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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, Brett Simon, 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)

Bodytorque 2013: so far, so good, now for the future nurturing of talent

November 4, 2013 – 2:20 am

Almost a decade ago, David McAllister, artistic director of the Australian Ballet attended a conference in England where he, and

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra, Ben Stuart-Carberry, Benedicte Bemet, Bodytorque, Christiano Martino, David McAllister, Dimity Azoury, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Graham Silver, Halaina Hills, Imogen Chapman, Ingrid Gow, Jack Hersee, Jake Mangakahia, Jarryd Madden, Jessica Fyfe, Jiri Kylian, Joshua Consandine, Kat Chan, Les Presages, Liam Scarlett, Natasha Kusen, Richard House, Rohan Furnell, Stephen Page, Theme and Variations, Toni Maticevski, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

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, Brett Simon, 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)

An infinite array of storms, swans and stars

April 13, 2012 – 8:11 am

In 1996, the last year of her artistic directorship of the Australian Ballet, Maina Gielgud programmed a triple bill of

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benedicte Bemet, Benjamin Cisterne, Beth Dean, Brett Dean, Brooke Lockett, Charles Thompson, David McAllister, David Page, Edourard Borovansky, Ella Havelka, Gideon Obarzanek, Graeme Murphy, Infinity, Jake Mangakahia, Jarryd Madden, Jennifer Irwin, Lana Jones, Maina Gielgud, Melbourne Cup, Nearly Beloved, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, Rex Reid, Robert Helpmann, Rumours, Stefan Gregory, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, The Display, The Narrative of Nothing, There's Definitely a Prince Involved, Vivienne Wong, Warumuk | Comments (2)