With music performed by Elena Kats-Chernin, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Taiko drummers, choreographer Paulina Quinteros has fashioned a genre-defying display that deserves more than one viewing.

Pianist Jonathan Biss demonstrates dignified introspection in a fine Beethoven concert that also features the Australian premiere of Brett Dean's Gneixendorf Music, a Winter’s Journey.

Among an excellent cast, Anthony Warlow gives the most complex portrayal as Captain E.J. Smith, but problems with the production detract from their performance.

Heather Mitchell gives a magnificent performance in Suzie Miller's one-woman play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting the play's strengths and smoothing its bumps.

If this First Nations-led contemporary circus ensemble can maintain the raw physicality displayed in this piece, it will be walking a sure path to success.

In this moving documentary, Sydney luthier Harry Vatiliotis makes his final (800th) violin for his close friend, violinist and filmmaker Romano Crivici.

The most complex and ambitious iteration yet of the remarkable, annual Situ-8 series, featuring site-specific, short dance works.

This extraordinary program includes selections from the Changi Songbook, providing the right balance of light relief and ethereal beauty in contrast to the heavier themes explored.

Opera Australia has earned its stripes as one of the world’s leading presenters of Italian opera – a legacy outgoing Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini can fully take pride in.

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

Under the heroic musical direction of Sam Weller, this unveiling of the cathedral-like Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Alexandria was a Verdi spectacular in every sense of the word.

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