Major performing arts companies need to keep pace with economic and social trends, such as rapid development in the Asia region and shifts in the demographics and leisure time options of the Australian population, according to this report. Climate change, generational workforce succession, an increasingly diverse population and transport are some of the main challenges that performing arts companies will need to face in order to remain sustainable and relevant in the future.

The report also highlights that the sustainability and artistic vibrancy of the entire sector relies on a healthy, two-way exchange of ideas and personnel between larger performing arts institutions and smaller companies.