What have our opera and dance companies programmed this year?

This week Deborah Jones enjoys some feel-good dance thanks to ABC Arts iView, including The Australian Ballet's The Merry Widow and Bangarra's Ochres.

This triple bill to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary includes past Bangarra works and Stamping Ground by Jiří Kylián.

Next year’s centrepiece is a new work inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book Dark Emu.

Bangarra fires on all cylinders in seminal tale of first contact.

Stephen Page and Steve Francis on the life and legacy of the mercurial Aboriginal man who learned to straddle two worlds.

Violinist Dene Olding, conductor Nicolette Fraillon and harpist Alice Giles are among other arts figures honoured. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Ryan Pearson and Baden Hitchcock have joined the Company as part of the Russell Page Graduate Program.

The Artistic Directors of Bangarra Dance Theatre and Gondwana Choirs honoured in the 2017 Awards.

The Artistic Director of the acclaimed Indigenous dance troupe wins Live Performance Australia’s highest honour.

★★★★☆ Kinship and art transcend pain and loss in diverse dance triptych. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The actor and composer, best known for his work with Bangarra Dance Theatre, has died aged 55.