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Australia and Coppelia, the boomerang ballet

October 31, 2015 – 12:30 pm

Coppelia has a unique place in the history of dance in Australia even though the ballet has a multinational history.

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adeline Genee, Arthur St Leon, Australian Ballet, Borovansky Ballet, Coppelia, Delibes, GenÃ©e International Ballet Competition, Kristian Fredrikson, Ninette de Valois, Osbert Lancaster, Peggy van Praagh | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 2015 season

September 16, 2014 – 1:03 am

The centerpiece of the Australian Balletâ€™s 2015 season is a new Sleeping Beauty, directed by the artistic director, David McAllister

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Anthony Dowell, Australian Ballet, Bodytorque, David McAllister, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Giselle, In the Upper Room, Kristian Fredrikson, Maina Gielgud, Michael Somes, Monotones, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Sleeping Beauty, Stanton Welch, Symphony in Three Movements, The Dream, Tim Harbour, Tony Dyson, Twyla Tharp, Wendy Ellis Somes | Comments (0)

Peter Sculthorpe: The sun, the earth, and Ned Kelly

August 18, 2014 – 12:47 pm

Graeme Murphy was 18 when Robert Helpmann choreographed Sun Music for the Australian Ballet in 1968. Helpmannâ€™s work â€œwas an

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Graeme Murphy, Marilyn Jones, My Name isi Edward Kelly, Peter Sculthorpe, Red Earth, Robert Helpmann, Stanton Welch, Steven Heathcote, Sun Music | Comments (4)

St Petersburg Blue and French White unite in Imperial Suite

May 6, 2014 – 9:22 pm

Ballet Imperial and Suite en blanc share much – their speed and exactitude, the technical challenges that allow no hiding

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Ballet Imperial, Brett Chynoweth, Brett Simon, Calvin Hannaford, Daniel Gaudiello, George Balanchine, Hoang Pham, Hugh Colman, Karinska, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Luke Marchant, Maina Gielgud, Nicolette Fraillon, Rudy Hawkes, Serge Lifar, Suite en blanc, Suzanne Farrell, Tchaikovsky | Comments (0)

Awakening a new Beauty with a gift of money

April 28, 2014 – 12:00 pm

A new production of The Sleeping Beauty will be the centrepiece of the Australian Balletâ€™s repertoire next year. Premiering in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, David McAllister, Hugh Colman, Kristian Fredrikson, Maina Gielgud, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Stanton Welch, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (4)

Beauty past and present

January 4, 2012 – 9:37 pm

These Kenneth Rowell costume designs for the Australian Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty brought back memories of the production’s premiere at the

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Kristian Fredrikson, Luke Jennings, Maina Gielgud, Mikhailovsky Ballet, Nacho Duarto, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Stanton Welch, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (3)