News Articles for West Australian Ballet

Home-grown artists will be highlighted in the 2021 Perth Festival program, which features Tim Minchin performing songs from his new album Alone Together with WASO as the headline act.

Jessica Machin has resigned as West Australian Ballet's executive director to pursue a new, as-yet-unannounced leadership role.

The Western Australian arts calendar is starting to fill up after the COVID-19 shutdown, beginning with CinefestOZ Film Festival at the end of August.

The pandemic has highlighted the plight of the arts sector but will the support continue?

Several arts companies have had surprising end-of-financial-year fundraising success, despite the economic impacts of the pandemic.

Lotterywest has announced the beneficiaries of $26.3 million in COVID-19 relief grants, with West Australian Ballet receiving one of the largest sums.

The business community has supported front-line charities during the pandemic, but the economic downturn may change this.

Arts organisations are cautiously planning how they might perform and interact once restrictions are lifted.

Forty-nine arts organisations that previously received Australia Council for the Arts funding have missed out in the latest round, with the 95 recipients selected last Friday to share $31.7 million over four years.

The performing arts sector is coming up with new ways to ensure people are entertained, in light of government restrictions on indoor events attended by 100 people or more as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Australian Ballet launched a new endowment fund at Government House last night, with two separate donations from Jack Bendat and Alexandra Burt's foundations totalling $4.1 million.

The West Australian Ballet has announced it will tour China with a performance of ‘Giselle' in October of next year, as part of the company's recently announced 2020 season.

Bankwest has announced the appointment of Sinead Taylor as the first female to lead the organisation in its 124-year history.

The West Australian Ballet has appointed Woodside Petroleum chief financial officer and executive vice-president Sherry Duhe as chair, following the retirement of Robert Edwardes.

WA's major performance-based arts groups have persevered through a broadly stagnant economic environment this past year.

Regional tours have become a regular fixture on the calendars of Western Australia's biggest arts companies, but ensuring the programs' longevity remains a financial challenge for many.

Howard Park Wines has signed up as a new sponsor for the West Australian Ballet's upcoming season of Tchaikovsky and The Nutcracker, with the winery having deep roots in the art form.

After more than two decades as Sandover Pinder, the local architecture firm has changed its name to Carabiner – a rebrand its directors say better reflects the business as the link between clients' needs and good design.

Property consultant Warwick Hemsley has replaced Adrian Fini as the Art Gallery of WA Foundation chair after four years at the helm.

WA Symphony Orchestra has deep roots planted firmly across Western Australia, having spent 90 years connecting with communities beyond its core audience of classical music aficionados.

New chair Jan Stewart will be looking to grow awareness and financial support for the intergenerational Raine health study.

Collaboration is key for the launch of the West Australian Ballet's 2018 season, as ballerinas and indigenous dancers come together to perform the contemporary work Milnjiya, while opera singer Deborah Cheetham provides support with a score of traditional indigenous sounds.

WA arts organisations are aiming to broaden their revenue streams amid falling income for Lotterywest.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh plans to apply ideas from his time in London to the arts sector in Western Australia, after being announced as the new chairman of the Art Gallery of WA.

SPECIAL REPORT: Arts and cultural organisations are pursuing innovation and collaboration to help manage the tougher financial conditions in WA.

SPECIAL REPORT: Three WA arts organisations have performed a series of firsts on tours to Asia this year, building on business and diplomatic strategies that highlight the value of cultural exchange.

The West Australian Ballet has appointed Jessica Machin as executive director, filling one of the biggest positions in the state's arts scene.

After last month's closure of Perth Theatre Company, Business News has delved into the financial reports of arts and culture groups in WA to check on their health.

Brian J Rear has resigned as a director of Horseshoe Metals.

Former corporate lawyer Ian Cochrane has joined the board of Ausdrill as deputy chairman, adding to a suite of board positions on the private companies of some of Perth's wealthiest families.

Two prominent Perth businesswomen have moved on to new government roles, with Heather Zampatti named the new chair for Lotterywest, while Libby Lyons has become a director of the national Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

NSW-based industrial manufacturer Bradken has appointed David Smith as its first Perth-based director, starting next month.

The WA Ballet Company has appointed Sandover Pinder executive chairman Michael Henderson to its board.

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