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La Scala and Nureyev, at home and abroad

June 7, 2018 – 10:29 am

The strong connection between Rudolf Nureyev and La Scala was recently honoured with a gala in Milan to mark the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Apollo, Australian Ballet, Carla Fracci, Colin Peasley, Federic Olivieri, Francis Croese, Germain Louvet, La Scala, Lucette Aldous, Marianela Nunez, Marilyn Rowe, Nicoletta Manni, Robert Helpmann, Roberto Bolle, Rudolf Nureyev, Sleeping Beauty, Svetlana Zakharova, Vadim Muntagirov | Comments (0)

AurÃ©lien Scannella launches the West Australian Ballet’s line up for 2017

October 4, 2016 – 12:14 pm

The West Australian Ballet will bring David Nixonâ€™s The Great Gatsby to Australia for the first time next year. Opening

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Aurelien Scannella, Cedric Ygnace, Christopher Hill, David Nixon, Eric Gauthier, Genesis, Graeme Murphy, In Transit, Jerome Kaplan, Kristian Fredriskon, Lucette Aldous, Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Russell Kerr, Takuto, The Clearest Light, The Great Gatsby, West Australian Ballet | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day, #5 San Francisco Ballet and the Wrap Up

October 4, 2014 – 1:03 pm

In nine months Helgi Tomasson will celebrate his 30th year as artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet. I think

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Bruce Sansom, Christopher Stowell, Felipe Diaz, Helgi Tomasson, John Neumeier, Luke Ingham, Manon, Maria Kochetkova, Myles Thatcher, Nijinsky, Nutcracker, San Francisco Ballet, Sergei Filin, Sofiane Sylve, Stefanie Arndt, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, William Forsythe, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day: October 1

September 29, 2014 – 9:44 pm

Tomorrow five ballet companies around the world will be live streaming from their studios, first from Australia, then Russia, the

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Aeternum, Anthony Dowell, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Wheeldon, Concerto Grosso, David McAllister, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Helgo Tomasson, Jean Cristophe Maillot, John Neumeier, La Bayadere, Liam Scarlett, Manon, National Ballet of Canada, Nijinsky, Ostinato, Peter Wright, RAkU, Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Scenes de ballet, Stanton Welch, Taming of the Shrew, The Taming of the Shrew, The Verriginous Thrill of Exactitude, Tim Harbour, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

New Zealand ballet and the Italian Connection

September 15, 2014 – 11:55 am

Thanks to the Encyclopedia of New Zealand I discovered that a 19th-century promoter of Italian immigration pointed out that New

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Andrew Simmons, Ethan Stiefel, Francesco Ventriglia, Gary Harris, Johan Kobborg, Liam Scarlett, MaggioDanza, Neil Ieremia, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet | Comments (0)

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, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, DorothÃ©e 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-AgnÃ¨s 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)

Carlos Acosta: the next big steps for the Cuban star

December 10, 2013 – 12:07 pm

Every now and then a ballet dancer comes along who is so charismatic that they enjoy a new lease of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alicia Alonso, Carlos Acosta, Darcey Bussell, Li Cunxin, Mao's Last Dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, National Ballet of Cuba, Steven McRae, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

Adventures by the fireside

April 15, 2013 – 5:53 am

After watching Queensland Balletâ€™s Cinderella on a Friday night and the Australian Balletâ€™s Don Quixote the following Monday Iâ€™ve started

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Cinderella, La Bayadere, La Sylphide, Queensland Ballet | Comments (1)

The Big 40 for Don Quixote and the Friends of the Australian Ballet

March 24, 2013 – 4:40 am

The Friends of the Australian Ballet NSW is marking its 40th year with a special screening in Sydney of the

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Lucette Aldous, Robert Helpmann, Rudolf Nureyev | Comments (0)

Osipova and Vasiliev: A trip to the moon on gossamer wings

March 18, 2013 – 2:55 am

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev donâ€™t just dance Don Quixote at a level of perfection we seldom, if ever, see.

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Francis Croese, Ivan Vasiliev, Matthew Donnelly, Natalia Ospiova, Reiko Hombo, Rudolf Nureyev, Steven Heathcote | Comments (4)

Tag Archives: Don Quixote

La Scala and Nureyev, at home and abroad

AurÃ©lien Scannella launches the West Australian Ballet’s line up for 2017

World Ballet Day, #5 San Francisco Ballet and the Wrap Up

World Ballet Day: October 1

New Zealand ballet and the Italian Connection

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

Carlos Acosta: the next big steps for the Cuban star

Adventures by the fireside

The Big 40 for Don Quixote and the Friends of the Australian Ballet

Osipova and Vasiliev: A trip to the moon on gossamer wings

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