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Maya Plisetskaya, the prima ballerina who ran her own race

May 4, 2015 – 1:01 pm

The era of Soviet ballet tours to Australia is only a memory, but that memory returned for me with the

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Andrew Guild, Bolshoi Ballet, Maurice Bejart, Maya Plisetskaya, Michael Edgley | Comments (0)

Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

December 31, 2013 – 3:14 am

Looking backwards before glimpsing forward, the two highlights of the Australian dance year were the season of the Paris Opera

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Bach Partita, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Baz Luhrmann, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, DorothÃ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, Gideon Obarzanel. Jacopo Godani, Giselle, Greg Horsman, iTMOi, Ivan Vasiliev, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin McKenzie, Korper, La Bayadere, Larissa McGowan, Laurel Martyn, Leanne Stojmenov, Les Illuminations, Li Cunxin, Lynnette Wallworth, Manon, Marie-AgnÃ¨s Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Olivia Bell, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Strictly Ballroom, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Twyla Tharp, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

Queensland Ballet unveils its 2014 season

September 30, 2013 – 4:03 am

The wow factor in the Queensland Balletâ€™s 2014 season, announced today, is Kenneth MacMillanâ€™s Romeo & Juliet, featuring guest artists

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Carlos Acosta, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudiello, Esmeralda Grand Pas de Deux, George Balanchine, Greg Horsman, Johan Kobborg, Kenneth MacMillan, Li Cunxin, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christe, Nutcracker, Queensland Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Serenade, Short Dialogues, Steven Heathcote, Steven McRae, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

Clap your hands folks, here come the Russians

September 4, 2011 – 10:51 pm

When Anna Pavlova visited Australia in 1929 (two years before she died), she began her tour in Townsville then travelled

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Can Can, Don Quixote, Giselle, Igor Moiseyev's Folk Dance, Imperial Russian Ballet, Le Corsaire, the Dying Swan | Comments (6)