08 May, 2019

Congratulations to Black Swan State Theatre Company's founding artistic director Andrew Ross and Black Swan actor and resident artist Ian Michael and West Australian Symphony Orchestra's Mark Coughlan (Chief Executive) for making the finals in 2019 Western Australian of the Year.

08 May, 2019

Over 50 Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians will embark on its annual Regional New South Wales Tour, performing in Port Macquarie, Taree and Newcastle.

02 May, 2019

New research: University of Queensland researchers are exploring what ‘sustainability’ means in the performing arts, and will look for new and effective ways of communicating the unique value, contributions and support needs of the performing arts to funding bodies, corporate sponsors, audiences, and the Australian public and call for sector participation to inform their work.

01 May, 2019

Victorian Opera has honoured the major philanthropic contributions of former Chairman Jane Hemstritch with the dedication of its performing, rehearsal and event space in her name: the Hemstritch Studio.

01 May, 2019

MTC Education hits the road this month with a regional tour in Victoria and Tasmania of The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You with the support of Crown Resorts Foundationand the Packer Family Foundation.

01 May, 2019

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has returned from a two-week tour of North America, during which it travelled from the west to east coasts to perform eight critically acclaimed concerts over 15 days.

26 Apr, 2019

Since 2015, Queensland Ballet has been delivering four-day Dance Camps to regional areas during school holidays.

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.