Lucinda Dunn will join The Australian Ballet School permanently in January 2027, calling the chance to help young dancers prepare for professional careers “incredibly rewarding work”.

Melanie Lane will lead Lucy Guerin Inc from January 2027, planning “a rigorous and adventurous program” as the company prepares for new leadership and a new name.

Chunky Move’s commissioning program returns with new works by Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Samakshi Sidhu, reviving a platform that supported some of Australian dance’s leading choreographers.

An Australian premiere, the music of INXS and a new ballet for young audiences feature in Queensland Ballet’s 2027 season, with productions travelling across the state.

“The dancing is exact and tender at once.” Luke Murphy’s Scorched Earth combines contemporary dance and psychological crime thriller in a compelling exploration of land and dispossession.

Ensemble dancers Felix Sampson and Michael Smith will succeed Kyle Page and Amber Haines at Dancenorth in March 2027, following the premiere of Galaxia.

Ballet pianists are invited to join a global census and share their work through the “I am a Ballet Pianist!” campaign as World Ballet Pianists Day returns on 9 October.

Xander Parish’s new Florence company invokes the Ballets Russes’ modernist legacy, opening with a Belle Époque Swan Lake and an international cast in March 2027.

Aimee West has received the inaugural Sawers Family Award for Artistry, a new annual prize recognising an aspect of performance central to the Canberra teacher’s life and work.

Launching this November, Dance Junior brings Nutcracker magic, dancer interviews and creative activities to readers aged 6–12, with plenty to discover on the page and beyond the studio.

From syllabus music to concerts and online videos, a OneMusic webinar on 13 October will address music licensing questions for Australian dance and performance schools.

YAGP has announced its Australian regional winners and reports 649 scholarship offers. See the results across classical, contemporary, pas de deux and ensemble categories.

Acrobatics, clowning and a live score: Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA opens in Sydney on 17 October for the final Australian stop of its 2026 tour.

bbodance, formerly the British Ballet Organization, is marking 90 years in Australasia with a special membership initiative for dance teachers across Australia and New Zealand.

Matthew Wingham, Ashley Ekert and Cayden Connors have received the top honours in the 2026 Shirley Treacy Awards for regional Queensland dancers.

Xin Ong and Chung Nguyen will share $20,000 in support through two Ausdance National choreographic fellowships reinstated after a pandemic-era hiatus.