Co-director Chris Howlett gives us a taste of what’s on offer in the festival’s second year.

Judith Neilson’s new cultural centre is kicking off 2021 with a site-specific work from choreographer Rafael Bonachela and Sydney Dance Company, with plenty more to come.

Next year’s offering from Music on the Terrace spans The Little Mermaid to Baroktoberfest, as well as the launch of a new Soirée Series at Perth’s Government House.

“It’s time to put our artists back on centre stage, to put them first when it comes to revenue, and to put the needs of music lovers everywhere ahead of the status quo,” says Co-Director Adele Schonhardt.

A new "Symphony" by Paul Dean will form the centrepiece of a three-city tour.

Across five tours, Selby & Friends welcomes back plenty of old friends in new combinations to perform music from Joaquín Turina to Joan Tower.

A three-month program but with an admirable commitment to 100 percent streaming.

The company celebrates 20 years with impressively bold offerings and major players.

The first half of the year will kick off with a Summer Series of five works in development ahead of two mainstage plays, both two-handers.

The season features Australian guest soloists including Siobhan Stagg, Jayson Gillham and Grace Clifford, a new chamber series, and a new initiative committed to greater representation of women composers.

"It's been a journey," says Co-Artistic Director Rachel Healy as the Adelaide Festival announces a program featuring 10 world premieres, 14 Australian premieres, and 18 events exclusive to the festival.

The new Canberra company unveils its inaugural season tomorrow. In an exclusive story, we reveal the two productions it will present next year.