Performing Lines Tas

06/09/2026

✨ ANNOUNCING MIRABELLE WOUTERS AS NATIONAL MENTOR FOR OUR REGIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY! ✨

Mirabelle Wouters is a Belgian/Australian performance maker, set and lighting designer and Co-Artistic Director of Branch Nebula, known for bold, physically driven works presented nationally and internationally.

Her practice challenges social hierarchies, foregrounding marginal perspectives and grassroots culture through collaborative processes. Focused on bodies, spaces and audience relationships, her work spans stages, streets and public sites

A two-time Helpmann Award winner and Green Room Award recipient, Mirabelle brings a wealth of experience across performance making, design and collaborative creation.

We’re thrilled for our selected artists at this year’s Performing Lines Tas Artist Residency to work with Mirabelle, drawing on her insight, generosity and expertise as they develop and explore their project ideas.

15/07/2026

⏰ FINAL CALL — 24 hours left to apply!

Artists based in Lutruwita/Tasmania, this is your last chance to apply for the 2026 Performing Lines Tas Regional Artist Residency

Applications close at midnight Thursday 16 July 2026

Apply now before it's too late:
https://performinglines.org.au/programs/tasmanian-artist-residency/

Regional Artist Residency Queenstown.

The Performing Lines Tas Regional Artist Residency is supported by Arts Tasmania.

12/07/2026

⏰ ATTENTION FOUR DAY left to apply

Artists Based in Lutruwita/Tasmania
Performing Lines Tas Regional Artist Residency Applications closing July 12 for the 2026

APPLY NOW don't wait. Applications close: Midnight Thu 16 July 2026
https://performinglines.org.au/.../tasmanian-artist.../

The Performing Lines Tas Regional Artist Residency is supported by Arts Tasmania

📹

06/07/2026

📣 Final chance to catch Rumpel: Artistic Preview at Festival of Voices 2026 🎶

The evening will feature live excerpts from this exciting new work, followed by a guided post-show Q&A with co-creators Amanda Hodder and Nicholas Tolputt, composer Jabra Latham and dramaturg Ben Winspear, hosted by Caroline Sharpen, CEO of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.💡💬

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast 🔥 Book now via link below 🔗
https://performinglines.org.au/projects/rumpel/
📅 Wednesday 8 July 2026, 6.00 pm
📍 Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg, Hobart TAS



Performing Lines Tas is is supported by Arts Tasmania

01/07/2026

Join us for Rumpel next Wednesday 8 July, an operatic work following a man on the eve of becoming a father.🧸🍼🚗
Driven by a deep determination to avoid repeating the mistakes of his own childhood, Rumpel strives to be a better father than his dad was. More than that, he wants to be the best dad in the world.

But what does that mean?

The evening will feature live excerpts from this exciting new work, followed by a guided post-show Q&A with co-creators Amanda Hodder and Nicholas Tolputt, composer Jabra Latham and dramaturg Ben Winspear, hosted by Caroline Sharpen, CEO of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.💡💬

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast 🔥 Book now via link below 🔗
Join us for Rumpel next Wednesday 8 July, an operatic work following a man on the eve of becoming a father.🧸🍼🚗
Driven by a deep determination to avoid repeating the mistakes of his own childhood, Rumpel strives to be a better father than his dad was. More than that, he wants to be the best dad in the world.

But what does that mean?

The evening will feature live excerpts from this exciting new work, followed by a guided post-show Q&A with co-creators Amanda Hodder and Nicholas Tolputt, composer Jabra Latham and dramaturg Ben Winspear, hosted by Caroline Sharpen, CEO of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.💡💬

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast 🔥 Book now via link below 🔗
https://performinglines.org.au/projects/rumpel/
📅 Wednesday 8 July 2026, 6.00 pm
📍 Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg, Hobart TAS

26/06/2026

🚂 All aboard for the Performing Lines TAS Regional Artists Residency

As part of the 2026 residency program participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Secret Station, a one-of-a-kind journey curated by The Unconformity that brings experimental art to one of the most remote places on earth.

Experience a program of art and music in both Queenstown and Lynchford Stations, bridged by a sonic journey across the hidden forest. This event invites you to discover deep connections in a place that is entirely isolated. This remarkable event offers artists the chance to connect with place, community, and fellow creatives while exploring the distinctive environments and stories of Tasmania's West Coast.

Don't miss your chance to be part of this unforgettable residency experience.

Expressions of Interest are now open and close at midnight on Thursday, 16 July 2026 Apply Now via the link below.

https://performinglines.org.au/initiatives/tasmanian-artist-residency/

Performing Lines TAS Regional Artists Residency is Supported by

Secret Station is supported by The Unconformity, Events Tasmania and West Coast Wilderness Railway

📸Image by Amy Brown.

24/06/2026

🔥 Rumpel: Artistic Preview, Festival of Voices 2026🔥

Enjoy an intimate preview from Rumpel, a new operatic work currently in development.

We join Rumpel on the eve of becoming a father. Not everything is going to plan. But a deal is a deal, and Rumpel will have to decide what sort of man he wants to become.

Join co-creators, Amanda Hodder and Nicholas Tolputt along with composer Jabra Latham and dramaturg Ben Winspear, to hear excerpts from this exciting
new work and gain insight into the creative process through a guided conversation with the team.

Wed 8 July 2026
Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg
Book now
https://performinglines.org.au/projects/rumpel/

Festival of Voices
Theatre Royal, Hobart

23/06/2026

Annette Downs has long been an anchor for Performing Lines in Lutruwita nurturing deep relationships with artists, communities and the wider performing arts sector across the island. In this special interview, she sits down with Performing Lines founder Wendy Blacklock AM as part of The Wendy Tapes.

As the founder of Performing Lines, Wendy Blacklock was instrumental in building pathways for independent artists, fostering innovation, and championing stories from across Australia to reach audiences locally and internationally. Through intimate interviews, personal reflections and archival material, The Wendy Tapes offers a rare and deeply human portrait of a producer whose vision and tenacity helped shape the national performing arts landscape.

Head to our website and watch these four interviews: https://performinglines.org.au/the-wendy-tapes/

19/06/2026

🔥 ATTENTION Artists Based in Lutruwita/Tasmania 🔥
Applications are now open for the 2026 Performing Lines Tas Regional Artist Residency.

Taking place from 1–4 October at Gold Rush Inn in Queenstown, on the west coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania, this well-established and highly respected Residency is an opportunity for Tasmanian artists at all stages of their careers, and from all areas of the performing arts, to come together and explore new performance project ideas.

Offering artists time, space and professional support to deepen their creative inquiry and connect with peers in a collaborative setting, the Residency has been a popular event on the island’s creative calendar for the past 13 years.

⏰ Applications close: Midnight Thu 16 July 2026
📣 Successful applicants notified: Thu 30 July 2026

https://performinglines.org.au/initiatives/tasmanian-artist-residency/

📸Amy Brown

19/05/2026

🎬 Performing Lines is proud to announce the launch of The Wendy Tapes, a four-part interview series honouring the extraordinary life and legacy of Australian performing arts pioneer Wendy Blacklock AM.💛

As the founder of Performing Lines, Wendy Blacklock was instrumental in building pathways for independent artists, fostering innovation, and championing stories from across Australia to reach audiences locally and internationally.

Through intimate interviews, personal reflections and archival material, The Wendy Tapes offers a rare and deeply human portrait of a producer whose vision and tenacity helped shape the national performing arts landscape.

The four interviews are conducted by artists, colleagues and friends with whom Wendy worked across more than three decades producing, founding and leading Performing Lines, including Wesley Enoch AM, Kate Champion, Annette Downs and Ian Temby AO KC.

🎥 Watch the series via the link below.
https://bit.ly/wendy-tapes

Performing Lines is proud to announce the launch of The Wendy Tapes, a four-part interview series honouring the extraordinary life and legacy of Australian performing arts pioneer Wendy Blacklock AM.