The Australian Ballet began and will end with a summer gala
Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake, Benedicte Bemet and Brett-Chynoweth: photo Simone Eeles
The first was Summertime at the Ballet promoted as “a once-in-a-lifetime arena spectacular featuring pieces from nine incredible ballets including The Merry Widow, La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Spartacus, Balanchine’s Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux and more. This grand celebration of ballet is our gift to the people of Melbourne”.
Now the company has added another summertime event titled Celebration Gala, the first at the Sydney Opera House (25 November to 3 December) and the second gala at Arts Centre Melbourne (9-18 in December).
In Sydney audiences will see:
LA FAVORITA
Pas de deux from CONCERTO
CLAY (excerpt from LOGOS)
White Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Black Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Pas de deux from Act II of ANNA KARENINA
Pas de deux from CHROMA
Pas de deux from Act II of THE MERRY WIDOW
Pas de deux from AFTER THE RAIN©
Pas de deux from Act II of THE NUTCRACKER
In Melbourne audiences will see:
SERENADE
Excerpt from ARTIFACT SUITE
Black Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Pas de deux from THE MERRY WIDOW
Excerpt from WATERMARK
LA FAVORITA
Pas de deux from CHROMA
Dance of the Snow Fairies from Act I of THE NUTCRACKER
