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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, Australian Ballet, Giselle | Comments (1)

Coppelia: The win-win production imprinted in the Australian Ballet’s history

December 4, 2016 – 1:37 pm

The collaboration of Peggy van Praagh, Kristian Fredrikson and George Ogilvie is one of the most successful in the Australian

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Colin Peasley, Coppelia, Dana Stephensen, David Hallberg, David McAllister, George Ogilvie, Greg Horsman, Kristian Fredrikson, Lisa Bolte, Miwako Kubota, Peggy van Praagh, Robyn Henrdicks | Comments (1)

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

May 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

A spoonful of pas de deux by the late Agrippina Vaganova and the very present Christopher Wheeldon would be excellent

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged After the Rain, Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Alice Topp, Amanda McGuigan, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Diana and Actaeon, George Balanchine, Grand Pas Classique, Kevin Jackson, Little Atlas, Miwako Kubota, Richard House, Robyn Hendricks, Rudy Hawkes, Scent of Love, Stuart Macklin, Symphony in C, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Diana and Actaeon, the odd couple of a Soviet showstopper

May 1, 2016 – 9:34 am

There’s nothing quite like the Diana and Actaeon* pas de deux to excite a ballet audience. The piece is a

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Diana and Actaeon, Doug Fullington, Esmeralda, Galina Ulanova, George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Kirov Ballet, Le Roi Candaule, Lucinda Dunn, Marius Petipa, Paquita, Robert Curran, Spring Waters, Symphony in C, Vaktang Chabukiani | Comments (1)

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

November 29, 2015 – 11:35 am

Last September, the Melbourne premiere of the Australian Ballet’s new Sleeping Beauty represented the big picture, with a multitude of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, David McAllistair, Gabriela Tylesova, Kevin Jackson, Lana Jones, Rose Adagio, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (0)

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

November 9, 2015 – 9:26 am

The Australian Ballet’s triple bill begins and ends with jogging. The curtain opens to reveal a diagonal of dancers in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 48Nord, Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Balanchine, Benjamin Cisterne, Brett Chynoweth, Daniel Gaudiello, Dimity Azoury, Filigree and Shadow, Igor Stravinsky, In the Upper Room, Jacopo Godani, Lana Jones, Marcus Morelli, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Natasha Kusch, Nicole Rhodes, Norma Kamali, Philip Glass, Raw Models, Ross Stretton, Shelley Washington, Simon Plant, Symphony in Three Movements, Tim Harbour, Twyla Tharp, Vicki Attard, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Ako Kondo rises to the top of the Australian Ballet

April 14, 2015 – 12:28 pm

The Australian Ballet has a new principal dancer. Following her performance this evening (14 April) as Giselle, Ako Kondo was

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Paquita, Shiho Kanazawa Ballet Studio, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

Gillian Murphy as Nikiya, a night to remember and the journey of La Bayadère from Petipa to the 21st century

November 24, 2014 – 3:50 am

With Christmas Eve just a month away, I thought I’d already seen the outstanding Australian dance performances of the year.

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Gilllian Murphy, Houston Ballet, Kevin Jackson, La Bayadere, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Louise Lester, Natalia Makarova, Paris Opera Ballet, Peter Farmer, Rudolf Nureyev, Stanton Welch | Comments (1)

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, Bolero, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, Dorothée 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-Agnès 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)

Three directors and 18 years later, Olivia Bell bows out with style

November 25, 2013 – 1:28 pm

Olivia Bell gave a gracious and elegant farewell performance last night in the ballerina role in Paquita at the Sydney

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, David McAllister, La Sylphide, Maina Gielgud, Miwako Kubota, Nutcracker, Olivia Bell, Paquita, Ross Stretton | Comments (2)

Tag Archives: Chengwu Guo

Ako Kondo as Giselle

Coppelia: The win-win production imprinted in the Australian Ballet’s history

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

Diana and Actaeon, the odd couple of a Soviet showstopper

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

Ako Kondo rises to the top of the Australian Ballet

Gillian Murphy as Nikiya, a night to remember and the journey of La Bayadère from Petipa to the 21st century

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

Three directors and 18 years later, Olivia Bell bows out with style

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