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From the barre to the board room and everything in between

August 6, 2016 – 8:47 am

FranÃ§ois Klaus takes a refreshingly new approach to the world of ballet in his recently published book, Beyond the Barre,

By valerie | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrea Briody, Beyond the Barre, Brenda Tye, Cathie Goss, Francois Klaus, John Neumeier, Julie Sedova, Philippe Klaus, Queensland Ballet, Robyn Klaus, Sydney Dance Company classes | Comments (0)

Love, death, and the forgotten lands of our dreams, as told by Jiri Kylian

May 24, 2016 – 8:44 am

This article was first published by the Australian Ballet in the program for the company’s 2016 triple bill, Vitesse. Jiri

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Benjamin Britten, Edward Munch, Forgotten Land, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Nederlands Dans Theater, Prince of the Pagodas, Roslyn Anderson, Royal Ballet School, Stuttgart Ballet | Comments (0)

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

January 3, 2016 – 1:13 pm

A hundred years ago the Ziegfeld Follies opened on Broadway with Bachelor Days, a vaudeville show that included a song

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Arthur Pita, Ballets Russes, Bolshoi Babylon, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre, Cacti, Dieter Graefe, Ethan Stiefel, Fearful Symmetries, Forgotten Land, Giselle, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Ismene Brown, Jiri Kylian, Johann Kobborg, John Adams, John Macfarlane, La Scala, Leonard Bernstein, Lest We Forget, Liam Scarlett, Lowell Liebermann, Lucy Moore, Makhar Vaziev, Mark Franchetti, Max Weber, Natalia Osipova, Nick Read, Paul Taylor, Peter Martins, Queensland Ballet, Reid Anderson, Richard Buckle, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Maliphant, Sadlers Wells, San Francisco Ballet, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Filin, Sergei Polunin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Stuttgart Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Tamara Rojo, Tamas Detrich, Till Eulenspiegel, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vitesse, Vladimir Urin, William Forsythe, World Ballet Day, Ziegfield Follies | Comments (0)

MacMillan’s R&J: A pivotal moment in the history of the Queensland Ballet

June 29, 2014 – 11:12 pm

Remember the date. June 27, 2014 at the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane, marked the day that the Queensland Balletâ€™s artistic

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Andrew Mogrelia, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, Daniel Gaudiello, English National Ballet, John B. Read, Julie Lincoln, Kenneth MacMillan, Li Cunxin, Matthew Lawrence, Paul Andrews, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony, Sergei Prokofiev, Steven Heathcote, Tamara Rojo, Vito Bernasconi, Yuri Uchiumi | Comments (2)

Royal Ballet’s Australian tour of 1958: an update

December 11, 2012 – 11:17 am

After a recent post on the Royal Balletâ€™s tour of Australia in 1958 I was pleased to hear from Carole

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alan Beale, Alexander Bennett, AndrÃ©e Howard, Anitra Shore, Carole Needham, Christine Anthony, Christopher Gable, David Howard, Denise Thomas, Dorothy Anelay, Elizabeth Anderton, Helen Starr, Ian Hamilton, Janet Burgess, Joan Blakeney, Johaar Mosaval, Kenneth MacMillan, Leslie White, Noreen Sopwith, Pamela Moncur, Rita Evans, Robert Mead, Royal Ballet, Sandra Hill, Sheila Humphries, Shirley Bishop, Simon Mottram, Sylvia Michael, The Lady and the Fool, Valerie Reece, Valerie Taylor, Veneziana | Comments (8)

All for Mrs P: A daughter pays tribute to her mother’s journey

August 9, 2012 – 1:24 pm

Thanks to the vision and energy of such pioneers as Eunice Weston, Frances Scully, Kathleen Danetree, Linley Wilson, Lorraine Norton,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Colin Peasley, Danny Radojevic, Five Brahms Waltzes in the Style of Isadora Duncan, Frederick Ashton, Grace Robinson, Joel Small, John Neumeier, Lucinda Dunn, Matej Urban, Nicole Sharp, Paul Boyd, Rita Dubovsky, Stephane Hancox, Taming of the Shrew, Tanya Pearson | Comments (2)

Onegin: To every thing there is a season

May 11, 2012 – 10:41 am

The double asterisks on the nightly cast lists say it all. The symbol following a dancerâ€™s name means â€œdebut in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Andrew Wright, Australian Ballet, Brett Simon, Dieter Graefe, Fiona Tonkin, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin Jackson, Leanne Stojmenov, Madeleine Eastoe, Onegin, Reid Anderson, Steven Heathcote, Valerie Wilder | Comments (0)

The precious gift of Tatiana

April 19, 2012 – 5:29 am

I recently interviewed dancers, past and present, who’ve danced the role of Tatiana in Onegin or who soon will. For

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adam Marchant, Amber Scott, Anne Woolliams, Austrailan Ballet, Christine Walsh.Ulrike Lytton, Gary Norman, Jane Bourne, John Meehan, Jonathan Kelly, Lisa Pavane, Madeleine Eastoe, Marilyn Rowe, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Onegin, Rachel Rawlins, Reid Anderson, Steven Heathcote, Tamas Detrich, Vicki Attard | Comments (0)

The Fonteyn Follies of ’62

March 31, 2012 – 12:22 pm

With the men in miniscule swimming costumes, and the women dressed modestly in summer shirts and cotton trousers, Margot Fonteyn

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Annette Page, Arthur Tait, Brian Shaw, Brithday Offering, Bryan Ashbridge, David Blair, Elaine Fifield, Frederick Ashton, James Laurie, John Lanchbery, Madame Butterfly, Margot Fonteyn, Maryon Lane, Merle Park, Nadia Nerina, Ninette de Valois, Robin Haig, Roland Petit, Ronald Emblen, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, Symphonic Variations, The Lady and the Fool | Comments (3)

Stuttgart’s Australian tour: Onegin and a galaxy of stars

November 30, 2011 – 11:09 am

As the Australian Ballet is bringing Onegin back to the stage next year, it’s interesting to recall that the first

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Anne Woolliams, Dieter GrÃ¤fe, Glen Tetley, Jiri Kylian, Marcia HaydÃ©e, Onegin, Reid Anderson, Sabine Kupferberg, Stuttgart Ballet, William Forsythe | Comments (3)

Tag Archives: John Cranko

From the barre to the board room and everything in between

Love, death, and the forgotten lands of our dreams, as told by Jiri Kylian

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

MacMillan’s R&J: A pivotal moment in the history of the Queensland Ballet

Royal Ballet’s Australian tour of 1958: an update

All for Mrs P: A daughter pays tribute to her mother’s journey

Onegin: To every thing there is a season

The precious gift of Tatiana

The Fonteyn Follies of ’62

Stuttgart’s Australian tour: Onegin and a galaxy of stars

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