On the move: latest sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments and departures.

26 Jun 2023 9:05

Richard Watts

All Arts

Photo: Drew Dizzy Graham on Unsplash.

After 11 years at the helm, Queensland Ballet Artistic Director, Li Cunxin AO has announced his plans to retire due to ill health.

Li has been troubled by serious health concerns since 2022 and is having to step away to prioritise his recovery. He will retire from the company at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

Queensland Ballet Chair, Brett Clark (who replaced outgoing Chair Julieanne Alroe at the company’s AGM earlier this month) announced the news on Tuesday 20 June.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts