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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

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet Digital Season, David McAllister, Graeme Murphy | Comments (0)

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

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Anna Karenina, Arts Centre Melbourne, La Scala, Paris Opera Ballet, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Royal Opera House, Sydney Dance Company, Volt | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet 2020

September 29, 2019 – 1:06 pm

Although David McAllisterâ€™s retirement as artistic director of the Australia Ballet was announced back in May, the absolute certainty of

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged A Month in the Country, Alexei Ratmansly, Alice Topp, AndrÃ© Prokovsky, Anna Karenina, Ashley Wheater, Ballets Russes, Chroma, Colonel de Basil, David McAllister, Dyad 1929, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Harlequinade, Joffrey Ballet, John Lanchbery, Kristian Fredrikson, Les Millions dâ€™Arlequin, Logos, Marius Petipa, Molto Vivace, Nicolette Fraillon, Sergei Diaghilev, Squander and Glory, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, Swan Lake, The Happy Prince, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

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,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Scholarly Publishing, Dancing Under the Southern Skies: a History of Ballet in Australia, Luminous, Valerie Lawson | Comments (2)

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 Ako Kondo, Alina Cojocaru, Chengwu Guo, Giselle | Comments (1)

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,

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet School, Dame Margaret Scott, David McAllister, Graeme Murphy, Lisa Pavane | Comments (15)

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

February 17, 2019 – 6:29 am

Time was when a balletâ€™s companyâ€™s repertoire was kept under wraps for months before the big launch. Now, with co-productions

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexi Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, AndrÃ© Prokovsky, Anna Karenina, Ashley Wheater, Houston Ballet, Jerome Kaplan, Joffrey Ballet, Stanton Welch, Sylvia, The Ã“unchback of Notre Dame, The Three Musketeers, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

Spartacus: The good, the evil and the wall between

November 17, 2018 – 7:05 am

Lucas Jervies, the choreographer of the Australian Balletâ€™s new production of Spartacus wanted to create a work that relates to

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Bolshoi Ballet, Giselle, Jarryd Madden, Jerome Kaplan, Jiri Kylian, Kevin Jackson, Kurt Jooss, Lana Jones, Lucas Jervies, Nicolette Fraillon, Nigel Poulton, Robyn Hendricks, Spartacus, The Green Table, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

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

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Aurum, Christopher Wheedon, Constant Variants, David McAllister, Filigree and Shadow, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jerome Kaplan, Kim Carpenter, LAC, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Oscar Wilde, Peter Wright, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Sylvia, The Happy Prince, The Nutcracker, Tim Harbour | Comments (4)

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 itâ€™s clear heâ€™s a man of distinction and charm. No wonder the vulnerable

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Amy Harris, Andrew Killian, Benedict Bemet, David Hallberg, Giselle, Leanne Stojmenov, Lisa Bolte, Maina Gielgud, Natasha Kusen, Shaun Andrews, Simon Hewitt | Comments (2)

Tag Archives: Australian Ballet

The Australian Ballet’s new digital season

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

The Australian Ballet 2020

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

Ako Kondo as Giselle

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

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

Spartacus: The good, the evil and the wall between

The Australian Ballet’s repertoire for 2019

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

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