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Robyn Hendricks promoted to principal

June 17, 2016 – 12:39 pm

After ten years with the Australian Ballet, Robyn Hendricks has reached the highest rank in the company. This evening she

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, DGV: Danse Ă grande vitesse, Somewhat Elevated, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in C. In the Middle | Comments (0)

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

May 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

A spoonful of pas de deux by the late Agrippina Vaganova and the very present Christopher Wheeldon would be excellent

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Alice Topp, Amanda McGuigan, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Diana and Actaeon, George Balanchine, Grand Pas Classique, Kevin Jackson, Little Atlas, Miwako Kubota, Richard House, Robyn Hendricks, Rudy Hawkes, Scent of Love, Stuart Macklin, Symphony in C, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

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

November 4, 2012 – 11:33 am

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, 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, Lana Jones, Little Monsters, Maina Gielgud, Margaret Scott, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Mizuka Ueno, Naoki Takagishi, Natasha Kusen, National Ballet of China, Pierre-FranĂ§ois 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)

All roads lead to Melbourne for last 50th fling of the year

September 30, 2012 – 9:01 am

Since writing the post below, it turned out that “might” was the right word for Hallberg’s appearance as he is

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, David Hallberg, Don Quixote, DorothĂ©e Gilbert, Julie Kent, Manon, Robert Curran, StĂ©phane Bullion, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux | Comments (0)

British ballet at its best – and one from the museum

May 4, 2011 – 3:16 pm

Two out of three fizzed like flutes of the best champagne. The third was, well, vintage of another kind. The

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Australian Ballet, Checkmate, Christopher Wheeldon, Colin Peasley, Concerto, Kenneth MacMillan, Leanne Stojmenov, Nanette de Valois, Robert Curran, Robyn Hendricks | Comments (0)

After the Rain – a great pas de deux

April 16, 2011 – 1:22 am

The Australian Ballet is about to revive Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain. The second part of the two part work

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, San Francisco Ballet, Yuan Yuan Tan | Comments (4)

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