On the move: latest arts sector appointments

In this week's Australian arts sector news, the Black Swan State Theatre Company begins the search for a new Artistic Director.
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Black Swan State Theatre Company Artistic Director Kate Champion will step down from her role when her contract ends in November, the company has announced.

An acclaimed director, Champion took on the position of Artistic Director in 2022 and will have programmed five seasons for the company by the time she departs. During her tenure, Black Swan achieved both critical acclaim and record box office success for productions including Things I Know To Be True, The Pool, Never Have I Ever and Prima Facie, with the latter selling out seasons in both Perth and Sydney. 

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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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts