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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s Australian arts sector appointments include a CEO stepping down from an iconic Sydney institution.

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Profits or losses for contemporary dance companies: who’s in best and worst shape?

In lean times for the sector, contemporary dance companies are maintaining stability while some are securing partnerships to extend their…

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Opportunities and awards

Ceramics prize open for entries, Artspace Studio Program artists and Australian Dance Theatre LOFT residents revealed, plus design and fashion…

Sebastian Geilings in Australian Dance Theatre's 'A Quiet Language', Adelaide Festival 2025.
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Dance review: A Quiet Language, Australian Dance Theatre, Adelaide Festival 2025

A complex, compelling production, by turns anguished and joyous, angry and elegiac, honouring six decades of radical dance history.

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Adelaide Festival announces first three shows for 2025

A Simon Stone-directed opera, a triple bill from Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal and ADT’s 60th anniversary production are the first…

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Dance review: Identity, Sydney Opera House

Two separate performances exemplify the grace and power of two of Australia's leading choreographers: Daniel Riley and Alice Topp.

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Dance review: Outside Within

This first offering under Australian Dance Theatre's new Artistic Director highlights collective creativity.

Review: Buried Country, The Beginning of Nature & Baker Boy, Darwin Festival

Impressions and critical reflections on the opening weekend of this year’s Darwin Festival by our Performing Arts Editor, Richard Watts.

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Australian Dance Theatre's Garry Stewart reinvents another ballet classic, Giselle, in this intense, athletic production.