[1] From 2007 to 2014 Jonston was artistic director for the World of Wearable Art Awards show.
[4] Directing and choreographing performances for large public outdoor events is an area Johnston works in.
In 2018 this included a performance at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park called He Wawa Waraki: Roaring Chorus for the New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage that commemorated the armistice that marked the end of World War I.
[4][5] In 2021 Johnston directed the opening of The Performance Arcade What if the City Was a Theatre?
programme in Wellington which was a collaboration with Johnston's company Movement of the Human, kapa haka group Hiwa, Wellington Opera, and singer Sharn Te Pou.