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At the Vanguard: tough and tender was the night

May 2, 2013 – 9:19 pm

Amber Scott and Adam Bull, Dyad 1929, Australian Ballet, photo © Branco Gaica

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

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

The birth of Gemini: Marilyn Rowe remembers

November 15, 2012 – 10:44 pm

Lana Jones, Rudy Hawkes, Adam Bull and Amber Scott, Gemini, photo © Jeff Busby

Glen Tetley’s ballet, Gemini, was created in 1973 but it still looks as fresh as a brand new day. In

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Gemini, Glen Tetley, Marilyn Rowe, Rudy Hawkes | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet gala: Tributes to the past, hopes for the future

November 4, 2012 – 11:33 am

Australian Ballet gala curtain call, photo © Australian Ballet gala curtain call, front row, Sofiane Sylve and Pierre-Francois Vilanoba, Julie Kent, Maina Gielgud, David McAllister, Dame Margaret Scott, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Naoki Takagishi and Mizuka Ueno photo © Filip Konikowski

On November 2, 2012 – 50 years to the day since Peggy van Praagh and her deputy, Ray Powell, took

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, After the Rain, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Carmen Suite, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Daniel Camargo, David Hallberg, David McAllister, Demis Volpi, Don Quixote, Ellen Badenes, Etudes, Giselle, Harald Lander, Julie Kent, Kevin Jackson, Little Monsters, Maina Gielgud, Margaret Scott, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Mizuka Ueno, Naoki Takagishi, Natasha Kusen, National Ballet of China, Pierre-François Vilanoba, Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Sofiane Sylve, Stuttgart Ballet, Sun Ruichen, Swan Lake, Tokyo Ballet, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Ty KIng-Wall, Zhu Yan | Comments (0)

Helpmann Award nominees for 2012

August 6, 2012 – 1:49 pm

A Chorus LIne, 2012 production, Tim Lawson in association with Adelaide Festival Centre

Before his career as an actor, choreographer, director and producer, Robert Helpmann was a dancer. As a student he danced

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged A Chorus Line, Australian Ballet, Aviary, Balletlab, Belong, Brooke Stamp, Can We Talk About This, Charmene Yap, Chen Wen, Dancenorth, Danielle Rowe, Daryl Brandwood, Dyad 1929, Graeme Murphy, Helpmann Awards 2012, ID, Jiri, Kirstie McCracken, Lloyd Newson, Martin del Amo, Paul White, Phillip Adams, Stephen Page, Tara Soh, Waangenga Blanco, West Australian Ballet | Comments (2)

A vague night out for a trio of New York dance critics

June 17, 2012 – 9:18 am

Robyn Hendricks and Daniel Gaudiello in Dyad 1929. Photo, © Jim McFarlane

Unlike London, where 10 dance critics might review a performance of any one production, New York is a city of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Adam Bull. Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Daniel Gaudiello, David Page, Dyad 1929. Warumuk, Infinity, La Favorita, Molte Vivace, Rachel Rawlins, Ross Stretton, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Wayne McGregor | Comments (6)

An infinite array of storms, swans and stars

April 13, 2012 – 8:11 am

Ella Havelka and Jake Mangakahia in Warumuk, photo © Jeff Busby

In 1996, the last year of her artistic directorship of the Australian Ballet, Maina Gielgud programmed a triple bill of

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benedicte Bemet, Benjamin Cisterne, Beth Dean, Brett Dean, Brooke Lockett, Calvin Hannaford, Charles Thompson, David McAllister, David Page, Edourard Borovansky, Ella Havelka, Gideon Obarzanek, Graeme Murphy, Infinity, Jake Mangakahia, Jarryd Madden, Jennifer Irwin, Maina Gielgud, Melbourne Cup, Nearly Beloved, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, Rex Reid, Robert Helpmann, Rumours, Stefan Gregory, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, The Display, The Narrative of Nothing, There's Definitely a Prince Involved, Vivienne Wong, Warumuk | Comments (2)

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