
How many ballet dancers these days become actors? There are some, of course, including Baryshnikov, but I think the peak
How many ballet dancers these days become actors? There are some, of course, including Baryshnikov, but I think the peak
His first name was Otis. His second name was Pearce, or maybe Pierce, as his name was often spelt. He
This article first appeared in the Good Weekend supplement of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Tucked in a
The audience at Sydney’s Theatre Royal was thrilled to see the glamorous Ballets Russes’ star for the first time. The
First the State Library of New South Wales found a gigantic painting of Irina Baronova tucked away in the archives
I first saw these Ballets Russes’ drawings at Martyn Cook’s antique showroom in Queen Street, Woollahra in 2009. They’ve intrigued
Monica Mason, the artistic director of the Royal Ballet, coaches Kristen McNally in the role of Carabosse in The Sleeping
Summing up a year’s research at the Mitchell Library in Sydney, I spoke last week about my discoveries as the