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Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake is back and better than ever

April 5, 2016 – 9:22 am

The opening night cast of the Australian Ballet’s revival was superb. Amber Scott as Odette/Odile, Adam Bull as Prince Siegfried,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Andrew Mogrelia, Australian Ballet, Benedicte Bemet, Brett Simon, Dimity Azoury, Miwako Kubota, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

St Petersburg Blue and French White unite in Imperial Suite

May 6, 2014 – 9:22 pm

Ballet Imperial and Suite en blanc share much – their speed and exactitude, the technical challenges that allow no hiding

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Ballet Imperial, Brett Chynoweth, Brett Simon, Calvin Hannaford, Daniel Gaudiello, George Balanchine, Hoang Pham, Karinska, Kenneth Rowell, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Luke Marchant, Maina Gielgud, Nicolette Fraillon, Rudy Hawkes, Serge Lifar, Suite en blanc, Suzanne Farrell, Tchaikovsky | Comments (0)

Now and then in the Australian Ballet’s night of white

May 4, 2014 – 1:10 pm

When William Forsythe rehearsed his In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated with the Paris Opera Ballet in 1987 he asked one

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Andrew Killian, Art to Sky, Australian Ballet, Balanchine, Chroma, Jiri Kylian, Joby Talbot, John Pawson, Lana Jones, Lucy Carter, Madeleine Eastoe, Marius Petipa, Mozart, Natasha Kusen, Petite Mort, Sechs Tanze, Valerie Tereschenko, Wayne McGregor, White Stripes, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

Awakening a new Beauty with a gift of money

April 28, 2014 – 12:00 pm

A new production of The Sleeping Beauty will be the centrepiece of the Australian Balletâ€™s repertoire next year. Premiering in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, David McAllister, Kenneth Rowell, Kristian Fredrikson, Maina Gielgud, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Stanton Welch, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (4)

The Australian Ballet’s birthday offering: a Swan Lake to cherish

September 19, 2012 – 1:59 pm

The Australian Balletâ€™s 50th anniversary year came to a celebratory conclusion last evening with Stephen Baynesâ€™s new Swan Lake, created

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Anne Woolliams, Australian Ballet, Benjamin Stuart-Carberry, Brett Simon, Calvin Hannaford, Cameron Hunter, Chengwu Guo, Dana Stephensen, Jake Mangakahia, Kristian Fredrikson, Laura Tong, Lisa Bolte, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Ty KIng-Wall | Comments (3)

Australian Ballet reveals its 50th anniversary program

August 30, 2011 – 3:44 am

The Australian Ballet began its life in Sydney at Her Majestyâ€™s Theatre in 1962. But 50 years on, Melbourne will

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Beyond Twelve, David McAllister, Etudes, Gemini, Gideon Obarzanek, Glen Tetley, Harald Lander, John Cranko, Let's Dance, Onegin, Robert Helpmann, Romeo & Juliet, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, The Display, Tim Harbour | Comments (1)