Tag Archives: Australian Ballet

The Australian Ballet’s new digital season

April 3, 2020 – 11:05 am

You might remember the days when Australian Ballet productions could be seen 0n free to air TV. That faded away

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The curtain falls for now:How dance companies are reaching out to their audiences

March 15, 2020 – 7:24 am

If you’re reading this you already know that in Australia sports come first and the performing arts come later, if

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The Australian Ballet 2020

September 29, 2019 – 1:06 pm

Although David McAllister’s retirement as artistic director of the Australia Ballet was announced back in May, the absolute certainty of

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Dancing Under the Southern Skies: A History of Ballet in Australia

July 7, 2019 – 10:38 am

Are you an author who describes yourself as self-employed on LinkedIn? If so, the description is probably half true. Self,

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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

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Tributes to Dame Margaret Scott who changed the landscape of ballet in Australia

February 24, 2019 – 7:45 am

The Australian Ballet has announced the death of Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE, at the age of 96. David McAllister,

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The American premieres of Anna Karenina and Sylvia that are coming soon to Australia

February 17, 2019 – 6:29 am

Time was when a ballet’s company’s repertoire was kept under wraps for months before the big launch. Now, with co-productions

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Spartacus: The good, the evil and the wall between

November 17, 2018 – 7:05 am

Lucas Jervies, the choreographer of the Australian Ballet’s new production of Spartacus wanted to create a work that relates to

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The Australian Ballet’s repertoire for 2019

September 25, 2018 – 3:14 am

Stanton Welch, the Australian born artistic director of the Houston Ballet, has delved into Greek mythology with his new production

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Gielgud’s Giselle, a heritage work in the Australian Ballet’s repertoire with added pizazz courtesy of David Hallberg

September 9, 2018 – 10:24 am

The minute David Hallberg makes his entrance it’s clear he’s a man of distinction and charm. No wonder the vulnerable

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