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The Australian days of Annette Page, Ronald Hynd and Dudley Simpson

February 26, 2018 – 6:52 am

When Margot Fonteyn toured Australia in 1962 she brought with her an elite group of seven dancers, shown in the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Annette Page, Australian Ballet, Dudley Simpson, Jill Bathurst, Margot Fonteyn, Pacific North West Ballet, Robert Helomann, Robin Haig, Ronald Hynd, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, The Merry Widow | Comments (0)

Robert Helpmann 1958: From the nude with violin to the lunch with Nugget Coombs

October 29, 2017 – 11:55 am

No one excelled Robert Helpmann as a multi tasker. Dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, director and publicist, Helpmann was at the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Ballet Rambert, Charles Lisner, Coppelia, Derek Denton, Edinburgh International Ballet, Edouard Borovansky, Geoffrey Ingram, Hamlet, John Field, Margaret Scott, Margot Fonteyn, Ninette de Valois, Nugget Coombs, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet, Sally Gilmour, Tamara Tchinarova, The Rake's Progress | Comments (0)

From Warsaw to Dunedin, the unfortunate life of Thadee Slavinsky

May 28, 2017 – 11:45 am

Maybe itâ€™s because he died in Dunedin, New Zealand â€“ where I was born – or maybe itâ€™s because he

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Pavlova, Betty Scorer, Constant Lambert, Diaghilev, Lydia Sokolova, Richard Buckle, Thadee Slavinsky | Comments (1)

Australia and Coppelia, the boomerang ballet

October 31, 2015 – 12:30 pm

Coppelia has a unique place in the history of dance in Australia even though the ballet has a multinational history.

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adeline Genee, Arthur St Leon, Australian Ballet, Coppelia, Delibes, GenÃ©e International Ballet Competition, Kenneth Rowell, Kristian Fredrikson, Ninette de Valois, Osbert Lancaster, Peggy van Praagh | Comments (0)

The Sleeping Beauty: A ballet once seen, never forgotten

September 22, 2015 – 12:58 pm

Some ballets change lives. Children remember their first Nutcracker, of course, or maybe Coppelia or Swan Lake. But for many

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, David McAllister, Gabriela Tylesova, Paris Opera Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, The Sleeping Beauty, The Sleeping Princess | Comments (3)

David Lichine’s Australian years with and without Borovansky

January 7, 2014 – 12:38 pm

The audience at Sydneyâ€™s Theatre Royal was thrilled to see the glamorous Ballets Russesâ€™ star for the first time. The

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alida Belair, Alida Glasbeck, Austrailan Ballet, Choreartium, David Lichine, Edouard Borovansky, Elaine Haxton, Graduation Ball, Irina Baronova, John Auld, Les Dieux Mendicants, Nutcracker, Peggy Sager, Protee, Tatiana Riabouchinska, The Prodigal Son | Comments (2)

The House that Gnatt Built: RNZ Ballet at 60

August 1, 2013 – 12:56 pm

The Royal New Zealand Ballet has marked its sixth decade with a new book celebrating its history. The Royal New

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anne Rowse, Ashley Killar, Australian Ballet, Australian Ballet School, Bryan Ashbridge, Dorothea Ashbridge, Ethan Stiefel, Gary Harris, Harry Haythorne, Jennifer Shennan, Matz Skoog, Philip Chatfield, Poul Gnatt, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Kerr, Una Kai, Victoria University Press | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 50th year celebrations come to a close with documentary, talks, exhibitions

October 29, 2012 – 10:47 pm

From the words of the first artistic director â€“ Peggy van Praagh â€“ to the thoughts of the newest Odette/Odile

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Akira Isogawa, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Anna Pavlova, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Colin Peasley, David McAllister, Don Quixote, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Max Dupain, Nicolette Fraillon, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, Rudolf Nureyev, State Library of NSW, Stephen Baynes, Susan Mayes, Swan Lake, Vicki Car | Comments (0)

Sydney, 1957: How Fonteyn stopped the city

June 19, 2011 – 1:02 pm

Margot Fonteyn, newly created a Dame of the British Empire, arrived at Mascot Airport, Sydney, in May 1957 in a

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Bryan Ashbridge, James Laurie, Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Rowena Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev | Comments (5)

Alison’s moment in Dupain’s spotlight

March 10, 2011 – 12:51 pm

Within the vast collection of Max Dupainâ€™s dance photographs at the State Library of New South Wales is a sub

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alex Poignant, Alison Lee, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Helene Lineva, Linley Wilson, Max Dupain, Olga Preobrajenska, Rex Reed, Victorian Ballet Guild | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Borovansky Ballet

The Australian days of Annette Page, Ronald Hynd and Dudley Simpson

Robert Helpmann 1958: From the nude with violin to the lunch with Nugget Coombs

From Warsaw to Dunedin, the unfortunate life of Thadee Slavinsky

Australia and Coppelia, the boomerang ballet

The Sleeping Beauty: A ballet once seen, never forgotten

David Lichine’s Australian years with and without Borovansky

The House that Gnatt Built: RNZ Ballet at 60

The Australian Ballet’s 50th year celebrations come to a close with documentary, talks, exhibitions

Sydney, 1957: How Fonteyn stopped the city

Alison’s moment in Dupain’s spotlight

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