After 20 years of sell-out tours throughout Europe and South America, this rambunctious Balkan ten piece gypsy-punk-rock band and multi-award winning filmmaker, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra will raise the roof of the Concert Hall for one night only, 29 June 2008, on their first ever tour of Australia.

The unexpected sell-out hit of the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe was the wickedly twisted debut production from 1927, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Following on from her extended sold-out Sydney show, Hymne a Piaf, French songbird Caroline Nin returns to The Studio to tell the story of her idol in song.

Sydney Opera House is delighted to present the inaugural season of the Australian premiere tour of Matthew Bourne’s production, Edward Scissorhands, for an exclusive three week season through 14 June 2008.

All is not what it seems in the next installment from Sydney’s most motivated, clever and moving dance company. Watch and learn as The Fondue Set gets blown apart into tiny pieces and reformed with the help of award-winning UK director Wendy Houstoun from 4 to 8 June.

Sibling rivalry has never been so funny. Named Best Australian Act at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance is one man's hip-shattering quest for coolness. Sleeping in a bunk bed until the age of 24, it's fair to say Lawrence Leung has never been cool.

Renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, Jake Shimabukuro views the ukulele as "an untapped source of music with unlimited potential". His virtuosity defies label or category. He will perform at Sydney Opera House on Thursday, 13 March, at 7.30pm and 9.30pm.

After the success of the inaugural Whichway UP! last year, The Studio at Sydney Opera House will once again host a triple treat of the best Indigenous music around. Whichway NOW! will feature three generations of Australia's leading contemporary Indigenous musicians across three music genres, on Wednesday, 12 March, at 8.15pm.

Sydney Opera House, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth and the Arts Centre, Melbourne are delighted to present the national tour of Matthew Bourne's production, Edward Scissorhands.

Daorum is a phenomenon, a meeting of old and new, of East and West. This groundbreaking musical project will introduce Sydney audiences to the astounding Korean tradition of pansori for the very first time, on Sunday, 9 March at 6.30pm.

Come to the best house party ever… at our house! The Studio once again kicks out the seats for two nights of DJs, live music and performance artists to celebrate Australia's flourishing Russian culture scene, on 14 & 15 March.

Icelandic singer Bjork perform at the Opera House as part of the Sydney Festival in January. The show will be held on the Opera House's forecourt on January 23.