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Gotta sing, gotta dance? Not a problem for newbie tapper, Channing Tatum

March 8, 2016 – 12:20 pm

It canā€™t be easy to upstage George Clooney but I think Channing Tatumā€™s done it in Hail, Caesar! the Coen

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Kisselkoff, Caesar!, Channing Tatum, Christopher Gattelli, Donald O'Connor, Esther Williams, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Hail, Jerome Robbins, On The Town, Scarlett Johansson, South Pacific | Comments (0)

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

September 7, 2014 – 3:16 pm

No ifs or buts, American Ballet Theatreā€™s triple bill in Brisbane was a five-star show. On opening night, 5 September,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansly, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Calvin Royal, Charles Yang, Cory Stearns, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Duncan Lyle, Eric Tamm. John Kriza, Gillian Murphy, Hermano Cornejo, Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside, Jerome Robbins, Joseph Gorak, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Santo Loquasto, Seven Sonatas, Stephanie Williams, Twyla Tharp | Comments (0)

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

July 29, 2014 – 1:33 pm

This is an extended version of a feature that first appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on 26 July, 2014

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Agnes de Mille, Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Brigadoon, Carousel, David Hallberg, Fall River Legend, George Balanchine, In the Upper Room, Jerome Robbins, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Lucia Chase, Michael Kidd, Michael Mordkin, Movin'On, Nine Sinatra Songs, Oklahoma!, Rodeo, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Theme and Variations, Twyla Tharp, West Side Story | 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, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, 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)

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

August 2, 2013 – 2:14 am

American Ballet Theatre will perform in Australia for the first time next year. The companyā€™s season, from 28 August until

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Bolshoi Ballet, Dances at a Gathering, David Hallberg, Gillian Murphy, Hamburg Ballet, Harold Lang, Ian McRae, Jerome Robbins, John Krizia, Kevin McKenzie, Leo Schofield, Leonard Bernstein, Oliver Smith, On The Town, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)