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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, George Balanchine, Giselle, In The Night, James Blake, 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)

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 George Balanchine, New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, Rudolf Nureyev, The Red Shoes | Comments (0)

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

September 13, 2016 – 10:00 am

The ballet Nijinsky isnâ€™t a chronological narrative of the dancerâ€™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, George Balanchine, Hamburg Ballet, Hanya Holm, 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)

Sono Osato, a woman of mystery, magic and courage, who survived racism, and the slings and arrows of working for Colonel de Basil

April 25, 2016 – 8:11 am

A serendipitous chain of events this month began when a Sydney Morning Herald columnist asked for help with an article

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adolph Bolm, Agnes de Mille, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre, Berenice Holmes, Carol J Oja, Cleopatre, Colonel de Basil, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, Distant Dances, Leonard Bernstein, Leonide Massine, Michel Fokine, Misty Copelamd, On The Town, One Touch of Venus, Original Ballet Russe, Roman Jasensky, Sono Osato, The Prodigal Son | Comments (3)

Gotta sing, gotta dance? Not a problem for newbie tapper, Channing Tatum

March 8, 2016 – 12:20 pm

It canâ€™t be easy to upstage George Clooney but I think Channing Tatumâ€™s done it in Hail, Caesar! the Coen

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Kisselkoff, Caesar!, Channing Tatum, Christopher Gattelli, Donald O'Connor, Esther Williams, Fancy Free, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Hail, On The Town, Scarlett Johansson, South Pacific | Comments (0)

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

February 8, 2016 – 1:24 pm

When Brigitte LefÃ¨vre prepared for her retirement as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, she made it known that her

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Antony Tudor, Arthur Pita, Aurelie Dupont, Batsheva Dance Company, Benjamin Millepied, Bolshoi Ballet, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Carolyn Carson, Deborah MacMillan, Edouard Lock, English National Ballet, George Balanchine, George Skibine, Giselle, Ivan Clustine, John Neumeier, John Taras, Josua Hoffalt, Kenneth MacMillan, La Bayadere, Laurent Hilaire, Le Corsaire, Liam Scarlett, Maguy Marin, Maurice Bejart, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, Ohad Naharin, Paris Opera Ballet, Patrick Dupond, Pina Bausch, Roland Petit, Romeo & Juliet, Rosella Hightower, Ross Stretton, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, School of American Ballet, Serge Lifar, Sidi Larbi Cheraoui, Stephane Lissner, Violette Verdy, William Forsythe | Comments (2)

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

November 28, 2015 – 12:03 pm

In early October, the Paris Opera Balletâ€™s new triple bill was filmed live at one of the most beautiful buildings

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keers, Arthur Pita, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Christopher Wheeldon, Edouard Lock, George Balanchine, Giselle, Jean-Pierre Frolich, La Bayadere, LA Dance Project, Liam Scarlett, Lucy Carter, Maguy Marin, New York City Ballet, Nico Muhly, Nutcracker, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, Rosas, Sandra Jennings, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Theme and Variations, United Visual Artists, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day #3: The Royal Ballet

October 3, 2014 – 8:47 am

The TV and radio presenter, George Lamb and the Royal Ballet soloist, Kristen McNally were the confident hosts who took

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Aeternum, Age of Anxiety, Alice in Wonderland, Carlos Acosta, Cassandra, Christopher Carr, Christopher Wheeldon, Federico Bonelli, George Lamb, Kevin O'Hare, Kristen McNally, Laura Morera, Liam Scarlett, Ludovic Ondiviela, Manon, Marianela Nunez, Royal Ballet, Steve McRae, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works | Comments (0)

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

September 7, 2014 – 3:16 pm

No ifs or buts, American Ballet Theatreâ€™s triple bill in Brisbane was a five-star show. On opening night, 5 September,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansly, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Calvin Royal, Charles Yang, Cory Stearns, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Duncan Lyle, Eric Tamm. John Kriza, Fancy Free, Gillian Murphy, Hermano Cornejo, Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside, Joseph Gorak, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Santo Loquasto, Seven Sonatas, Stephanie Williams, Twyla Tharp | Comments (0)

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

July 29, 2014 – 1:33 pm

This is an extended version of a feature that first appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on 26 July, 2014

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Agnes de Mille, Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Brigadoon, Carousel, David Hallberg, Fall River Legend, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, In the Upper Room, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Lucia Chase, Michael Kidd, Michael Mordkin, Movin'On, Nine Sinatra Songs, Oklahoma!, Rodeo, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Theme and Variations, Twyla Tharp, West Side Story | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Jerome Robbins

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

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

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

Sono Osato, a woman of mystery, magic and courage, who survived racism, and the slings and arrows of working for Colonel de Basil

Gotta sing, gotta dance? Not a problem for newbie tapper, Channing Tatum

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

World Ballet Day #3: The Royal Ballet

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

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