Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela has announced he will stay on for five more years, as the SDC prepares for its return to the Sydney Opera House and a busy touring schedule.

The study reveals that audience attendance has yet to fully recover from the pandemic and points to the rising cost of living as the new primary barrier.

Ginar is a Torres Strait Islander word for dance, and the name of a new dance company paying homage to the land and sea, from the northern tip of Australia to the border of Papua New Guinea.

New works by Stephanie Lake and Rafael Bonachela, along with a recent Bonachela favourite go for gold.

With her breathtaking performance as Odette/Odile, prima ballerina Kateryna Chebykina carries the weight of a company that wears its heart on its sleeve.

With its Noongar theme of Djinda (stars), this year's program will look to the cosmos. Artists include the Kronos Quartet with Maatakitj, Björk and a sneak-peek at Richard Mills' new opera about Galileo.

Frances Rings will choreograph a deeply personal, full-length work for her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Bangarra.

The modest, restrained budget has few initiatives for the arts and entertainment industry, though this was foreshadowed, with future arts funding to be laid out in the forthcoming Cultural Policy.

Benjamin Millepied, former Principal with New York City Ballet, Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet and choreographer of Black Swan, discusses his latest film and the influence of Jerome Robbins.

An adaptation of Miles Franklin’s My Brilliant Career features in Li Cunxin’s 11th season as Artistic Director, with Liam Scarlett’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream set to enchant regional audiences.

Dancer and choreographer Angela Goh has created a beautiful new film for the Sydney Opera House, using the decommissioned acoustic reflectors from the Concert Hall.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.