
A snapped tendon could once mean curtains for a career. How do today’s dancers make it back on stage when disaster strikes? → Read More
COVID stole her breath and nearly her life. Now she’s singing again
The pandemic nearly killed opera star Helena Dix when a blood clot landed in her lung. Her training saved her life. → Read More
‘What I remember most is the horror ... the crushing sense of loss and inertia’
Audiences are flooding back to the nation’s theatres but the threat of another lockdown still looms over the industry. → Read More
The untold story behind Baz Luhrmann’s big neon-red love sign
The L’amour scrawl is instantly recognisable as the Australian director’s signature, featuring in movies and on stage. But where did it come from? → Read More
Ballet superstar’s message for Aussie dancers: don’t be afraid of ambition
David Hallberg has danced with assertive Americans and ruthless Russians. He says Australians need to fight their egalitarian instincts to get to the top. → Read More
‘No tricks, no foreigners’: challenge set for Melbourne’s new art home
The new NGV Contemporary on Southbank will be designed by Australians to be like nothing the world has seen, says a competition judge. → Read More
Stuck in Sydney with no realistic way home: A Melburnian's lament
We're in Sydney. It would be easier to get back home to Melbourne if we were in London. → Read More
Who's that Gal? Wonder Woman returns, just don't call her a feminist
Gal Gadot and Patti Jenkins say they're not making a feminist statement, just a movie in which the heroine breaks boundaries. → Read More
The (really) true story of how I made Oxford rewrite a dictionary
A moral fable for our times: When the head of Sky News quoted a notorious racist, I went down a very, very pedantic rabbit hole. → Read More
Ballet returns with a New York twist, and an unexpected hurdle
When David Hallberg arrived as new artistic director at The Australian Ballet on Monday, he discovered a big problem: his dancers can't touch each other. → Read More
'$200' Sidney Nolan template of Ned Kelly sells for $39,000
The estate of Lady Nolan thought it wasn't even really a work of art. Buyers clearly disagreed. → Read More
Russell Drysdale painting ties artist record, sells for $2.4m
The painting, Going to the pictures from 1941, had been tipped to set a new record for the Australian artist but didn't quite get there. → Read More
Why Nan Goldin, pioneer of lo-fi in-the-moment photography, hates Insta
The groundbreaking activist who broke the mould of art photography in New York in the 70s is appalled at the way we consume and dismiss images now. → Read More
Heartbreak in a pandemic? For Amanda Palmer, now's not the time to process the pain
This year ended the musician's tour, delivered heartbreak and taught her patience. Now she reflects upon it all. → Read More
Top arts leaders use industry roundtable to call for rescue package
Major performing arts organisations say they are facing "existential" risks and need clarity so they can plan a path forward. → Read More