Created by Alice Topp, Butterfly Effect is a work that leaves you longing to experience it again.

After joining The Australian Ballet in 1962, Colin Peasley went on to exert a profound influence on the company.

The Sydney Fringe Festival gets off to a cracking start with a sleek, elegant work celebrating bodies, light and space.

Invited by Dame Peggy van Praagh to be a Principal with the newly formed Australian Ballet in 1962, Welch was central to the company’s formative repertoire.

Nine shows will share in $1.75 million fund to take performances to audiences in regional and remote communities.

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Are Australian orchestras and musical institutions genuinely embracing Indigenous voices?

Alice Topp’s first full-length ballet, Butterfly Effect, inspired by Madama Butterfly, is about to premiere at West Australian Ballet.

Big issues, huge voices, major talents ... September's Limelight casts a wide net over the Australian music and performing arts scene and hauls in a bumper catch.

Big issues, huge voices, major talents ... September's Limelight casts a wide net over the Australian music and performing arts scene and hauls in a bumper catch.

Former Australian Ballet Principal Artist Leanne Stojmenov to lead the company that nutured her talent.

The program structure could stand a refresh, but the three works included here offer plenty of bang for your buck.