Green Room: Keep Restless dancing, film news, arts grants

SA arts and culture news in brief: Campaign launched to help Restless Dance Theatre, where to get your Oscars movie fix, new grants for SA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives, a Star Wars treat, and a local art school tops student survey.

When will SA cinemas and theatres reopen?

Cinemas and theatres may have been given the green light to reopen on June 1, but restrictions on audience numbers and other challenges mean South Australians shouldn’t expect an immediate flurry of fresh film screenings and live entertainment.

An image on the Wallis Cinemas Facebook page.

SA cinemas struggle to stay open amid virus fears

The French Film Festival has been cancelled and Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema has suspended screenings, but other SA cinemas remain open for business and are urging public support in the face of a sharp drop in audience numbers.