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Australian Ballet appoints new ceo

May 22, 2013 – 11:23 am

The Australian Ballet announced today the appointment of Libby Christie as the new chief executive of the Australian Ballet. She

Posted in News | Tagged Australian Ballet, David McAllister, Ian McRae, Libby Christie, Richard Evans, Valerie Wilder | Comments (0)

Roslyn Anderson on working with Kylián and news of his future plans

May 21, 2013 – 9:41 am

In anticipation of Nederlands Dans Theater’s tour to Sydney next month I recently spoke with Jiri Kylián’s long-term assistant and

Posted in Features | Tagged Australian Ballet, Bella Figura, Falling Angels, Gods and Dogs, Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans Theater, Norwegian National Ballet, Petite Mort, Roslyn Anderson, Sabine Kupferberg, Sarabande, Soliders Mass, Stepping Stones | Comments (0)

Sydney Dance Company to embark on international tour next spring

May 14, 2013 – 9:01 pm

The Sydney Dance Company is to take Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another on a tour of six countries in September

Posted in News | Tagged 2 One Another, Festival Internacional Cervantino, Rafael Bonachela, Stanislavsky Theatre, Sydney Dance Company | Comments (0)

Queensland Ballet’s star coup for 2014

May 14, 2013 – 7:55 am

The Queensland government has announced an exclusive season by the Queensland Ballet of Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet starring Tamara

Posted in News | Tagged Birmimgham Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan, Li Cunxin, Queensland Ballet, Romeo & Juliet | Comments (0)

Kylián calls time out at NDT

May 11, 2013 – 9:08 am

In a surprise move, Jirí Kylián and Nederlands Dans Theater have announced that the company will not perform the works

Posted in News | Tagged Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans Theater, Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon | Comments (1)

Frederic Franklin, the Peter Pan of dance

May 9, 2013 – 10:22 am

Six weeks before the start of World War I, Fred Franklin, a caterer, and his wife, Mabel, gave birth to

Posted in Footnotes | Tagged Agnes de Mille, Alexandra Danilova. Gaite Parisienne, Alicia Markova, American Ballet Theatre, Anton Dolin, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Colin Peasley, Frederic Franklin, Jack Anderson, Lydia Kyasht, Nicolai Legat, Rodeo, Tulsa Ballet | Comments (1)

At the Vanguard: tough and tender was the night

May 2, 2013 – 9:19 pm

Vanguard is a trio of sweets. The first and last are sharp and brittle, a wake-up for the palate. In

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australian Ballet, Bella Figura, Daniel Gaudiello, Dyad 1929, George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Joke Visser, Lana Jones, Leanne Stojmenov, Leonide Massine, Ode, Olivia Bell, Paul Hindemith, Steve Reich, The Four Temperaments, Vanguard, Wayne McGregor | Comments (0)

Matt Mattox: the Australian years – from Oklahoma! to Song of Norway

April 28, 2013 – 10:21 pm

Oh What a Wonderful Mornin’ it was for Rodgers and Hammerstein when Oklahoma! opened in New York in March 1943.

Posted in Features | Tagged Agnes de Mille, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Edna Busse, Gemze De Lappe, George Balanchine, J C Willamson, Jacques d'Amboise, Katharine Sergava, Lee Christofis, Marc Platt, Matt Mattox, Michael Kidd, Oklahoma!, Russ Tamblyn, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Song of Norway, Strelsa Heckelman, Tommy Rall, Vasillie Trunoff, Vladimir Kostenko | Comments (8)

Seeing through the mask: a new book on the life and work of Pina Bausch

April 25, 2013 – 1:11 pm

In a recent edition of Dance Europe magazine, Paul Lightfoot, artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater, names Pina Bausch as

Posted in Footnotes | Tagged Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot, Pina Bausch, Raimund Hoghe, Royd Climenhaga, Sarabande, Sh-Boom!, Shoot the Moon, Sol l Léon, Sweet Dreams | Comments (0)

Adventures by the fireside

April 15, 2013 – 5:53 am

After watching Queensland Ballet’s Cinderella on a Friday night and the Australian Ballet’s Don Quixote the following Monday I’ve started

Posted in Footnotes | Tagged Australian Ballet, Cinderella, Don Quixote, La Bayadere, La Sylphide, Queensland Ballet | Comments (1)

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22 May : Australian Ballet appoints new ceo
The Australian Ballet announced today the appointment of Libby Christie as the new chief executive of the Australian Ballet. She more...

21 May : Roslyn Anderson on working with Kylián and news of his future plans
In anticipation of Nederlands Dans Theater’s tour to Sydney next month I recently spoke with Jiri Kylián’s long-term assistant and more...

14 May : Sydney Dance Company to embark on international tour next spring
The Sydney Dance Company is to take Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another on a tour of six countries in September more...

14 May : Queensland Ballet’s star coup for 2014
The Queensland government has announced an exclusive season by the Queensland Ballet of Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet starring Tamara more...
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