← CASTING CALLSNo. 068
AUSTRALIADANCECLOSES 13 NOVEMBER
ARTISTIC DIRECTORLEADERSHIPRELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Sydney Dance Company is looking for its next artistic director, after 17 years under Rafael Bonachela.

Sydney Dance Company in Melanie Lane's Love Lock: around fifteen dancers in mismatched costumes, arms raised, on a stage lit pink against a black backdrop.
Photo: Pedro Greig
DEADLINENOVEMBER 13

Sydney Dance Company is hiring the artistic director who will follow Rafael Bonachela, in the job since 2009. The company has a full-time ensemble, makes new work and repertoire, and tours across Australia and internationally. It also runs what it calls Australia's largest public in-studio dance class program.

The job is to set the artistic vision: the repertoire, the commissions and collaborations, and the development of the ensemble and its artists. The company says the right person may be a choreographer, a maker-curator, or an artist who can bring different creative voices together around one clear vision. Applications are open to candidates in Australia and abroad, with help to relocate.

The search is run by REA arts + culture, an executive search firm for creative industry leaders in Australia and New Zealand, with Gregory Nash supporting it in Europe.

REQUIREMENTS
  • ·A choreographer, a maker-curator, or an artist who can bring diverse creative voices together around a coherent artistic vision
  • ·A distinctive artistic vision for the repertoire, commissions, collaborations and the ensemble
  • ·Applications welcome from Australia and internationally
SCHEDULE
Contract
Initial 4 years, extendable by mutual agreement, 6-month probation
Package
Competitive salary plus 12% superannuation, 4 weeks annual leave, relocation assistance
Location
Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Sydney
Confidential conversations
Before Monday 9 November 2026
Applications close
Friday 13 November 2026, before midnight Sydney time (AEDT)
HOW TO APPLY
01
Download the Candidate Pack
From REA arts + culture's website, after registering. It has the selection criteria and the application requirements.
02
Read it before you get in touch
REA asks candidates to go through the pack first. Confidential conversations are welcome before Monday 9 November 2026.
03
Apply before midnight Sydney time (AEDT), Friday 13 November 2026
04
Questions, or support with the application
sdc@reaartsandculture.com. The search team is Vanessa Duscio, Rebecca Wyles and Richard Evans.
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