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From Warsaw to Dunedin, the unfortunate life of Thadee Slavinsky

May 28, 2017 – 11:45 am

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

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

Kevin Jackson seizes the day with his Sydney debut as Nijinsky

November 17, 2016 – 12:25 pm

The opening night of Neumeierā€™s Nijinsky in Sydney was Remembrance Day, the 11th of November, a day that marks the

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Alexandre Riabko, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Bronislava Nijinsky, Giselle, John Neumeier, Kevin Jackson, Nijinsky, Romola Nijnsky, Tyl Eulenspiegel | Comments (0)

In the mind of Akram

September 2, 2013 – 8:40 am

They say that all the characters in our dreams represent us, the dreamer. If Akram Khanā€™s production, iTMOi, is the

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Ben Frost, Catherine Schaub Abkarian, Ching-Ying Chien, Igor Stravinsky, in the mind of igor, iTMOi, Jiri Kylian, Jocelyn Pook, Joel Jenkins, Kimie Nakano, L'apres midi d'un faune, Nitin Sawhney, Petroushka, The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, Vaslav Nijinsky | Comments (0)

Picasso’s ballet years, from Parade to 5th position

April 25, 2012 – 8:14 am

At 96, the photographer David Douglas Duncan can still remember the moment, more than 55 years ago, when he was

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Le Train Bleu, Le Tricorne, Olga Khokhlova, Pablo Picasso, Parade, Pulcinella | Comments (0)

The Ballets Russes in Australia and Beyond

July 31, 2011 – 8:35 am

In the winter of 2005, the University of Adelaide, the National Library of Australia and the Australian Ballet, received a

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Col. de Basil, Lee Christofis, Leonide Massine, Lynn Garafola, Mark Carroll, National Library of Australia, Nicolette Fraillon, Richard Stone, University of Adelaide | Comments (2)