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Performing Arts in Australia
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Jason Coleman's Ministry Of Dance
Jason Coleman's Ministry of Dance, Ministry of Entertainment & Production & Ministry of Performing Arts College - the leading Performing Arts Hub of Australia! Our culture is renowned for the dynamic buzz, creativity, world-class facilities and welcoming and respectful culture to all within the performing arts realm. We strive to reach constant new heights and our productions and network set us apart. In an age of performing arts transformation and industry re-invention, knowing where you belong, your value to the world, and embracing your individuality is the only way to make it. Our incredibly talented team specialise in bringing together all aspects of development, performance, dance, acting and voice under one roof. We set the foundation the way they should be – taught grounded and executed with precision. Let us help you embrace your individuality with passion, dedication and professionalism. We are known for crafting young artists who have gained traction and success in the industry. We cater for all ages and levels with our junior hobby streams to our secondary and tertiary education streams, productions and management of our triple threat talent. 2009, Jason Coleman introduced the Ministry of Dance to Melb. 2019,"The Cube Theatre" opened, a black box theatre seating up to 200. 2021,"Ministry of Performing Arts College" was launched. Delivering education for students from Year 7 to Year 12, MOPAC is focused on delivering the complete package including: ACADEMIC STUDIES DANCE VOICE ACTING Open to talented students in any genre of the performing arts realm, this unique program is designed to nurture and develop triple threat performers. There’s only one dance company in Australia who can give you a dynamic place to grow, develop and shine and that is Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance along with Ministry of Performing Arts College and Ministry of Entertainment & Production. We not only teach shapes but we shapes lives.
11 to 50 staff
Mad Dance House
Mad Dance House is the hub for all things dance in Brisbane- Dance classes for all levels - Private workshops, bookings and corporate team building - Performances including flash mobs, concept videos and stage productions - Entertainment agency servicing major corporate gigs such as Women's Legal Service Queensland, Brisbane Broncos, WaterAid Australia, Kiiss97.3FM and more - Mad Dance Festival in collaboration with Metro Arts - Proud advocate for Dancers Australia and fair working conditions for Australian Artists
51 to 200 staff
New World Artists
New World Artists is an Australian independent creative partnerships consultancy, booking agency and concert tour promoter, representing Artists for live performances and touring in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, UK and Europe. New World Artists has offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and a prominent list of clients who span generations of musical talent and diverse genres. New World Artists is renowned for providing Artist development and career longevity, for collaboration with Event and Festival startups and for unparalleled excellence in service.
1 to 10 staff
Outloud
Outloud is an intersectional, CALD-focused social impact not-for-profit arts organisation. We create genuine, meaningful, inspiring opportunities for young people in Western Sydney. Our award-winning projects address nationally relevant issues that are affecting young people in Western Sydney. We use community-embedded contemporary arts to drive positive change for young people with best practice, evidence-based programs that are fun and inspiring. We specialise in early-intervention harm-reduction that celebrates strengths and amplifies socially-marginalised young people’s thoughts and ideas. We connect our participants to mentors, peers, role models and industry contacts. We put a spotlight on global issues that are affecting our local young people and amplify their thoughts and ideas. We elevate skills and confidence and aim to build self-efficacy and social cohesion. We work with young people who are either emerging leaders, at risk, or looking for a way to make a difference. We work with them to create art that challenges, inspires, questions and makes an impact on the participants, their audiences, and hopefully – their wider community. We amplify local voices to create profound and lasting change in South-West Sydney.
1 to 10 staff
Patch Theatre
Patch Theatre has been making shows for 4–8 year old children and their families from our home in South Australia since 1973. We have produced 114 unique theatre works and performed to over 2 million children around the world. Patch provides inspirational, design-rich theatre experiences to over children each year.
1 to 10 staff
Pyt Fairfield
PYT Fairfield’s vision asserts and celebrates Australia as a culturally diverse nation. PYT Fairfield is the only professional theatre company in Western Sydney focused on the development and engagement of local young and emerging artists as core practice. PYT has a reputation as a brave and transformative theatre company who make urgent work that explores the critical issues of our times. We challenge the conventions of traditional theatre and respond to the needs and aspirations of the next generation of artists. We do this by creating innovative performance and social artistic experiences in theatre spaces and across diverse urban sites of Fairfield, Western Sydney and beyond, and with a key focus on cultural diversity. PYT has presented work across Australia including at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival, Arts House Melbourne and Adelaide Festival Centre. Our work has garnered high acclaim and has won a HELPMANN Award and nomination, SMAC Award and Australian Dance Award.
1 to 10 staff
Queensland Youth Orchestras
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) is the State’s major orchestral training and performance organisation for young musicians aged 8 to 25. Founded by John Curro AM MBE (1932-2019) in 1966, QYO is now under the artistic leadership of Simon Hewett. QYO is renowned as a world-class youth orchestra organisation and a member of Youth Orchestras Australia (YOA), a network comprising the major state youth orchestras of Australia and the Australian Youth Orchestra. QYO currently has eight ensembles: three symphony orchestras, two concert bands, two junior string ensembles, and big band. Each group has its own program of activities including rehearsals, tutorials, concerts, camps. and tours. Each October, around 700 musicians audition for QYO before a panel of professional musicians and over 510 musicians are offered positions in the orchestras. QYO employs five full-time staff, including a General Manager, Administrator, Marketing and Events Manager, Administration Officer and Community Development Officer. Part-time staff include seven conductors, a Venue Manager, and Venue Bookings Manager. QYO employs over 70 professional musicians casually as tutors, audition panel members, accompanists, competition judges, and guest artists. As a not-for-profit, QYO relies heavily on the services of volunteers, donations and fundraising events, corporate sponsorships, and funding from State and Federal Governments.
1 to 10 staff
Realscape Productions
Specialists in producing tech infused, multisensory, theatrical experiences.
1 to 10 staff
Restless Dance Theatre
Led by Artistic Director Michelle Ryan, Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading creator and collaborator of dance theatre by dancers with and without disability. Restless Dance Theatre creates contemporary performances that transcend expectations of what dance can be, and how and where it should be experienced. Restless is made up of a dance company, an emerging artists program, an annual program of classes for regular training and speciality workshops, a residency program, an education outreach program, and we hold masterclasses with some of the world’s best creatives throughout the year. At the helm of our company is a diverse team of highly skilled artists and experienced arts administrators, stabilising and steadily growing the organisation with innovative artistic voices and strong business acumen.
1 to 10 staff
Shake & Stir Theatre Co
Established in 2006, shake & stir theatre co is one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies specialising in the creation of new work. shake & stir produces an annual season of Mainstage and in-school productions, Masterclasses and In-Residencies.
11 to 50 staff
Sister2sister School Of Singing
Sister2Sister School of Singing is a specialised singing school offering vocal tuition, music lessons, drama, theatrical and non-competitive, recreational dance classes along with varied workshops and ample performance opportunities. Classes are delivered face-to-face from our Sydney studios and online, worldwide. Artist mentorship in voice, songwriting and production is offered for both up-and-coming and established artists online and onsite in our recording facility. As formidable vocal educators both school directors and sisters, Christine and Sharon Muscat, have over 20 years experience. Vocal certifications include Level II Instructors with the Institute for Vocal Advancement and Seth Riggs’ Speech Level Singing Technique as well as completion of Levels 1 & 2 of the Estill Voice Method and Estill Advanced Workshop and continue their professional development as teachers and performers. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in music and minor in vocal studies at Macquarie University. Along with these certifications and training, both Christine and Sharon are ARIA award winning and multi-platinum selling industry veterans, still enjoying professional singing careers. They are regularly called upon to offer their voices to television and film and as backing vocalists to artists such as Delta Goodrem, Jess Mauboy and international artists Boy George and Michael Bolton. In 22/23 S2S released singles ‘Nothing’s Gonna Bring Us Down Now’ #13,'Believer'#8, and 'Love You'#1 on the Apple iTunes charts! Along with the opportunity to train with one of our Directors, the Sister2Sister School of Singing also offers a vibrant and diverse faculty of instructors each hand-picked for their training, qualifications, teaching credentials and professional industry experience. We look forward to welcoming you into our family and school following your one-on-one vocal assessment with one of our school directors.
11 to 50 staff
Slingsby
Slingsby is a world leader in the creation of original theatre for people aged eight years and over. Slingsby believes in the power of emotional storytelling and the importance of sharing time and space between artists and audiences. Established in Adelaide in 2007, Slingsby’s productions have been presented in over 100 venues across more than 80 cities and towns in 12 countries, earning the company a global reputation for excellence, evidenced by 15 international, national and local industry awards. In recent years Slingsby has toured multiple times to the USA, Canada, Ireland, UK and Scotland.
1 to 10 staff
St Martins Youth Arts Centre
Established in 1980, St Martins’ mission is to invest in artists, new ideas and beautiful artistic outcomes created in collaboration with children, through the presentation of a rich and diverse program of performance works, the delivery of inclusive workshops for young people, and by providing an exciting place to explore creativity for young people, presenters, and audiences. We are fierce advocates for our young people, the elevation of their voices in the community, and the potency and necessity of our organisation to accomplish these goals. St Martins has an integral role in the Victorian artistic sector in training, supporting, and collaborating with young artists who go on to emerge as professional artists and arts workers in the industry. Participation in our workshops and productions provides a creative framework that shapes current and future audiences and lovers of the arts, and inspires creative thinkers, leaders, and innovators in any field. Our nurturing and emboldening of the next generations are embedded across all our activities: Artworks, Workshops and Venues. St Martins’ creative process develops new narratives, new directions, and new forms, from being on the ground with our navigators, the young people, who take us into unchartered territories in collaborations with exceptional artists. We strive to be inclusive, civically minded and socially engaged, and to embody these tenets through all the actions of our company.
1 to 10 staff
Tantrum Youth Arts
Tantrum is the leading youth arts company in the Hunter region (NSW, Australia) and a not-for-profit co-operative. Utilising performance, storytelling and so much more, we offer meaningful creative workshops, projects and opportunities for young people aged 5 to 26 that build confidence, connections and compassion. We believe artistic expression is a powerful tool for young people to make sense of themselves, their community and the world around them, leading to change. We’re a hub for local emerging artists who want to carve out their own sustainable arts practice within our region, through skills development, networking and making bold new performance. We’re an employer of local artists and art workers who are passionate about taking a creative approach towards making a social impact, supporting young people to become makers and doers in their own way. Tantrum is for every young person but especially those who feel left out, like they don’t belong or that their voices aren’t being heard. We hear you. We see you. We invite and support young people from diverse backgrounds with different abilities and unique skills to come as they are and express themselves in whatever way works for them. We believe that once you embrace your own creativity and learn to accept yourself, you’re ready to look beyond yourself to make positive change in the world.
1 to 10 staff
The Art House Wyong
Consisting of a 500-seat theatre, 130-seat studio, a foyer exhibition space and meeting facilities, The Art House is a professional theatre for the community. Its joint focuses are on bringing national and internationally renowned companies and performers to its stage and on providing a state-of-the-art performance space for the local community. Promoting creativity, originality and inclusivity, The Art House is the Central Coast's home for performers, creators and for anyone who enjoys the experience of great theatre. The Art House is owned by Central Coast Council and managed by an independent not-for-profit entity with an independent board of directors.
11 to 50 staff
Theatre Network Australia
Theatre Network Australia (TNA) is the leading industry development organisation for the performing arts, prioritising independent artists and small to medium companies. A national organisation with a dedicated Victorian program, TNA strengthens artists and arts organisations, influences cultural policy, facilitates critical debate and networking, and advocates for a robust, interconnected and innovative sector. As a national organisation, Theatre Network Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the different land on which we meet, gather, and work, especially the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation where our office is based. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
1 to 10 staff
Theatre Royal Hobart
Theatre Royal (Hobart) is a performing arts company based out of 29 CAMPBELL ST, Hobart, Australia.
51 to 200 staff
Theatre Works
Theatre Works (TW) is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres, constantly reinvigorating & reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development. Theatre Works champions artists & work that embrace difference & celebrate risk, working to provide a supportive public platform for marginalised conversations & voices. This vision guides our foremost aim: To be the Australian epicentre of independent theatre and independent theatre makers by investing in, empowering and supporting artists of all experience, identity, background and aspiration to make ambitious works that reflect, redefine or reimagine contemporary Australia and contemporary Australian theatrical practice Led by a ED/CP, the TW team comprises Production, Marketing & Publicity specialists, Artistic & Creative Specialists. TW’s Board are skilled across a relevant matrix of experience. Our venue size, flexibility & capacity, and our team’s unique skill set is part of what makes TW so distinctive within the Victorian arts ecology. Since 2017, we have supported 1,014 artists across 73 productions with an increase in audience attendance of 58%. The introduction of new initiatives such as the She Writes program and the revitalising of the Associate Artists has increased our value to emerging artists, and will continue to do so as we continue to add new development programs for artists of all experiences and backgrounds. Our curated annual seasons traverse diverse performance styles and rigorous creative methodologies across all genres, investigating unique perspectives & creative approaches. Key Activities Presentation of an annual season of works within the TW main venue, a new secondary venue & surrounding area (site specific work) Commissioning & Co-Producing new works Associate Artists Program She Writes Collective Independent companies in residence Festivals for identified communities (First Stories Festival, Women Writers, LGBTQI+ Hub) Children’s program
1 to 10 staff
Womadelaide
The World's Festival 6–9 March 2026 Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla Discover the iconic, award-winning festival set in Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park, celebrating the very best of the World Of Music, Arts & Dance.
11 to 50 staff
Young Actors Assembly
At Young Actors Assembly, our mission is simple: We create a world of leaders by coaching young people to discover their purpose. The Young Screen Actor + Filmmaker program is the only class in Australia that arms aspiring young actors with the tools to act up a storm, make lifelong friends, learn from the industry's best coaches and build a 20-minute film for the cinema screen. A new type of leadership is being called for in the world, and our holistic approach towards training and development generates original thinking and celebrates the diverse range of cultural perspectives that reflects throughout our community. Our programs are creating results, and we are proud of the YAA graduates who have moved into professional careers within and beyond the film, theatre and television industries. The Australian film industry is growing rapidly, and we are serious about building a legacy for future generations. Our vision is not only to make exciting content but to create the infrastructure to support the creative practice of young people serious about moving into the field of storytelling, acting, filmmaking & leadership. Welcome to your brand-new world!
11 to 50 staff
Flying Fruit Fly Circus
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia’s National Youth Circus and the country’s only full-time circus school for young people aged 8–19. Based in Albury-Wodonga on Wiradjuri Country, this powerhouse performing arts organisation uniquely blends elite circus training with rigorous academic education. We’re not just performers - we’re trailblazers shaping the global circus landscape. Our mission is clear: empower young people through creative, physical, and performing arts excellence. Our elite training isn’t confined to technique, it builds resilience, critical thinking, confidence, adaptability, and artistic storytelling skills. Over the decades, alumni have gone on to careers in circus companies around the world - Montreal, Paris, Melbourne - and into creative industries, academia, and leadership roles around the world. At the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, we believe work should be meaningful, human, and energising. Whether you're creating extraordinary performances, mentoring the next generation, or supporting the engine behind the scenes, you'll be part of a team that values creativity, care, and connection. We honour the whole person - supporting your wellbeing, encouraging balance, and investing in your growth, because when people thrive, great work follows. This is a place where passion meets purpose, and where you can do the best work of your life without sacrificing the life you want to live.
11 to 50 staff
Fortyfivedownstairs Inc
fortyfivedownstairs is a Melbourne based not-for-profit theatre and gallery showcasing independent visual art, theatre and music.
1 to 10 staff
Frankston Arts Centre
Opened in 1995 by then Prime Minister, the Hon. Paul Keating and designed by renowned Australian architect, Daryl Jackson, the Frankston Arts Centre is one of the largest metropolitan and regional arts venues in Australia. Our world class Theatre seats up to 800 and our facilities include full stage with fly tower and contemporary technical and staging equipment. The Centre attracts icons of Australian performance including Melbourne Symphony, Australian Opera and the Australian Ballet amongst others. Our Theatre capacity and premium facilities also attract large and touring international artists and performers. Cube 37 is the Frankston Arts Centre's glass fronted creative arts space attracting new media artists and housing wet studio, workshop rooms, digital media suite and exhibition galleries. Cube 37 was completed and opened in 2001 by then Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard. The Centre also has a fully equipped Function Centre which can seat up to 500 and plays host to a range of events including corporate seminars and community expos, gala dinner dances and awards ceremonies. The Arts Centre has a direct access car park, drop-off zone and a fully licensed bar offering an extensive selection of beverages and bar meals. Preshow dining is available in the restaurant from before selected performances, offering a quality contemporary menu designed by our very own executive chef.
11 to 50 staff
L2r Dance
L2R Dance is a not-for-profit organisation based in Melbourne’s West dedicated to providing free dance programs, performances, arts leadership opportunities and employment pathways for children and young people who are traditionally underrepresented or absent from mainstream arts and culture. L2R moves physically, socially and culturally. Fostering belonging, wellbeing and cultural leadership, L2R nurtures creativity and transforms young people through the power of dance. OUR VISION A more inclusive world where people’s lives are enriched through access to the arts. OUR PURPOSE Inspire positive vibes through one language, Dance! We welcome children aged 6-11, young people 12-25 and their families through our 7 free dance programs across Melbournes west. They come from all over the world and have unique journeys. We collaborate, create and develop. We employ young emerging and professional cultural and arts leaders who are extremely dedicated to their dance practice and committed to engaging valuable community arts practice while being exceptionally good humans. L2R reflects contemporary Australia, educating, developing and employing young people and artists from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and celebrating their contribution to our cultural lives. L2R’s participants gather to move, develop, perform and socialise. They move in spaces and places where young people who often find themselves on the margins, are culturally safe to express themselves. Through L2R's fee for service you can support change by booking L2R at your next event! Our vibrant crew of professional and emerging artists use dance to spread good vibes, while providing a platform for diverse artists to be represented in the commercial sector. 100% profit go back into our unique charity to create a more inclusive world where people's lives are enriched through access to the arts. L2R believes in one language.Dance!
1 to 10 staff
