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

The UNSW ensemble offers a season lit up by Bach, Ravel, Westlake and Edwards, with guest performers that loom large in NSW and internationally.

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.

“We’re bringing space travel, balloons, shepherds, ninjas, great love, cups of tea, ghosts, cowboys, samosas, mysteries.... and theatre magic," says AD Lee Lewis of next year's season.

The renowned arts leader, who began blazing a trail in 1963 when she became a stage manager at age 22, has died, aged 81.

Applicants for the 2023 Prize are asked to submit a work for solo oboe, which will be developed in collaboration with oboist Ben Opie.

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.

Featuring two Australian exclusive shows and a host of international acts, UKARIA offers a powerhouse program at the intimate concert hall, in celebration of founder Ulrike Klein.

The Nielson Foundation, UKARIA Founder Ulrike Klein and Biennale of Sydney CEO Barbara Moore are among those recognised for their philanthropic support of Australian theatre, music and the visual arts.

The world-famous cellist becomes the first instrumentalist to be honoured with classical music's richest prize.

Australia’s premier international dance film festival celebrates its first year at Queensland Ballet’s Brisbane home with half-price tickets for those attending in person.

The lineup salts Sydney with 748 performances, featuring homegrown and international talent, with a cascade of world premieres and the Australian premiere of the opera Sun & Sea, staged on an artificial beach.