Media release – La Boite and Performing Lines join National Performing Partnership Arts Framework

Creative Australia will welcome two new entrants to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF) from 2025 – 2028.

 

Administered by Creative Australia, the Partnership Framework is delivered in collaboration with all states and the Northern Territory. The Partnership Framework is recognised in the National Cultural Policy Revive as a significant part of Creative Australia’s role, providing a range of performing arts organisations with the stability of up to eight years of investment.

 

The new entrants include Brisbane’s La Boite, which stands as Australia’s longest continuing running theatre company, boasting a remarkable 100-year legacy. La Boite is home to the iconic 400 seat Roundhouse Theatre, the country’s only purpose-built theatre-in-the-round, fostering an immersive experience where the audience surrounds the stage.

 

Performing Lines will also join the Partnership Framework. This nationally renowned producing organisation - which works across Australia and will have investment from New South Wales, Tasmania, and Western Australia - is dedicated to developing and presenting groundbreaking and transformative performances, creating pathways for independent artists to present their work.

Investment in 37 existing Partnership Frameworks organisations will continue from 2025 – 2028. With the new entrants joining, the investment provides investment for up to 8 years for 39 companies.

 

The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for the Arts said:

 

“La Boite and Performing Lines have been brilliantly telling Australian stories for years. This recognition is well deserved and can’t come soon enough.”

CEO Adrian Collette AM said:                                                                                                 

 

“We are delighted to welcome La Boite and Performing Lines to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework. The addition of these two new entrants will help to enrich Australia’s cultural landscape, offering audiences across Australia a wealth of diverse and transformative performances that inspire, provoke, and captivate.”  

 

Read more about the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework on the Creative Australia website.

Media enquiries:

Brianna Roberts, Media Manager, Creative Australia

Mobile: 0498 123 541

Email: brianna.roberts@creative.gov.au

 

 

Further information:

 

Organisation	State/Territory
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra	South Australia
Artback NT	Northern Territory
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra	New South Wales
Australian Chamber Orchestra	New South Wales
Back to Back Theatre	Victoria
Bangarra Dance Theatre	New South Wales
Belvoir	New South Wales
Black Swan State Theatre Company	Western Australia
Circa	Queensland
Dancenorth	Queensland
Griffin Theatre Company	New South Wales
Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre	Victoria
La Boite Theatre	Queensland
Malthouse Theatre	Victoria
Marrugeku	Western Australia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra	Victoria
Melbourne Theatre Company	Victoria
Musica Viva Australia	New South Wales
Opera Australia	New South Wales
Opera Queensland	Queensland
Orchestra Victoria	Victoria
Performing Lines	New South Wales
Queensland Ballet	Queensland
Queensland Symphony Orchestra	Queensland
Queensland Theatre Company	Queensland
State Opera of South Australia	South Australia
State Theatre Company of South Australia	South Australia
Sydney Dance Company	New South Wales
Sydney Symphony Orchestra	New South Wales
Sydney Theatre Company	New South Wales
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	Tasmania
Terrapin Puppet Theatre	Tasmania
The Australian Ballet	Victoria
The Bell Shakespeare Company	New South Wales
Victorian Opera	Victoria
West Australian Ballet	Western Australia
West Australian Opera	Western Australia
West Australian Symphony Orchestra	Western Australia
Windmill Theatre Company	South Australia

 

Contact details:

Brianna Roberts, Media Manager, Creative Australia

Phone: (02) 9215 9030 / 0498 123 541

Email: brianna.roberts@creative.gov.au