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Mara Galeazzi returns to Australia for the gala, Ballet Stars Under the Stars

January 17, 2016 – 10:40 am

There are famous exceptions, among them Galina Ulanova, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Sylvie Guillem, but few ballet dancers continue

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Ador, Australian Ballet, Australian Ballet School, Carla Fracci, Dominic Ballard, English National Ballet, Galina Ulanova, Graham Spicer, Gramilano, Jo Lee, Juliet Burnett, Kimbrian Bergh, Kirsty Lee Denovan, Mara Galeazzi, Margot Fonteyn, Melbourne Ballet Company, Mikhail Baryshnikov, PROJECTion Dance, Queensland Ballet, Royal Ballet, Slovac National Theatre, Sylvie Guillem, Tim Podesta, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works | Comments (2)

The sublime dancer and actor, Alessandra Ferri, returns to the Royal Opera House stage

March 31, 2015 – 6:24 am

The Italian ballerina, Alessandra Ferri, retired in 2007, but six years later she returned to the stage. A former principal

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Fabrizio Ferri, Kenneth MacMillan, La Scala, Manon, Onegin, Romeo & Juliet, Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet School, Steven Heathcote, The Piano Upstairs, Virginia Woolf, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works | Comments (2)

A weekend in the world of the star crossed lovers

July 8, 2014 – 12:36 pm

In 1993, when Li Cunxin was a principal at the Houston Ballet, one of the newest dancers to join the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Carlos Acosta, Christian Tatchev, Daniel Gaudiello, Francois Klaus, Frank Wynne, Li Cunxin, Matthew Lawrence, Meng Ningning, Pig's Foot, Queensland Ballet, Rachael Walsh, Robyn Klaus, Vito Bernasconi, Wayne Eagling | Comments (0)

Paul McCartney’s ballet debut

September 24, 2011 – 5:18 am

Alastair McCaulay, The New York Times dance critic, has spoken and he’s lukewarm about Paul McCartneyâ€™s first ballet score, Oceanâ€™s

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alistair McCaulay, New York City Ballet, Ocean's Kingdom. Peter Martins, Paul McCartney, Sting | Comments (0)