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When the baby ballerinas took a detour to the silver screen

November 1, 2016 – 1:14 pm

How many ballet dancers these days become actors? There are some, of course, including Baryshnikov, but I think the peak

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Baby ballerinas, Ballet Rambert, Bronislava Nijinska, Col. de Basil, Colonel de Basil, Cyd Charisse, Gerry Sevastianov, Irina Baronova, J C Williamson, Leslie Caron, Moira Shearer, Renee Jeanmaire, Tamara Toumanova, Tatiana Riabouchinska | Comments (1)

A Nutcracker gift that keeps on giving, thanks to Peter Wright and John Macfarlane

December 5, 2014 – 9:10 pm

Itâ€™s close to quarter of a century since Sir Peter Wright choreographed his Nutcracker for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Barry Wordsworth, Benedicte Bermet, Colin Peasley, Frank Leo, Graeme Murphy, John Macfarlane, Kathleen Geldard, Leonid Koslov, Madeleine Eastoe, Miwako Kubota, Nutcracker, Peter Wright, Valentina Koslova | Comments (0)

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, Borovansky Ballet, Choreartium, Edouard Borovansky, Elaine Haxton, Graduation Ball, Irina Baronova, John Auld, Les Dieux Mendicants, Nutcracker, Peggy Sager, Protee, Tatiana Riabouchinska, The Prodigal Son | Comments (2)

Anna Volkova Barnes 1917-2013

August 30, 2013 – 10:38 pm

She liked to say she led two lives â€“ the first as a ballerina who danced on stages from Paris

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Colonel de Basil, George Balanchine, Leonide Massine, Les Sylphides, Michel Fokine, Olga Preobrajenska | Comments (0)

Cinderella: a tale best told at a time of war

July 29, 2013 – 1:25 pm

Cinderellaâ€™s story can take place in any country and at any time, but in ballet terms, the tale will always

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adventures in Motion Pictures, Algeranoff, Cendrillon, Cinderella, Col. de Basil, Covent Garden Russian Ballet, Frederic dâ€™Erlanger, Frederick Ashton, Marian Ladre, Matthew Bourne, Michel Fokine, Natalia Gontcharova, Original Ballet Russe, Paul Petroff, Raisse Kouznetsova, Royal Ballet, Sergei Prokofiev, Tamara Grigorieva, Tatiana Riabouchinska | Comments (2)

How a crumbling roof in Dorset brought a Ballets Russes’ gallery to Australia

May 24, 2012 – 8:10 am

I first saw these Ballets Russesâ€™ drawings at Martyn Cookâ€™s antique showroom in Queen Street, Woollahra in 2009. Theyâ€™ve intrigued

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Ballets Russes, Cecil Waller, Col. de Basil, Irina Baronova, Leon Woizikovsky, Nina Milkina, Olga Kobseva, Tamara Toumanova, Tatiana Riabouchinska | Comments (7)

A balletomane’s moment in the spotlight

June 6, 2011 – 10:08 am

The winter 2011 edition of the State Library of New South Wales magazine, SL, includes an article I’ve written on

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Anton Dolin, Marian Ladre, Nanette Kuehn, Paul Petroff, Tatiana Riabouchinska | Comments (0)