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Hello and goodbye at the Australian Ballet and Royal NZ Ballet

December 13, 2013 – 11:45 am

Itā€™s that time of the year when companies announce the dancers who are joining and those who are leaving. After

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexander Idaszak., Austraiian Ballet, Australian Ballet School, Boston Ballet, Bryn Watkins, Corey Herbert, Drew Hedditch, Emma McFarlane, Helio Lima, Jiang Peng Fei, Kirby Selchow, Lori Gilchrist, Lucy Balfour, Marcus Morelli, Matthew Slattery, Medhi Angot, Oscar Hoelscher, Phebe Sleeman, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Simon Plant | Comments (7)

Bodytorque 2013: so far, so good, now for the future nurturing of talent

November 4, 2013 – 2:20 am

Almost a decade ago, David McAllister, artistic director of the Australian Ballet attended a conference in England where he, and

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra, Ben Stuart-Carberry, Benedicte Bemet, Bodytorque, Calvin Hannaford, Christiano Martino, David McAllister, Dimity Azoury, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Graham Silver, Halaina Hills, Imogen Chapman, Ingrid Gow, Jack Hersee, Jarryd Madden, Jessica Fyfe, Jiri Kylian, Joshua Consandine, Kat Chan, Les Presages, Liam Scarlett, Natasha Kusen, Richard House, Rohan Furnell, Stephen Page, Theme and Variations, Toni Maticevski, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

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

September 19, 2012 – 1:59 pm

The Australian Balletā€™s 50th anniversary year came to a celebratory conclusion last evening with Stephen Baynesā€™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, Hugh Colman, Kristian Fredrikson, Laura Tong, Lisa Bolte, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Ty KIng-Wall | Comments (3)

An infinite array of storms, swans and stars

April 13, 2012 – 8:11 am

In 1996, the last year of her artistic directorship of the Australian Ballet, Maina Gielgud programmed a triple bill of

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benedicte Bemet, Benjamin Cisterne, Beth Dean, Brett Dean, Brooke Lockett, Calvin Hannaford, Charles Thompson, David McAllister, David Page, Edourard Borovansky, Ella Havelka, Gideon Obarzanek, Graeme Murphy, Infinity, Jarryd Madden, Jennifer Irwin, Lana Jones, Maina Gielgud, Melbourne Cup, Nearly Beloved, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, Rex Reid, Robert Helpmann, Rumours, Stefan Gregory, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, The Display, The Narrative of Nothing, There's Definitely a Prince Involved, Vivienne Wong, Warumuk | Comments (2)