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Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake is back and better than ever

April 5, 2016 – 9:22 am

The opening night cast of the Australian Ballet’s revival was superb. Amber Scott as Odette/Odile, Adam Bull as Prince Siegfried,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Andrew Mogrelia, Australian Ballet, Benedicte Bemet, Dimity Azoury, Hugh Colman, Miwako Kubota, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

Stillness and speed, spine chills and tears: Stella Abrera triumphs as Giselle

April 16, 2015 – 10:08 am

Stella Abrera, guesting for the Australian Ballet as Giselle, gave an extraordinary performance this week, dancing the role with such

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Brett Chynoweth, Giselle, Kevin McKenzie, Mats Ek, Miwako Kubota, Stella Abrera, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko | Comments (1)

St Petersburg Blue and French White unite in Imperial Suite

May 6, 2014 – 9:22 pm

Ballet Imperial and Suite en blanc share much – their speed and exactitude, the technical challenges that allow no hiding

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Ballet Imperial, Brett Chynoweth, Calvin Hannaford, Daniel Gaudiello, George Balanchine, Hoang Pham, Hugh Colman, Karinska, Kenneth Rowell, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Luke Marchant, Maina Gielgud, Nicolette Fraillon, Rudy Hawkes, Serge Lifar, Suite en blanc, Suzanne Farrell, Tchaikovsky | Comments (0)

Manon: a tale of coins, pointes and conflicts interpreted by a new generation

April 8, 2014 – 1:16 pm

In 1978, Kenneth MacMillan, with his wife and daughter, travelled to Australia on a working holiday. During a two-day visit

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Andrew Killian, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Jann Parry, Justine Summers, Kenneth MacMillan, Lana Jones, Lucinda Dunn, Manon, Martin Yates, Massenet, Olga Tamara, Steven Heathcote | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s birthday offering: a Swan Lake to cherish

September 19, 2012 – 1:59 pm

The Australian Balletâ€™s 50th anniversary year came to a celebratory conclusion last evening with Stephen Baynesâ€™s new Swan Lake, created

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Anne Woolliams, Australian Ballet, Benjamin Stuart-Carberry, Calvin Hannaford, Cameron Hunter, Chengwu Guo, Dana Stephensen, Hugh Colman, Jake Mangakahia, Kristian Fredrikson, Laura Tong, Lisa Bolte, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Ty KIng-Wall | Comments (3)

Onegin: To every thing there is a season

May 11, 2012 – 10:41 am

The double asterisks on the nightly cast lists say it all. The symbol following a dancerâ€™s name means â€œdebut in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Andrew Wright, Australian Ballet, Dieter Graefe, Fiona Tonkin, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin Jackson, Leanne Stojmenov, Madeleine Eastoe, Onegin, Reid Anderson, Steven Heathcote, Valerie Wilder | Comments (0)