6000 Miles Away – Valerie Lawson's Dancelines

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Guillem: The song is almost ended, but the melody lingers on

August 24, 2015 – 5:35 am

Sylvie Guillem entered the stage like an inquisitive, fast moving animal. Her fingers resembled little legs, scrabbling across the floor,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Alies Sluiter, Andy Cowton, Brigel Gjoka, Bye, Duo, Here & After, Life in Progress, Mats Ek, Michael Hulls, Riley Watts, Russell Maliphant, Sylvie Guillem, techne, Wet Woman, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

December 31, 2013 – 3:14 am

Looking backwards before glimpsing forward, the two highlights of the Australian dance year were the season of the Paris Opera

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Bach Partita, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Baz Luhrmann, Bolero, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, DorothÃ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, Gideon Obarzanel. Jacopo Godani, Giselle, Greg Horsman, iTMOi, Ivan Vasiliev, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin McKenzie, Korper, La Bayadere, Larissa McGowan, Laurel Martyn, Leanne Stojmenov, Les Illuminations, Li Cunxin, Lynnette Wallworth, Manon, Marie-AgnÃ¨s Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Olivia Bell, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Strictly Ballroom, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Twyla Tharp, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

Guillem and the Pink Panther: a partnership that wasn’t to be

March 14, 2013 – 10:07 am

6000 Miles Away, a showcase for Sylvie Guillem, is the umbrella title for three works by the distinguished Europe-based choreographers,

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Henry Mancini, Jiri Kylian, Pink Panther, Sylvie Guillem | Comments (0)

Rearranged by Forsythe and de-glamourised by Ek, Sylvie still shows that perfect line that comes from her ballet beginnings

March 12, 2013 – 7:46 am

In Sylvie Guillem’s production, 6000 Miles Away, William Forsytheâ€™s abstract duet, Rearray, is the brain and Mats Ekâ€™s melancholy solo,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 27â€™52â€, Bye, David Morrow, Ivo Pogorelich, Jiri Kylian, Massimo Murru, Mats Ek, NataÅ¡a NovotnÃ¡, Rearray, Sylvie Guillem, VÃ¡clav KuneÅ¡, William Forsythe | Comments (1)

Here’s to 2013, not forgetting the best moments of 2012

December 31, 2012 – 9:12 am

With the Paris Opera Ballet in Sydney in January/February and the Bolshoi Ballet in Brisbane in May/June, 2013 is set

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alina Cojocaru, Amber Scott, Aurelie Dupont, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Daria Klimentova, Dunas, English National Ballet, Ethan Stiefel, Ezio Frigerio, Franca Squarcipapino, Francois Klaus, Garry Stewart, Giselle, Hamburg Ballet, Ivan Vasilev, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, John Neumeier, Larissa McGowan, Li Cunxin, Maria PagÃ©s, Marie-AgnÃ¨s Gillot, Mathieu Ganio, Midsummer Night's Dream, Monument, Natalia Osipova, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Nijinsky, Paris Opera Ballet, Paul Lightfoot, Queensland Ballet, Robyn White, Sergei Polunin, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Sydney Opera House, Sylvie Guillem, Thiago Bordin, Un Ballo, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne Eagling, West Australian Ballet | Comments (2)

Dancing around the world, Sylvie notches up the miles

December 7, 2012 – 9:08 am

In her travels around the world, Sylvie Guillem will notch up many more miles than 6000 as she tours her

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Akram Khan, iTMOi, Jiri Kylian, Massimo Murru, Mats Ek, Nicolas Le Riche, Puz/zle, Rearray, Sadlers Wells Theatre, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sylvie Guillem, Willliam Forsythe | Comments (0)