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Alexander Campbell: A Matter of Trust

October 10, 2016 – 6:57 am

It really doesnā€™t seem that long ago that Academy Ballet in Randwick, Sydney, was a second home. I first met

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Academy Ballet, Alan Campbell, Birmingham Royal Ballet, McDonald's Ballet Scholarship, Nicholina Kuner, Prix de Lausanne, Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet School, Valma Briggs | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 2017 season: A year of Alice, Clara and Aurora

September 27, 2016 – 10:39 am

For both the dancers and audiences, the Australian Balletā€™s big show of 2017 will be Christopher Wheeldonā€™s Alice’s Adventures in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alice Topp, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Australian Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, David Bintley, David McAllister, Faster, Gabriela Tylesova, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson, Little Atlas, Matthew Hindson, Michael Gordon, Nutcracker the Story of Clara, Richard House, Scent of Love, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Reich, Steven McRae, Symphony in C, The Sleeping Beauty, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Zenaida Yanowsky | Comments (1)

World Ballet Day companies throw open their studio doors

October 6, 2015 – 11:36 am

The big difference between World Ballet Day 2015 and the inaugural event last year was the way the five main

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Hero of Our Time, Akane Takada, Akram Khan, Alexei Ratmansky, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benidicte Bemet, Bolshoi Ballet, Boris Akimov, Christopher Carr, Christopher Hampson, Cinderella, Daniel Gaudiello, David Bintley, David McAllister, David Nixon, Djakapurra Munyarryun, Dust, English National Ballet, Federico Bonelli, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Hamlet, Ismene Brown, Jackie Barrett, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jonathan Cope, Justine Summers, Kenneth MacMillan, Lauren Cuthbertson, Lisa Craig, National Ballet of Canada, Ore Oduba, Presque Rien, Radu Poklitaru, Raven Girl, Romeo & Juliet, Royal Ballet, Ryoichi Hirano, San Francisco Ballet, Sarah Thompson, Sergei Filin, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, Swan Lake, Tamara Rojo, Two Pigeons, Wayne McGregor, World Ballet Day, Yuhui Choe, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

In the northern summer, Australian dancers on the move

July 16, 2012 – 2:01 pm

When the holiday season begins in the northern hemisphere, dance companies begin to announce promotions, joiners and leavers and this

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Aaron Smyth, Gailene Cummerfield, Jenna Roberts, Lachlan Monaghan, Luke Ingham, Monica Mason, Stephanie Williams | Comments (0)

Behind the velvet curtain: a true insight into a company at work

March 26, 2012 – 12:14 pm

More than a decade ago, Christopher Millard, director of press and communications at the Royal Opera House, explained to me

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Christopher Wheeldon, Grant Coyle, Kristen McNally, Leanne Cope, Liam Scarlett, Marianela Nunez, Monica Mason, Olga Evreinoff, Royal Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Thiago Soares, Wayne McGregor | Comments (2)