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On the move: latest sector appointments

A new AD at Queensland Ballet, Chamber of Arts and Culture WA appoints new CEO, and more.

2 Jan 2024 9:22

Richard Watts

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Queensland Ballet has appointed Leanne Benjamin AM OBE as its new Artistic Director. This is a homecoming for Benjamin, a Queenslander who was named Australian of the Year in the UK 2023 and has been a vibrant voice in ballet, vocational development, advocacy and governance on the world stage for many years.

Benjamin will be the sixth Artistic Director to take the helm at Queensland Ballet and the first woman to assume the role.

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Richard Watts

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