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Flying dreams and dancing animals: How children’s tales migrated to the ballet stage

August 21, 2017 – 10:02 am

This article first appeared in the Australian Ballet’s publication, Balletomane. If Wonderland were a destination, we could take our seats

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Christopher Wheeldon, Frederick Ashton, Mary Poppins the Musical, Mary Shepard, Matthew Bourne, Pamela Travers, Peter Pan, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Kerr, Stephen Mear, Tales of Beaxtrix Potter, WIll Tuckett, Wind in the Willows | Comments (0)

Queensland Ballet unveils its 2017 season

September 19, 2016 – 2:14 pm

Bespoke, a production designed to appeal to new audiences, will open the Queensland Balletâ€™s 2017 season next February with performances

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Amy Hollingsworty, Ben Stevenson, Bespoke, Christopher Bruce, Ghost Dances, Glass Concerto, Greg Horsman, Houston Ballet, Katie Noonan, Kristian Fredrikson, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Marc Ribaud, No Man's Land, Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Prix de Lausane, Queensland Ballet, Raw, Stanton Welch, Swan Lake, Trey McIntyre | Comments (0)

The family tree of dancing dolls from de Valois de Ashton to van Praagh

June 24, 2016 – 7:17 am

With news that the Royal Balletâ€™s resident choreographer, Liam Scarlett, is working on a new production of Swan Lake, Iâ€™ve

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Ballet Imperial, Coppelia, Frederick Ashton, Kristian Fredrikson, Osbert Lancaster, Peggy van Praagh, The Dream | 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 LefÃ¨vre, Bye, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christoher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite, Daniel Geller, David McAllister, Dayna Goldfine, Deborah Brown, DV8 Physical Theatre, Expressions Dance Company, 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)

Alexander Grant: “The marvellous day when Frederick arrived”

October 3, 2011 – 2:18 pm

Alexander Grant, one of the outstanding dancers of his generation, has died at the age of 86. The muse and

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexander Grant, Frederick Ashton, National Ballet of Canada | Comments (2)