18 Apr, 2019

The entire performing arts industry is in the process of cultural change. It’s painful, and it’s overdue, but individuals and organisations are focused like never before on ensuring our work places are safe and our professional relationships are respectful, responsible and kind.

12 Apr, 2019

Opera Australia has announced a public, Auslan-interpreted performance of their hugely successful schools touring production of By the Light of the Moon at its Sydney headquarters on Saturday 27 April.

11 Apr, 2019

Youth is front and centre this month with National Youth Week. AMPAG finds out how two AMPAG members — one from the west (WAO) and one from the south (ASO) — are attracting a new generation by inviting them to help shape their offering and deepening and broadening engagement.

11 Apr, 2019

A summary of the outcomes of the second phase of consultation on opportunities to strengthen the National Framework for Governments’ Support of the Major Performing Arts Sector (MPA Framework) has been released.

11 Apr, 2019

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts presented its report on the Australian music industry. The committee has made 16 recommendations to ensure the future growth and sustainability of this sector.

11 Apr, 2019

This May, 12 dancers and three resident choreographers from The Australian Ballet will head to New York to present three original works, including one world premiere, at The Joyce Theater as part of a two-week celebration of Australian dance.

10 Apr, 2019

The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia has accepted the invitation to become patron of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra .

10 Apr, 2019

Musica Viva’s current FutureMakers artists Aura Go and Matthias Schack-Arnott are offering Monash music students an open door into their individual artistic practice as part of a two-year education partnership between Musica Viva and Monash University.

10 Apr, 2019

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia have renewed their historic cultural partnership for an additional three years to 2021.

10 Apr, 2019

The Australian Ballet, in collaboration with Sydney Opera House and Dance Australia magazine, have announced the recipient of the Emerging Female Classical Choreographer Initiative.

10 Apr, 2019

Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia and the West Australian Opera have joined forces, under the Opera Conference banner, to produce the first major revival of the hit musical Bran Nue Dae, opening in Sydney in January 2020 and touring to Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

03 Apr, 2019

Melbourne Arts industry celebrated and applauded the achievements across the locla performing arts sector at the 36th Green Room Awards.

03 Apr, 2019

The 2019 Budget highlights the urgent need for a roadmap for the future of the whole of the Australian Arts. AMPAG welcomes the Morrison Government’s commitment to addressing key gaps and challenges in the contemporary live music sector, but the Budget falls short of meaningful reform or investment for the whole of the Arts industry.

29 Mar, 2019

After four incredibly successful years at the helm, Artistic Director Sam Strong will leave Queensland Theatre in November, after achieving artistic and ticketing records and transforming the company through a new identity and a new theatre.

29 Mar, 2019

Opera Australia continues its mission to inspire schoolchildren with its Schools Tour program extending its reach to over 55,000 this year.

28 Mar, 2019

Australian adult arts and cultural participation grew by 4.4% between 2013/14 and 2017/18 with women's participation a driving force, up 6.1% while men's participation rates were up 2.4% according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2017-18 Australian youth participation rates in creative activities totalled 63.4% and that adult participation rates are highest for people between the ages of 15-34.

28 Mar, 2019

Circus Oz and Company 2 collaborate to create a mesmerising world with the international premiere of Wunderage – an astonishing spectacle told through breathtaking physical feats, heart-stirring live music and honest humour.

28 Mar, 2019

Congratulations to BSSTC on winning the Perdaman-sponsored Workplace Diversity Excellence Award at the AIM WA Pinnacle Awards.

28 Mar, 2019

STC is thrilled to announce that The Secret River will tour the United Kingdom in August and September this year, with dates at The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and at the National Theatre in London.

27 Mar, 2019

As 40 of the world’s best chamber musicians prepare to travel to Townsville for the famous Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) in July, Chair of the famed event Sandra Yates AO has welcomed three new Directors to the Board in Mary Jo Capps, Judy Higgins-Olsen and Timothy Kelly.