Here’s another week’s worth of arts news in HELEN MUSA’s “Arts in the City” column.

THE Royal Czech Ballet will be here with its production of “Swan Lake”, danced by elite artists from Italy, Moldova and Ukraine, following the original storyline with choreographic revisions by Marius Petipa. Canberra Theatre, 7pm, September 18-20.

IT was good to see Canberra violinist Pip Thompson (CSO, SuperRats, Phoenix Quartet, Canberra Strings) stirring up a storm as the onstage fiddler in “Girl From the North Country”. Thompson told us it had been fast learning for her, but that she was made welcome by the touring cast of the Bob Dylan show. 

UKRAINIAN pianist Alexey Botvinov makes his Australian concert debut, with all proceeds supporting his home country. The Q, Queanbeyan, September 21. 

“EARTH Canvas”, which uses art, by leading Australian artists, to showcase good land management and celebrate the creativity of farmers who practice sustainable agriculture is at the National Museum until October 22. 

CANBERRA Theatre Centre has announced its newest and biggest batch of recipients under the “New Works” program: Nick Delatovic with his project, “Body of Work”, Carolyn Eccles with “Glenn Meringuey”, Claire Holland with “Girlboss, Gatekeep, Gaslight” and Mark Salvestro with “The Queen’s City of the South”.

NOTED Canberra weaver Jennifer Robertson and her husband, master craftsman Christopher Robertson, will join designer/makers Timothy Robertson, Tom Skeehan and ceramicist Katherine Mahoney in the exhibition “Coalesce” as part of Sydney Craft week. Sturt Gallery, Range Road, Mittagong, September 18-November 13. 

“INSTRUCTIONS for Survival” is the latest in the “Stronger Than Fiction” documentary film festival’s showings. The film follows Sasha as a trans man from Tbilisi, Georgia, where it is not safe for LGBTQ+ people to live openly. In Georgian and Russian with English subtitles. Dendy Cinemas, 3pm, September 18 or 6.30pm, September 23.