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Ako Kondo as Giselle

May 5, 2019 – 10:40 am

From her first entrance as a young woman in love, until her last steps towards her grave, Ako Kondo was

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alina Cojocaru, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Giselle | Comments (1)

Alice’s Romp Through Wonderland

December 9, 2017 – 9:58 am

Could any creative team have as much fun as the men who sat down together to make the ballet Aliceâ€™s

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Bob Crowley, Christopher Wheeldon, Joby Talbot, Nicholas Wright, Nutcracker, Peter Wright, Steven Heathcote, Ty KIng-Wall | Comments (0)

Coppelia: The win-win production imprinted in the Australian Ballet’s history

December 4, 2016 – 1:37 pm

The collaboration of Peggy van Praagh, Kristian Fredrikson and George Ogilvie is one of the most successful in the Australian

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Chengwu Guo, Colin Peasley, Coppelia, Dana Stephensen, David Hallberg, David McAllister, George Ogilvie, Greg Horsman, Kristian Fredrikson, Lisa Bolte, Miwako Kubota, Peggy van Praagh, Robyn Henrdicks | Comments (1)

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 After the Rain, Agrippina Vaganova, 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)

Diana and Actaeon, the odd couple of a Soviet showstopper

May 1, 2016 – 9:34 am

Thereâ€™s nothing quite like the Diana and Actaeon* pas de deux to excite a ballet audience. The piece is a

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Agrippina Vaganova, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Diana and Actaeon, Doug Fullington, Esmeralda, Galina Ulanova, George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Kirov Ballet, Le Roi Candaule, Lucinda Dunn, Marius Petipa, Paquita, Robert Curran, Spring Waters, Symphony in C, Vaktang Chabukiani | Comments (1)

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

November 29, 2015 – 11:35 am

Last September, the Melbourne premiere of the Australian Balletâ€™s new Sleeping Beauty represented the big picture, with a multitude of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, David McAllistair, Gabriela Tylesova, Kevin Jackson, Lana Jones, Rose Adagio, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (0)

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

November 9, 2015 – 9:26 am

The Australian Balletâ€™s triple bill begins and ends with jogging. The curtain opens to reveal a diagonal of dancers in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 48Nord, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Balanchine, Benjamin Cisterne, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Daniel Gaudiello, Dimity Azoury, Filigree and Shadow, Igor Stravinsky, In the Upper Room, Jacopo Godani, Lana Jones, Marcus Morelli, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Natasha Kusch, Nicole Rhodes, Norma Kamali, Philip Glass, Raw Models, Ross Stretton, Shelley Washington, Simon Plant, Symphony in Three Movements, Tim Harbour, Twyla Tharp, Vicki Attard, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Ako Kondo rises to the top of the Australian Ballet

April 14, 2015 – 12:28 pm

The Australian Ballet has a new principal dancer. Following her performance this evening (14 April) as Giselle, Ako Kondo was

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Paquita, Shiho Kanazawa Ballet Studio, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

Madeleine Eastoe followed Maina Gielgud’s advice and made the role of Giselle “entirely her own”

April 5, 2015 – 8:16 am

Every ballerina lucky enough to dance Giselle portrays the role in her own particular way. Of course sheâ€™s directed and

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Andrew Killian, Dimity Azoury, Ghengwu Guo, Giselle, Kevin Jackson, Kirsty Martin, Lisa Bolte, Lucinda Dunn, Madeleine Eastoe, Maina Gielgud, Natasha Kusen, Olga Tamara, Rachel Rawlins, Rudy Hawkes, Steven Heathcote | Comments (0)

Madeleine Eastoe to make her farewell performance in July

March 6, 2015 – 7:45 am

After an 18-year career, the principal dancer, Madeleine Eastoe, 36, will retire from the Australian Ballet following her last performance

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Giselle, Juliet Burnett, Madeleine Eastoe, Miwako Kubota, Reiko Hombo | Comments (3)

Tag Archives: Ako Kondo

Ako Kondo as Giselle

Alice’s Romp Through Wonderland

Coppelia: The win-win production imprinted in the Australian Ballet’s history

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

Diana and Actaeon, the odd couple of a Soviet showstopper

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

Ako Kondo rises to the top of the Australian Ballet

Madeleine Eastoe followed Maina Gielgud’s advice and made the role of Giselle “entirely her own”

Madeleine Eastoe to make her farewell performance in July

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