Nicolette Fraillon fell into conducting dance, but she was quickly hooked by the artform. Music Director of The Australian Ballet since 2003, she guides Jo Litson through the history of ballet music, discusses the different kinds of collaborations between choreographers and composers, and wonders why ballet scores aren’t always given their proper due.
Olivia Ansell's first Sydney Festival includes stunning installations, music in boatsheds and at The Cutaway in Bangaraoo, musicals, outdoor theatre, a strong dance component and more.
In 2022, Perth Festival celebrates the theme of Wardan (Ocean) across music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film and writing events.
The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced the finalists in the new award introduced to nurture aspiring choreographers.
Mitch Harvey performs the inaugural production for his new company, an immersive work set in a futuristic dystopian world.
Renowned as passionate, fiercely intelligent, formidable yet warm and caring, leading arts administrator Chrissy Sharp has died at the age of 70.
Sydney Opera House has launched a digital season of five of Sir Matthew Bourne's most popular dance works, available on its streaming platform, Stream, throughout November.
Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts proposes post-COVID roadmap while reports reveal enormous impact of the pandemic.
Amy Flannery and Leon Rodgers announced as the 2021 David Page Music Fellows, a program that offers First Nations composers culturally safe and collaborative mentorship.
David Hallberg’s first year as Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet has been challenging, to say the least, due to COVID, but he is full of passion and high expectations for 2022.
A new, experimental arrangement of Sue Healey’s iconic moving-image portraiture.
In this month's features we talk to Barrie Kosky about The Golden Cockerel, run an extract by Leigh Sales from the book Well Hello, explore the role of music reviewers today, and examine the pleasures and perils of writing music for the screen.
Dance has long favoured the young, but just because you’re not as flexible as you once were doesn’t mean you can’t communicate, says Alice Topp, who has formed a collective of independent artists called Project Animo.
