The five nominees include three members of the corps de ballet, a soloist and a coryphée, with the winners to be announced at the Sydney opening of Anna Karenina in April.

An American in Paris has cancelled performances in Brisbane until 16 January due to COVID-related illness, as several other stage shows are forced to reschedule performances.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

What have our opera and dance companies programmed this year?

Feras Shaheen, a Western Sydney street dancer and choreographer, has won the inaugural TEC award for emerging choreographers, an initiative from The Australian Ballet and its Principal Partner Telstra.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

After nearly 20 years as The Australian Ballet's Chief Conductor and Music Director, Nicolette Fraillon is to leave the company in late 2022.

Nicolette Fraillon fell into conducting dance, but she was quickly hooked by the artform. Music Director of The Australian Ballet since 2003, she guides Jo Litson through the history of ballet music, discusses the different kinds of collaborations between choreographers and composers, and wonders why ballet scores aren’t always given their proper due.

The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced the finalists in the new award introduced to nurture aspiring choreographers.

David Hallberg’s first year as Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet has been challenging, to say the least, due to COVID, but he is full of passion and high expectations for 2022.

Dance has long favoured the young, but just because you’re not as flexible as you once were doesn’t mean you can’t communicate, says Alice Topp, who has formed a collective of independent artists called Project Animo.

After doing a double degree, Alexander Rodrigues had to choose between astrophysics and music. He settled on music and is now the Robert and Elizabeth Albert Conducting Fellow at The Australian Ballet.