New performing arts venue to open in Melbourne
Opening in October, The Round will house a 600-seat and 200-seat theatre, as well as rehearsal studios and function spaces.
Maddy Briggs is a writer, sound designer and composer who works across theatre, screen, dance and video art. Her work has been featured in VIVID Sydney, MUSLAB’s International Electroacoustic Music Festival, SBS on Demand on BBC Music 6. She was also a 2024 Media Fellow with Bang On a Can.
Opening in October, The Round will house a 600-seat and 200-seat theatre, as well as rehearsal studios and function spaces.
Paul Dean discusses the new work he has composed for Four Winds, to be performed by students and seasoned professionals: a threnody for pigs.
Opera Australia will bring back its 2019 production of West Side Story, the most successful staging in Handa Opera history.
New Zealand-born Ty King-Wall, a former Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet, will move to Wellington in November to head the company.
Australian works are "front and centre" in Melbourne Theatre Company’s 12-play 2024 season, says Anne-Louise Sarks.
Speak Percussion founder and director Eugene Ughetti will take over from Roland Peelman after the 2024 festival.
Melbourne-based percussionist Sofia Carbonara will work with the AAO to develop their skills in creative practice and arts administration.
Kaylie Melville will serve as Co-Artistic Director with Eugene Ughetti after 10 years of collaboration with the ensemble.
As violinist Natalie Chee returns home to play Mahler's Symphony No. 9 with the AWO, she explains why it's so exciting to be part of the orchestra.
Jasmin Sheppard has been named as the inaugural resident, and will work across Sydney Dance Company's various departments for one year.
Dr Sarah Kirby, a "brilliant emerging scholar", has received the award for significant contributions to the field of musicology.
Clarinettist Phillippa Murphy-Haste has received the $21,000 prize, which she will put towards a mentorship and the recording of a new, long-form work.
John Farnham, Opera Australia, Musica Viva Australia and two state symphony orchestras are among artists who have shown support for the Voice to Parliament.