A conceptual hard rock dance opera based on an avant-garde imagining of the greatest love story ever told is about to open in Melbourne.

Professional theatrical designers and makers are invited to apply for the Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship for Design in the Performing Arts.

There were winners and losers in the latest round of Australia Council multi-year grants.

The jury has delivered its verdict, the audience has cast its vote and a new crop of winners has emerged from the 2011 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald's Dance of Champions, held on Sunday at the Sunday at the Science Theatre, University of New South Wales.

The Australian Ballet launched its 50th anniversary last week with a program that both acknowledges its past as well as peeks into the future.

The finals of the annual Ballet Teachers Workshop Scholarship were held on Sunday, August 28 in Melbourne. A total of $7,675 was awarded in prizes.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is holding its annual company auditions Sunday, September 25 at the company studios.

The first winners of awards from the Guillermo Keys-Arena Trust are about to present their works at a one-off performance in Sydney.

Three young girls have been chosen to perform the lead role in the forthcoming season of the musical Annie, in Sydney.

Now in its fourth year, the Sydney Eisteddfod's annual McDonald's Dance of the Champions will be held on Sunday, September 11 at 5pm at the Science Theatre, University of NSW.

A rare opportunity has become available for two dancers to join Australian Dance Theatre, based in Adelaide.

Building on her recent success at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Erin Fowler is presenting her first full-length stage performance at Nexus Cabaret from August 24-27.

Perth dancer Jonathan Buckels has spent the last nine years in Germany, performing as well as choreographing for numerous companies. Now he is returning to his home town to present a full-length work under the auspices of Strut Dance and performed with independent artist Rhiannon Newton.

The first of a series of talks will be held tomorrow and will focus on classical and contemporary dance with Gideon Obarzanek (director of Chunky Move), Rafael Bonachela (director of Sydney Dance Company) and Spring Dance curator Wendy Martin in conversation with Sydney Opera House's Head of Public Programs Ann Mossop.

Chunky Move and Melbourne’s Signal art studio are coming together to explore the world through children’s eyes with a performance for the inner child in all of us.

The date to register to audition for the Queensland Ballet closes on September 15.