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The many lives of the Corsaire pas de deux

April 3, 2013 – 8:57 pm

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, Bolshoi production of Don Quixote, London 2010, photo courtesy John Ross

The pas de deux in Le Corsaire is one of the most famous moments in the classical ballet repertoire, yet

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Aggripina Vaganova, Alexei Ratmansky, Bolshoi Ballet, Joseph Mazilier, Jules Perrot, Le Corsaire, Margot Fonteyn, Mariiinsky, Samuil Andrianv | Comments (0)

The Big 40 for Don Quixote and the Friends of the Australian Ballet

March 24, 2013 – 4:40 am

Lucette Aldous and Rudolf Nureyev, Don Quixote, 1973

The Friends of the Australian Ballet NSW is marking its 40th year with a special screening in Sydney of the

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Don Quixote, Lucette Aldous, Robert Helpmann | Comments (0)

Osipova and Vasiliev: A trip to the moon on gossamer wings

March 18, 2013 – 2:55 am

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in Don Quixote, The Australian Ballet 2013, photo © Jeff Busby

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev don’t just dance Don Quixote at a level of perfection we seldom, if ever, see.

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Don Quixote, Francis Croese, Ivan Vasiliev, Matthew Donnelly, Natalia Ospiova, Reiko Hombo, Steven Heathcote | Comments (4)

The mirror images of Beauty reflected through the eyes of Ezio Frigerio

March 1, 2013 – 6:17 am

Bolshoi Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty, 2011

Watching a DVD filmed in 1999 of Rudolf Nureyev’s production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Paris Opera Ballet I

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexander Beliakov, Bolshoi Ballet, Ezio Frigerio, Franca Squarciapino, Nicholas Georgiadis, Paris Opera Ballet, Polish National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

Rojo and Polunin: “The dancers become the dance”

February 17, 2013 – 12:21 pm

Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin in Marguerite and Armand, photo © Bill Cooper/Royal Opera House

February in London can be the nastiest month of the year. Winter lingers. Seasonal affective disorder gets a grip. The

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Frederick Ashton, Sergei Polunin, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

If you see only one Giselle in your lifetime, make it the Paris Opera Ballet’s

January 31, 2013 – 5:25 am

Anton Dolin, a famous interpreter of Albrecht in Giselle, once said that the heroine of the ballet should not emerge

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adien Bodet, alexandre benois, Amélie Lamoureux, Audric Bezard, Dorothée Gilbert, Emmanuel Thibault, Eugune Polyakov, Giselle, Koen Kessels, Laurent Hilaire, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Mathieu Ganio, Melanie Hurel, Paris Opera Ballet, Patrice Bart | Comments (8)

Nureyev in Le Corsaire: “Choreographed on him by God”

January 6, 2013 – 6:56 am

It’s 20 years today since Rudolf Nureyev died at Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours hospital in Paris. The time of

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Agrippina Vaganova, Alexander Chekrygin, Alexei Ratmansky, Alistair Macaulay, Drigo, Ezio Frigerio, Joseph Mazilier, Juiie Kavanagh, Jules Perrot, Le Corsaire, Margot Fonteyn, Marius Petipa, Nikolai Zubkovsky, Robert Greskovic, Samuil Andrianov | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 50th year celebrations come to a close with documentary, talks, exhibitions

October 29, 2012 – 10:47 pm

Marilyn Rowe and Kelvin Coe in Swan Lake 1983. Photo courtesy of the Australian Ballet

From the words of the first artistic director – Peggy van Praagh – to the thoughts of the newest Odette/Odile

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Akira Isogawa, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Anna Pavlova, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Borovansky Ballet, Colin Peasley, David McAllister, Don Quixote, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Max Dupain, Nicolette Fraillon, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, State Library of NSW, Stephen Baynes, Susan Mayes, Swan Lake, Vicki Car | Comments (0)

Remembering Rudi: the tribute year begins

October 12, 2012 – 9:41 am

A year of tribute to Rudolf Nureyev has begun with an exhibition showcasing more than 80 costumes and 50 photographs

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Cinderella, Don Quixote, English National Ballet, La Scala, Raymonda, Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet | Comments (0)

Ratmansky’s Cinderella tops the bill for the Australian Ballet in 2013

September 5, 2012 – 5:41 am

The big catch of 2013 for the Australian Ballet is one of the world’s most acclaimed choreographers, Alexei Ratmansky. His

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Australian Ballet, Balanchine, Bella Figura, Bernard Taper, Cinderella, David Bintley, David McAllister, Don Quixote, Dyad 1929, Etudes, Garry Stewart, Graeme Murphy, Harald Lander, Jerome Kaplan, Jiri Kylian, La Sylphide, Luke Jennings, Monument, Paquita, Prokofiev, Simon Dow, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, The Four Temperaments, Wayne McGregor | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Rudolf Nureyev

The many lives of the Corsaire pas de deux

The Big 40 for Don Quixote and the Friends of the Australian Ballet

Osipova and Vasiliev: A trip to the moon on gossamer wings

The mirror images of Beauty reflected through the eyes of Ezio Frigerio

Rojo and Polunin: “The dancers become the dance”

If you see only one Giselle in your lifetime, make it the Paris Opera Ballet’s

Nureyev in Le Corsaire: “Choreographed on him by God”

The Australian Ballet’s 50th year celebrations come to a close with documentary, talks, exhibitions

Remembering Rudi: the tribute year begins

Ratmansky’s Cinderella tops the bill for the Australian Ballet in 2013

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