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A story behind the story of Flesh and Bone

May 30, 2015 – 1:10 pm

If the title of the show doesnā€™t tell us enough then the poster does. The dancer, as you can see,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet School, Black Swan, Dimitri Kleioris, Ethan Stiefel, Flesh and Bone, Irina Dvorovenko, Moira Walley-Beckett, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sarah Hay, Sasha Radetsky, The McDonald College of the Performimg Arts, The Red Shoes, Vicki Attard | Comments (0)

If there’s mice and mirlitons and memories of our first ballet concert, it has to be Christmas

December 23, 2014 – 2:15 am

At Christmas, we yearn for home or at least the memory of home as it was when we were children.

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Christmas Carol, Australian Ballet, Christmas, Frederick A, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Marguerite and Armand, Matthew Bourne, Nutcracker, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet | Comments (1)

Queensland Ballet 2015: Cojocaru as Aurora and a London debut with La Sylphide

September 22, 2014 – 5:23 am

For his third year as artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, Li Cunxin has invited Alina Cojocaru to guest in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Ben Stevenson, Carlos Acosta, Coppelia, Greg Horsman, La Sylphide, Li Cunxin, Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Peter Schaufuss, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Tamara Rojo, The Sleeping Beauty, Trey McIntyre | 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, Don Quixote, Ethan Stiefel, Francesco Ventriglia, Johan Kobborg, Liam Scarlett, MaggioDanza, Neil Ieremia, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet | Comments (0)

Ethan Stiefel’s three-year itch for his first love, Manhattan

March 20, 2014 – 8:51 am

The dancer and artistic director, Ethan Stiefel, the two movies – Centre Stage and Black Swan – and a new

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Ben Daniels, Black Swan, Centre Stage, Damon Herriman, Ethan Stiefel, Flesh and Bone, Gillian Murphy, Irina Dvorovenko, Josh Helman, Kage, Matz Skoog, Poul Gnatt, Raychel Diane Weiner, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Kerr, Sarah Hay, Sascha Radetsky | Comments (0)

The House that Gnatt Built: RNZ Ballet at 60

August 1, 2013 – 12:56 pm

The Royal New Zealand Ballet has marked its sixth decade with a new book celebrating its history. The Royal New

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anne Rowse, Ashley Killar, Australian Ballet, Australian Ballet School, Borovansky Ballet, Bryan Ashbridge, Dorothea Ashbridge, Ethan Stiefel, Harry Haythorne, Jennifer Shennan, Matz Skoog, Philip Chatfield, Poul Gnatt, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Kerr, Una Kai, Victoria University Press | Comments (0)

Royal New Zealand Ballet announces its 2013 season

October 5, 2012 – 3:50 am

The Royal New Zealand Balletā€™s 60th year will open with Made to Move, the umbrella title for three new works,

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Andrew Simmons, Ethan Stiefel, Javier de Frutos, Johan Kobborg, Kristian Fredrikson, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Kerr | Comments (0)