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Li Cunxin, artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, reveals the 2018 season

September 12, 2017 – 10:02 pm

The Queensland Balletā€™s 2018 season is strong on narrative ballets, with the first, a new production of La Bayadere, choreographed

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Bespoke, Carlos Acosta, Carmen, Cinderella, Firebird, Gabrielle Nankivell, Greg Horsman, Jack Lister, La Bayadere, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Midsummer Night's Dream, Norwegian National Ballet, Nutcracker, Queensland Ballet, Royal Ballet, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

The long and short of a dancer’s career in Australia

March 21, 2016 – 9:55 am

News of the imminent departure of two Sydney Dance Company dancers made me think about the small number of jobs

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Company, Chunky Move, David Mack, Fiona Jopp, Janessa Dufty, Juliette Barton, Latisha Sparks, Nelson Earl, Richard Cilli, Sydney Dance Company | Comments (0)

A magic carpet ride through 2015

December 31, 2014 – 12:19 pm

I would, if I could, take a magic carpet ride to several continents and at least a dozen theatres to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Andrew Simmons, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Ballets Russes, Bangarra Dance Theare, Brigitte LefĆØvre, Bye, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christoher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite, Daniel Geller, David McAllister, Dayna Goldfine, Deborah Brown, DV8 Physical Theatre, Fille mal Gardee, Francis Rings, Fred Astaire, Frederick Ashton, Frederick Wiseman, Gene Kelly, Greg Horsman, Guilleme Cote, Hofesh Schechter, Hong Kong Ballet, I.B.I.S, In the Upper Room, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, Life in Progress, Lloyd Newson, Lore, Manon, Mark Morris Dance Group, Mats Ek, Merry Widow, Mozart Dances, Natalie Weir, Neil Ieremia, Paris Opera Ballet, Quintett, Royal Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Malliphant, Salute, Seven Deadly Sins, She Oak, Shostakovitch Trilogy, Sophie Fedorovitch, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Symphonic Variations, The Sleeping Beauty, Turandot, Twyla Tharp, Waangenga Blanco, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Woolf Works | Comments (0)

Dance nominees in the Helpmann Awards, 2014

July 15, 2014 – 1:53 pm

The dance panel for the Helpmann Awards 2014 has shortlisted four works for Best Ballet or Dance Work, and in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Andre Santos, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Batsheva Dance Company, Bolshoi Ballet, Charmene Yap, Chroma, Cinderella, Dalissa Pigram, Daniel Gaudiello, Daniel Jaber, Fiona Evans, Garry Stewart, Gudirr Gudirr, Helpmann Awards, James Vu Anh Pham, Kimball Wong, Les Illuminations, Monument, Natalie Weir, Nicolette Fraillon, Nought, Ohad Naharin, Onegin. Lucinda Dunn, Radio and Juliet, Rafael Bonachela, Sadeh21, Stephanie Lake, Sydney Dance Company, The Bright Stream, Wayne McGregor, When Time Stops | 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, Don Quixote, DorothĆ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, 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-AgnĆØs 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)

A dance–a-thon with some X factor moments

June 14, 2012 – 5:16 am

JirĆ KyliĆ�n founded Nederlands Dans Theatre III in 1991 for dancers aged 40 and over. It no longer exists, moreā€™s

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Andre Santos, Anna Smith, Australian Ballet, Dancenorth, Daryl Brandwood, David McAllister, Garry Stewart, Ivan Cavallari, Justine Summers, Lennox Niven, Let's Dance, Mia Heathcote, Natalie Weir, Queensland Ballet, Raewyn Hill, Rafael Bonachela, Steven Heathcote, Sydney Dance Theatre, Tasdance, Tim Harbour, West Australian Ballet | Comments (0)

Natalie Weir’s big night

August 1, 2011 – 2:14 pm

The artistic director of Queensland’s Expressions Dance Company picked up two major awards at the Helpmann Awards at the Sydney

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Kristi na Chan, Narelle Benjamin, Natalie Weir, Paul White | Comments (0)

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6 Jul : The West Australian Ballet’s first steps back to the stage
The West Australian Ballet has announced it will return to the stage from 11-26 September at Her Majestyā€™s Theatre, Perth. more...

2 Jul : Queensland Ballet’s reschedule
Queensland Ballet will reschedule its 2020 season to 2021. The company’s artistic director, Li Cunxin, said the companyā€™s Crisis Management more...

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3 Apr : The Australian Ballet’s new digital season
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