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The Paris Opera Ballet brings Nureyev’s Swan Lake and works by Forsythe, Robbins and Pite to Australia

December 28, 2019 – 2:39 am

The Paris Opera Ballet will return to Australia in July next year at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane.

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ab [intra], Blake Works I, Crystal Pite, Ezio Frigerio, Giselle, In The Night, James Blake, Jerome Robbins, Max Richter, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera Ballet, Rafael Bonachela, Roslyn Sulcas, Rudolf Nureyev, Serge Lifar, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, The Seasons' Canon, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet 2020

September 29, 2019 – 1:06 pm

Although David McAllister’s retirement as artistic director of the Australia Ballet was announced back in May, the absolute certainty of

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged A Month in the Country, Alexei Ratmansly, Alice Topp, André Prokovsky, Anna Karenina, Ashley Wheater, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Chroma, Colonel de Basil, David McAllister, Dyad 1929, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Harlequinade, Joffrey Ballet, John Lanchbery, Kristian Fredrikson, Les Millions d’Arlequin, Logos, Marius Petipa, Molto Vivace, Nicolette Fraillon, Sergei Diaghilev, Squander and Glory, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, Swan Lake, The Happy Prince, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

The Bolshoi returns to Australia

January 19, 2019 – 10:19 am

The Bolshoi Ballet is returning to Australia in winter with two ballets, George Balanchine’s Jewels and Yury Grigorovich’s Spartacus. The

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Bolshoi Ballet, Jewels, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Spartacus, Yury Grigorvich | Comments (0)

Queensland Ballet’s repertoire 2019

September 25, 2018 – 11:40 am

The Queensland Ballet’s big coup for 2019 is a world premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Dangerous Liaisons. Scarlett, an artist in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Amy Hollingsworth, Ben Stevenson, Carlos Acosta, Dangerous Liaisons, Houston Ballet, Jiri Kylian, Joan Acocella, Kenneth MacMillan, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Loughlan Prior, Lucy Guerin, Paul Boyd, Queensland Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Serenade, Soldier's Mass, Texas Ballet Theatre, The Little Green Road to Fairyland, Trey McIntyre | Comments (0)

Peter Martins retires and the dance world edges into the world of “me-too”

January 3, 2018 – 10:16 am

Following accusations of sexual misconduct Peter Martins, the Balletmaster-in-Chief of the New York City Ballet gave his resignation to the

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Jerome Robbins, New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, Rudolf Nureyev, The Red Shoes | Comments (0)

Together they stand: the trend for co-productions in the ballet world

August 24, 2017 – 1:24 pm

We’re fast approaching the time when dance companies release their 2018 repertoire. The Queensland Ballet will reveal its season on

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Karenina, Ashley Wheater, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, David McAllister, Harlequin, Harlequinade, Helene Kirsova, Houston Ballet, Les Millions d’Arlequin, National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet, Paul Hammond, Royal Ballet, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (1)

A new insight into the world of Balanchine and Kirstein from the writer, editor and publisher, Robert Gottlieb

February 24, 2017 – 9:30 am

Robert Gottlieb, aged 12, didn’t care much for Giselle, even though he saw Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin dance the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Avid Reader, George Platt Lynes, Lincoln Kirstein, Martha Swope, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, Robert Gottlieb | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 2017 season: A year of Alice, Clara and Aurora

September 27, 2016 – 10:39 am

For both the dancers and audiences, the Australian Ballet’s big show of 2017 will be Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexander Campbell, Alice Topp, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Australian Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, David Bintley, David McAllister, Faster, Gabriela Tylesova, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson, Little Atlas, Matthew Hindson, Michael Gordon, Nutcracker the Story of Clara, Richard House, Scent of Love, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Reich, Steven McRae, Symphony in C, The Sleeping Beauty, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Zenaida Yanowsky | Comments (1)

Neumeier’s Nijinsky: A reflection of both the dancer and the choreographer

September 13, 2016 – 10:00 am

The ballet Nijinsky isn’t a chronological narrative of the dancer’s life, but depicts elements of his life as he remembers

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bronislava Nijinsky, Charleston, Chopiniana, Doris Humphrey, Duo Concertant, Hamburg Ballet, Hanya Holm, Jerome Robbins, Jeux, John Neumeier, Le Pavillon d'Armide, Les Biches, Les Noces, Martha Graham, Michel Fokine, Nijinsky, Petroushka, Romola Nijnsky, Sergei Diaghilev, Sybil Shearer, The Concert, Vaganova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vera Volkova | Comments (0)

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

May 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

A spoonful of pas de deux by the late Agrippina Vaganova and the very present Christopher Wheeldon would be excellent

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged After the Rain, Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Alice Topp, Amanda McGuigan, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Diana and Actaeon, Grand Pas Classique, Kevin Jackson, Little Atlas, Miwako Kubota, Richard House, Robyn Hendricks, Rudy Hawkes, Scent of Love, Stuart Macklin, Symphony in C, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Tag Archives: George Balanchine

The Paris Opera Ballet brings Nureyev’s Swan Lake and works by Forsythe, Robbins and Pite to Australia

The Australian Ballet 2020

The Bolshoi returns to Australia

Queensland Ballet’s repertoire 2019

Peter Martins retires and the dance world edges into the world of “me-too”

Together they stand: the trend for co-productions in the ballet world

A new insight into the world of Balanchine and Kirstein from the writer, editor and publisher, Robert Gottlieb

The Australian Ballet’s 2017 season: A year of Alice, Clara and Aurora

Neumeier’s Nijinsky: A reflection of both the dancer and the choreographer

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

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