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ADC’s 2026 season brings new commissions, an immersive site specific work, the return of audience favourites and a major international tour.

Australasian Dance Collective appoints acclaimed choreographer and educator Daniel Jaber as its new Pre Professional Program Director for 2026.

The Australian Ballet expands its company with ten artists, blending homegrown talent and international experience as it prepares for its 2026 season.

More than 100 young dancers gathered at WAAPA for the 2025 Diana de Vos Awards, celebrating talent, artistry, and the strength of Western Australia’s vibrant RAD community.

West Australian Ballet honours Alexandra Burt for 18 years of leadership and generosity, marking her lasting impact as Patron of Private Giving.

The Australian Ballet joins leading companies worldwide for World Ballet Day 2025, celebrating accessibility, innovation and collaboration through the theme Access Becomes Art.

Marking a century of excellence, innovation and international legacy.

Sydney Festival’s 50th anniversary heralds a landmark program of dance, uniting visionary choreographers from across the world in a city-wide celebration of movement, identity and connection.

GCDANCEVENTS will bring directors from major international companies to Brisbane in January, offering Australian dancers unprecedented access to global auditions at home.

Sydney Dance Company’s acclaimed New Breed program returns to Carriageworks for its twelfth and final season, closing a defining chapter in Australian contemporary dance.

Following sold-out premieres, Pointe: Dancing on a Knife’s Edge takes audiences on Floeur Alder’s remarkable journey from trauma to artistic renewal, in a national screening tour this spring.

Marking forty years at Walsh Bay, Sydney Dance Company reveals an audacious 2026 program that celebrates legacy through invention, bringing together artists whose voices are shaping the future of contemporary dance.

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 2026 national tour, Sheltering, brings together three powerful works that connect generations through First Nations stories of resilience, belonging, and connection to Country.

The Australian Ballet has partnered with queer-led education organisation Queer Town to embed LGBTIQA+ inclusion across the company, marking a major step in fostering safer, more inclusive arts workplaces nationwide.

81 young dancers from 15 countries are named to compete at the prestigious competition in 2026.

The festival’s 41st edition unveils a dynamic lineup of dance that spans continents, cultures and choreographic vocabularies.