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Tanaquil Le Clercq: the muse of Balanchine and Robbins and her bravery in life after dance

February 12, 2014 – 9:16 am

In a new documentary, the American film producer and director Nancy Buirski tells the tragic story of Tanaquil Le Clercq,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Afternoon of a Faun, Anna Kisselgoff, Bernard Taper, George Balanchine, Nancy Buirski, New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, Suzanne Farrell, Tanaquil Le Clercq | Comments (1)

Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

December 31, 2013 – 3:14 am

Looking backwards before glimpsing forward, the two highlights of the Australian dance year were the season of the Paris Opera

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Bach Partita, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Baz Luhrmann, Bolero, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, DorothÃ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, Gideon Obarzanel. Jacopo Godani, Giselle, Greg Horsman, iTMOi, Ivan Vasiliev, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin McKenzie, Korper, La Bayadere, Larissa McGowan, Laurel Martyn, Leanne Stojmenov, Les Illuminations, Li Cunxin, Lynnette Wallworth, Manon, Marie-AgnÃ¨s Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Olivia Bell, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Strictly Ballroom, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Twyla Tharp, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

August 2, 2013 – 2:14 am

American Ballet Theatre will perform in Australia for the first time next year. The companyâ€™s season, from 28 August until

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Bolshoi Ballet, Dances at a Gathering, David Hallberg, Fancy Free, Gillian Murphy, Hamburg Ballet, Harold Lang, Ian McRae, John Krizia, Kevin McKenzie, Leo Schofield, Leonard Bernstein, Oliver Smith, On The Town, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)

Wheeldon follows the Balanchine road to Broadway

July 7, 2013 – 11:52 am

With songs like Embraceable You, I Got Rhythm, and Sâ€™Wonderful, the movie, An American in Paris was a perfect showcase

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged An American in Paris, Bernard Taper, Christopher Wheeldon, Craig Lucas, Gene Kelly, George Balanchine, George Gershwin, Hershy Kay, Leslie Caron, The Goldwyn Follies, Who Cares? | Comments (1)

A century of Fauns

January 8, 2012 – 8:37 pm

The editor of Le Figaro did not hold back. Reviewing the premiere of Nijinskyâ€™s Lâ€™AprÃ¨s midi dâ€™un Faune, he massacred

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Afternoon of a Faun, Anatomy of an Afternoon, Graeme Murphy, L'apres midi d'un faune, Martin del Amo, Nijinksy, Paul White, Sergei Diaghilev | Comments (0)