Limelight closes out the year in grand style, with stories of creativity and resilience lighting up our December issue.

Drawing on a deep reservoir of sadness and anger, So Young is a finely tuned study in discomfort.

New Goldberg Variations film with Erin Helyard launches an expanded and free-to-access Pinchgut at Home platform.

"This symphony is a mountain," says conductor Stanley Dodds. "But when young players climb it, they discover what they’re capable of.”

The globetrotting Peruvian tenor says he loves the recital stage above all else: "You take more risks, you can communicate in a direct way."

From Symphony under the Stars to a roller derby, Sydney Festival’s 2026 program blends celebration and renewal to build “a playground of imagination”.

"Coriole has always been about more than music,” says incoming Artistic Director Kate Suthers. "It’s about conversation, about sharing ideas and experiences."

A two-year partnership aims to embed inclusive policies, training and leadership practices across the national ballet company.

Actor Kala Gare calls out handsy audience behaviour during show. "It's starting to get a little crazy with people feeling a little liberal."

A season to celebrate the company's heritage also "dares to imagine the future" of opera in Australia, says SOSA's Artistic Director Dane Lam.

A naked commune comedy lays bare the illusions of freedom, fame and going off-grid.

Students specialising in digital production, songwriting and composition for creative industries head west to a new $30m facility.