News Articles for Bourby Webster

Bourby Webster sets the stage for her vision to elevate Perth as a top international arts city.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Anthony O'Neill, Laura Benger, Paul Verity, Matthew Worner, Marie Bourgoin, Brett Salt, Bourby Webster and Simon Williamson.

Perth Symphony Orchestra founder Bourby Webster has accepted a position as director of creative activation and public engagement at Edith Cowan University's City campus.

The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera's greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.

With world-class performances and a stunning if unusual setting, WA Opera's Carmen should help find the genre new audiences, writes Bourby Webster.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Fiona Hick, Christopher Kohne, Brodie McCulloch, Zahra Peggs, Dean Misdale, Kevin Wilson, Hanno Van Der Merwe, Julian Anthony, Derek La Ferla, Fiona Campbell and Theo Smyrniotis.

Classical singer Fiona Campbell is set to move to Perth Symphony Orchestra, following her appointment as creative director.

An opera in hi-vis? Puccini's La fanciulla del West translates almost too well to a WA mine site, writes Bourby Webster.

Perth Symphony Orchestra founder and creative director Bourby Webster will step down after 12 years at the helm of the not-for-profit.

The 2020 balance sheets of WA arts companies appear strong, but performance anxiety lingers.

In the last chapter of the Business News' Great for the State series, leaders from energy, mining, the arts and sport shared their insights on shaping the state's future.

Simone Craddock's production of Ella & Louis! is, in short, "incredible".

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

Programmed has announced a partnership with Perth Symphony Orchestra (PSO), the first major arts organisation the business has partnered with.

Perth Symphony Orchestra has welcomed Tianqi Lithium general manager Phil Thick as its new chair.

The financial performance of WA's major arts organisations has fluctuated widely over the past year, research by Business News has found.

SPECIAL REPORT: An eclectic mix of corporate heavyweights, private philanthropists and innovative disruptors have helped to shape the state's arts sector.

The newly formed Perth Arts Leaders Collective has an ambitious goal to transform tourism in Western Australia while simultaneously lifting the profile of the state's artists and creative community.

SPECIAL REPORT: An increasingly competitive funding environment has prompted several arts and cultural organisations to sharpen their focus on audience development as a means to boost sustainable income streams.

SPECIAL REPORT: A focus on creating and sustaining a liveable, connected and internationally appealing city is driving arts and culture development and construction projects across Perth.

Western Australia's business and political leaders mingled with the next crop of entrepreneurial talent as a crowd of 850 people celebrated the 2015 40under40 Awards at Crown Perth last night.

The entrepreneurial talents of Tony Loxton, founder of Digital Dialogue, were recognised last night when he was named First Amongst Equals in front an audience of 980 people at the 2014 40under40 awards.

THE state's classical musicians are thinking outside the orchestra pit in an effort to take their art form to a new generation of admirers.

Setting up a second symphony orchestra in Perth is ambitious but for a convivial pair like Bourby Webster and Annalisa Oxenburgh it is an obvious choice for the city.