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Spartacus: The good, the evil and the wall between

November 17, 2018 – 7:05 am

Lucas Jervies, the choreographer of the Australian Ballet’s new production of Spartacus wanted to create a work that relates to

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Giselle, Jarryd Madden, Jerome Kaplan, Jiri Kylian, Kurt Jooss, Lana Jones, Lucas Jervies, Nicolette Fraillon, Nigel Poulton, Robyn Hendricks, Spartacus, The Green Table, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

Whoops and whistles as Misty brings down the house

November 24, 2017 – 10:56 am

It wasn’t your everyday ballet audience. There were whoops, cheers and whistles as Misty Copeland made her entrance as Aurora

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Jade Wood, Lev Ivanov, Marcus Morelli, Marius Petipa, Misty Copeland, Opera Australia Orchestra, Philip Ellis, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (1)

Kevin Jackson seizes the day with his Sydney debut as Nijinsky

November 17, 2016 – 12:25 pm

The opening night of Neumeier’s Nijinsky in Sydney was Remembrance Day, the 11th of November, a day that marks the

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Akram Khan, Alexandre Riabko, Amber Scott, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Bronislava Nijinsky, Diaghilev, Giselle, John Neumeier, Nijinsky, Romola Nijnsky, Tyl Eulenspiegel | Comments (0)

Ratmansky’s Cinderella at the Coliseum – a round up of the London reviews

July 23, 2016 – 6:26 am

The London critics are mostly in agreement in their reviews of the Australian Ballet’s Cinderella, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Cinderella, David Jays, Donald Hutera, Eloise Fryer, Hanna Weibye, Jann Parry, Jerome Kaplan, Leanne Stojmenov, Mark Monahan, Nicolette Fraillon | Comments (1)

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

May 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

A spoonful of pas de deux by the late Agrippina Vaganova and the very present Christopher Wheeldon would be excellent

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged After the Rain, Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Alice Topp, Amanda McGuigan, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Diana and Actaeon, George Balanchine, Grand Pas Classique, Little Atlas, Miwako Kubota, Richard House, Robyn Hendricks, Rudy Hawkes, Scent of Love, Stuart Macklin, Symphony in C, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

November 29, 2015 – 11:35 am

Last September, the Melbourne premiere of the Australian Ballet’s new Sleeping Beauty represented the big picture, with a multitude of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, David McAllistair, Gabriela Tylesova, Lana Jones, Rose Adagio, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (0)

Madeleine Eastoe followed Maina Gielgud’s advice and made the role of Giselle “entirely her own”

April 5, 2015 – 8:16 am

Every ballerina lucky enough to dance Giselle portrays the role in her own particular way. Of course she’s directed and

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Andrew Killian, Dimity Azoury, Ghengwu Guo, Giselle, Kirsty Martin, Lisa Bolte, Lucinda Dunn, Madeleine Eastoe, Maina Gielgud, Natasha Kusen, Olga Tamara, Rachel Rawlins, Rudy Hawkes, Steven Heathcote | Comments (0)

A five star show to start the Australian Ballet’s year

February 23, 2015 – 9:38 am

The Australian Ballet delivered a triple treat on the opening night of the company’s 2015 season. Madeleine Eastoe, Kevin Jackson

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Alistair Macaulay, Andris Toppe, Benedicte Bemet, Brooke Lockett, Clement Crisp, Colin Peasley, Frank Leo, Graeme Murphy, Heidi Martin, Karen Nanesca, Kristian Fredrikson, Madeleine Eastoe, Matthew Donnelly, Shane Carroll, Steven Heathcote, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

Gillian Murphy as Nikiya, a night to remember and the journey of La Bayadère from Petipa to the 21st century

November 24, 2014 – 3:50 am

With Christmas Eve just a month away, I thought I’d already seen the outstanding Australian dance performances of the year.

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Gilllian Murphy, Houston Ballet, La Bayadere, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Louise Lester, Natalia Makarova, Paris Opera Ballet, Peter Farmer, Rudolf Nureyev, Stanton Welch | Comments (1)

First the glitter, then the shadowplay: the Australian Ballet’s double bill

November 10, 2013 – 9:02 am

The Australian Ballet’s latest program is a study in contrasts: Romantic era French, versus Imperial Russian, a chandelier versus a

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amy Harris, Andrew Wright, August Bournonville, Australian Ballet, Colin Peasley, Daniel Gaudiello, Erik Bruhn, Ivor Guest, La Syphide, Lana Jones, Miwako Kubota, Paquita, Paul Murphy, Robyn Hendricks, Royal Danish Ballet, Vivienne Wong | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Kevin Jackson

Spartacus: The good, the evil and the wall between

Whoops and whistles as Misty brings down the house

Kevin Jackson seizes the day with his Sydney debut as Nijinsky

Ratmansky’s Cinderella at the Coliseum – a round up of the London reviews

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

Sleeping Beauty in Sydney, a second viewing

Madeleine Eastoe followed Maina Gielgud’s advice and made the role of Giselle “entirely her own”

A five star show to start the Australian Ballet’s year

Gillian Murphy as Nikiya, a night to remember and the journey of La Bayadère from Petipa to the 21st century

First the glitter, then the shadowplay: the Australian Ballet’s double bill

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