Opera Australia To Lose Longstanding Handa Backing

Erin Clare, Nigel Huckle and Reuben Kaye will play Satine, Christian and Harold Zidler when the musical returns to the Sydney Lyric in March 2027.

International choreographers, a Marrugeku world premiere and free performances across the city feature in the 2027 program, with more than 10,000 A-reserve seats available for $49 across the festival.

Eighteen First Nations dance groups will compete across a free weekend of performances, with tributes to DanceRites founder Rhoda Roberts AO and an inaugural international cultural exchange.

Six queens, powerhouse vocals and infectious pop anthems: Six returns to Sydney with a stellar cast and plenty of reasons for a repeat visit.

Stuttgart Ballet returns to Australia with Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty. Belle Beasley finds lavish design and technical precision that “converge to sublime effect”.

LINK Dance Company’s EPIC brings surreal encounters and psychedelic landscapes to WAAPA’s new Dance Theatre. Nina Levy reviews the company’s first season in its new home.

Brazilian prima ballerina and choreographer Marcia Haydée’s Sleeping Beauty revives the Russian roots of the ballet for Melbourne audiences, writes Belle Beasley

Nova City Ballet graduate Charlie Blow, now in the Academy of Northern Ballet’s Graduate Program in Leeds, reflects on a supportive training community and the importance of following your own path.

National College of Dance graduate Caleb Durbin, now a Soloist at Alberta Ballet, reflects on caring for his body and developing the determination to keep improving.

Josef Brown considers what human artists give of themselves to make their work, and why AI can reproduce its appearance without bearing its cost.

Athletistry founder Shane Wuerthner on navigating auditions

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