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The way they were, the way they are: Sydney Dance Company’s 50th anniversary

November 18, 2019 – 10:23 am

Performing arts companies celebrate their anniversaries in different ways but the most popular choice is a â€śbest of the worksâ€ť

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 6 Breaths, Bill Pengally, Bradley Chatfield, Gideon Obarzanek, Graeme Murphy, Kathryn Dunn, Kip Gamblin, Lea Francis, Linda Ridgway Gamblin, Nina Veretennikova, Pedro Greig, Philippe Charluet, Rafael Bonachela, Sheree da Costa, Stefan Karlsson, Sydney Dance Company, Wakako (Kubara) Asano. | Comments (0)

Alister Grant on playing the music for ballet class: “The whole point of being there is to make people feel good about what theyâ€™re doing”

March 5, 2017 – 7:54 am

Alister has left the building. And down at the Walsh Bay wharf in Sydney, weâ€™re all the worse for his

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Albury Hotel, Alvin Ailey, Andrea Briody, Christine Keith, Danceworks, Graeme Murphy, Janine Kyle, Kim Traynor, Lois Strike, Madame Messerer, Maggie Drake, Martha Graham, Pearl Lang | Comments (3)

Farewell to Andris Toppe, dancer, choreographer, friend and colleague of so many in the Sydney Dance Company and The Australian Ballet

February 25, 2016 – 3:34 am

Andris Toppe has died in Melbourne at the age of 71, having being diagnosed with advanced cancer in early January.

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Andris Toppe, Australian Ballet, Ballet Victoria, Graeme Murphy, Hamberg Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Mikhail Barysnikov, Natalia Makarova, Nutcracker, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Winnepeg Ballet, Sydney Dance Company | Comments (2)

Tackling Romeo set for a new life but we should never forget the performance of Australia’s great dancer, Russell Page

March 1, 2015 – 11:55 am

For the last 18 months the directorâ€™s cut of the movie, Tackling Romeo, has been seen in private screenings in

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Bangarra Dance Theatre, Carlos Acosta, Graeme Murphy, Josef Brown, Kick, Kip Gamblin, Lynda Heys, Paul Mercurio, Rebecca Yates, Rites, Russell Page, Stephen Page, Steve Turnbull, Tackling Romeo, Troy Honeysett, Walkabout | Comments (0)

The Murphy & Vernon Heritage: a work in progress

October 26, 2014 – 4:18 am

Goodwill and nostalgia united in equal measures when Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon walked onto the stage of the Sydney

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Air and Other Invisible Forces, Carl Vine, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Grand, Janine Kyle, Kelvin Coe, Kristian Fredriskosn, Mary DUchesne, Mythologia, Philippe Charluet, Rafael Bonachela, Some Rooms, Suzanne Davidson, Sydney Dance Company, Umiversal Ballet | Comments (2)

The Murphy heritage preserved on film

May 30, 2014 – 6:59 am

When Rafael Bonachela was appointed artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company at the end of 2008 he told me:

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Air & Other Invisible Forces, Berlin, Ellipse, Graeme Murphy, Grand, King Roger, Kraanerg, Mythologia, Philippe Charluet, Poppy, Rafael Bonachela, Rumours, Salome, Shades of Gray, Synergy with Synergy, Tivoli | Comments (0)

Going with the flow: Annabel Knight returns to her first love, musical theatre

November 22, 2012 – 12:27 pm

After youâ€™ve danced the choreography of Graeme Murphy and Rafael Bonachela, the hip swivelling and high kicks of the Bombie

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Annabel Knight, Berlin, Bernard Knauer, Charmene Yap, Chen Wen, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Emily Amisano, Graeme Murphy, Janessy Duffy, Juliette Barton, Lachlan Bell, Leigh Warren, Natalie Allen, Rafael Bonachela, Richard Cilli, Solidad, Sydney Dance Company, Victorian College of the Arts | Comments (0)

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