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A moody photograph, taken at a low angle, showing three jogging women in the early morning. The women are silhouetted against the cool blue sky and their shadows stretch behind them on the road as they run towards the soon-to-rise sun which lightens the background of the photo. The image illustrates ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Guests assemble at the cake-cutting ceremony for Canberra Theatre Centre's 60th anniversary. Three fair-skinned men in suits, flanked by two ballerinas from The Australian Ballet, stand in a semi-circle around a white cake which has the decorative words 'Canberra Theatre Centre' displayed upon it, and a golden number 60 on top.
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Cake and Carmen as Canberra Theatre Centre celebrates its 60th anniversary

Canberra Theatre Centre opened in 1965, and more than 10 million people have attended its productions in the six decades…

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Sydney Fringe Festival teases 2025 program with new works from local, interstate and overseas creatives

Taking its lead from the major arts festivals, Sydney Fringe – which last year presented 500 events to 100,000 attendees…

Canberra Theatre Centre: The Playhouse, as seen from the stage.
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Canberra Theatre Centre celebrates 60th anniversary in 2025 and wants your memories

As part of its diamond jubilee, Canberra Theatre Centre has announced its first anniversary performance and launched a new project…

Two actors on a dark stage. One wears a singlet and carries a torch, the other is on their knees and has a turtle costume on their back.
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Literature as theatre – attracting young audiences

From April to December, Canberra Theatre Centre is presenting shows for children, with literature as the 2024 overarching theme.

Five dancers wearing sleeveless organe tops and loose grey pants move-animal-like across on the stage on all fours. Behind them in a black and white digital animation of stylised animals including a rhino, camels and a giraffe.
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Dancing with wolves in the national capital

The work of one of the world’s greatest contemporary choreographers has never been seen in Canberra – until now.

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Music review: Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen, Canberra Theatre Centre

A gloriously hilarious, musically astonishing and emotionally heart-punching memorial to the late David Branson.