Kate Wickett has been appointed as the new CEO of City Recital Hall in Sydney. Wickett is the former CEO of Sydney WorldPride, which took place in 2023, and has an extensive and diverse background spanning law, infrastructure, arts, strategic advisory and corporate leadership. She plans to expand the venue’s role “as a cultural nucleus that not only entertains but fosters musical and orchestral excellence, performance and dialogue”.

Kate Wickett. Photo supplied

The Australian Ballet School has appointed Megan Connelly as its new Artistic Director & Head of School, succeeding Lisa Pavane. Having received her early training in Melbourne, Connelly studied at the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. She joined The Australian Ballet in 1991 before following her passion for teaching. From 2010 to 2020, while working at TAB, she was a member of The Australian Ballet School’s teaching faculty. Since 2010, she has been a repetiteur and the Rehabilitation Specialist at TAB.

Leanne Benjamin, the new Artistic Director of the Queensland Ballet, has announced her first addition to the company. Australian dancer Alison McWhinney, who hails from Port Macquarie, is returning home to join QB after performing with English National Ballet since 2005....