12 Dec, 2018

The 2018 success of Victorian Opera’s new education initiative – Access All Areas: Livestream Program is set to continue in 2019, aligning with the company’s education production Alice through the Opera Glass.

10 Dec, 2018

Chris van Tuinen has been appointed Music Director of West Australian Opera from 2019.

10 Dec, 2018

A highly respected national cultural leader and a passionate advocate for music in Western Australia, Mark Coughlan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

07 Dec, 2018

Hywel Sims will take up the reins as CEO, while Anne Frankenberg will step into the newly created, Melbourne-based role of Deputy Chief Executive.

07 Dec, 2018

Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) Music Director Alondra de la Parra has been named Mexico’s Woman of the Year 2018 in a ceremony held overnight in Mexico City.

07 Dec, 2018

Former Richard Wherrett Fellow and Directing Associate Jessica Arthur will take on the role of Sydney Theatre Company's Resident Director in 2019. Jessica joins the Resident Artist team of Associate Director Paige Rattray and Resident Designer Elizabeth Gadsby.

05 Dec, 2018

Belvoir has announced the winner of the 2018 Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights as Kendall Feaver.

29 Nov, 2018

Bangarra say goodbye to six of their much-loved dancers: Waangenga Blanco, Daniel Riley, Tara Robertson, Kaine Sultan-Babij, Luke Currie-Richardson and Yolanda Lowatta.

28 Nov, 2018

Bell Shakespeare announced the recipients of the 2018 John Bell Scholarship, offering three talented young actors from regional areas the opportunity to learn from some of Australia’s most respected actors, directors and educators.

22 Nov, 2018

Sir Andrew Davis’ recording of Sir Edward Elgar’s Falstaff with the BBC Philharmonic and Roderick Williams (released November 2017 on Chandos Records) has won the Diapason d’Or de l’Année (Musique Symphonique).

21 Nov, 2018

After a triumphant national tour in 2017, a return sellout season at Adelaide Festival and six Helpmann Award wins, Bangarra take Bennelong to regional Australia in 2019.

21 Nov, 2018

The Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras have recognized the contribution of outgoing Chair of Symphony Services Australia, Nicholas Heyward, and welcomed his successor, Craig Whitehead.

21 Nov, 2018

The arts are increasingly on the itinerary for visitors packing their suitcases to come to Australia, according to a new report from the Australia Council for the Arts: International Arts Tourism: Connecting Cultures.

15 Nov, 2018

Malthouse Theatre has just wrapped up a regional tour of Atomic, the 5th Suitcase Series play, by Amelia Chandos Evans. The programme visited Bendigo, Geelong and Wangaratta.

14 Nov, 2018

What is an opera without its lush costumes, elaborate sets and foreign lyrics? To students at Yeronga State High School, it is the perfect medium to tell the stories that resonate with them. The inner-south Brisbane school has partnered with Opera Queensland to develop a stripped back opera to spotlight the remarkable stories and vocal abilities of its diverse student body.

14 Nov, 2018

Circus Oz recently concluded a fantastic season of SKILLZ, a circus education show and workshop program developed for students in Foundation – Grade 4.

09 Nov, 2018

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) have returned from a triumphant first season in-residence at London’s Barbican Centre, cementing their international reputation as the world’s most dynamic and innovative chamber orchestra.

09 Nov, 2018

Following the very positive learning, physical and behavioural outcomes of the program’s pilot year at St Marys North Public School throughout 2018, this innovative Foundations program will continue in 2019.

07 Nov, 2018

The Australian Ballet's podcast series Meet Me At The Barre's latest episode goes live on the 22 Nov.

07 Nov, 2018

An international operatic tour de force, a blockbuster exhibition of European masterpieces and local companies celebrating artists with disabilities are among the finalists in the 13th annual Ruby Awards.