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Cabaret
The Ovations is proud to announce that it will recognise outstanding cabaret as part of its 2024 awards. There will be an award for Outstanding Cabaret Production to encompass all aspects of the cabaret experience from programming to performances to technical and creative inputs. There will also be, at the judges’ discretion, up to three Ovations for outstanding cabaret performance. These awards will be presented in early 2025
Ovations President Greg Hood with Standing Ovation winner Rachel Thornton
Various Award Recipients, Ovations Celebration. Friday 2 Feb 2024
2021 and 2022 award winners were announced on 10 February 2023.
UPDATE: Frequently Asked Questions. Since you asked . . .
Welcome to The Ovations
The Canberra and Queanbeyan region has a vibrant independent performing arts community.
Every year, hundreds of actors, singers, dancers and behind-the-scenes creatives put months of dedication into rehearsals and performances to the delight of thousands of grateful audience members. And they do it for love!
- The Ovations is a not-for-profit organisation formed in 2020 to meet a need in the Canberra/Queanbeyan performing arts community.
- Membership of the Ovations is open to independent theatre and dance communities in the Canberra/Queanbeyan region.
- Members’ productions are judged by panels of experts—highly respected, local practitioners including artists, creatives, crew, arts administrators, and producers.
- The Ovations Awards presentation celebrates the successes of member companies and individuals throughout the previous year. The Ovations Awards cover over 30 categories for theatre, musicals, and dance performance and technical.