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Stillness and speed, spine chills and tears: Stella Abrera triumphs as Giselle

April 16, 2015 – 10:08 am

Stella Abrera, guesting for the Australian Ballet as Giselle, gave an extraordinary performance this week, dancing the role with such

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Brett Chynoweth, Brett Simon, Giselle, Mats Ek, Miwako Kubota, Stella Abrera, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko | Comments (1)

“Thank you, dear Lucia”: American Ballet Theatre celebrates 75 years

January 12, 2015 – 10:50 am

Two years before the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor in December 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt began to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alex C Ewing, Alicia Alonso, American Ballet Theatre, Antony Tudor, Ballet Rambert, Dark Elegies, Dimitri Romonoff, Eugene Loring, Hugh Laing, Igor Youskevitch, Jardin aux Lilas, John Krizia, Judgment of Paris, Leonard Lavrovsky, Les Sylphides, Lucia Chase, Max Goberman, Michel Fokine, Mikhail Mordkin, Muriel Bentley, Nora Kaye, Oliver Smith, Prokofiev, Richard Pleasant, Romeo & Juliet | 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, Jerome Robbins, Joseph Gorak, Leonard Bernstein, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Santo Loquasto, Seven Sonatas, Stephanie Williams, Twyla Tharp | Comments (0)

ABTâ€™s Swan Lake: A beautiful Odette and Von Rothbart x 2 – the Monster and the Gigolo

September 1, 2014 – 7:13 am

Our first Swan Lake can remain in our minds forever, much like the first Christmas we can remember, the first

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Alexander Ekman, Alexandre Hammoudi, American BalletTheatre, Blaine Hoven, Cory Stearns, Graeme Murphy, Hee Seo, Joseph Gorak, Matthew Bourne, Melanie Hamrick, Ormsby Wilkins, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Roman Zhurbin, Stella Abrera, Swan Lake, Zhiyao Zhang | 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, Jerome Robbins, 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)

One director, two principals and four days: American Ballet Theatre’s pre-tour tour of Australia

March 7, 2014 – 11:06 am

American Ballet Theatreâ€™s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, and principal dancers, Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside, whizzed through three capital cities

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Kisselgoff, Bach Partita, David Campbell, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Eric Bruhn, Friends of the Australian Ballet, Gillian Murphy, Ivan Vasiliev, James Whiteside, JbDubs, Leon Bakst, Lucia Chase, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Renaissance Tours, Richard Hudson, Seven Sonatas, Sonia Kruger, Swan Lake, The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)

Muntagirov quits English National Ballet to become the youngest male principal at the Royal Ballet

January 28, 2014 – 5:22 am

When Wayne Eagling was artistic director of English National Ballet he feared that the young dancer he mentored, Vadim Muntagirov,

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Anita Singh, Arionel Vargas, Daria Klimentova, Dawid Trzensimiech, Dmitri Gruzdyev, English National Ballet, Johan Kobborg, Le Corsaire, Royal Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne Eagling, Zdenek Konvalina | 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, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, 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, Jerome Robbins, John Krizia, Leo Schofield, Leonard Bernstein, Oliver Smith, On The Town, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)

The May-December triumph of Daria and Vadim

February 15, 2012 – 11:32 am

At 38, Daria Klimentova, was ready to retire when she was called to Wayne Eaglingâ€™s office. The artistic director of

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Daria Klimentova, English National Ballet, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne Eagling | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Kevin McKenzie

Stillness and speed, spine chills and tears: Stella Abrera triumphs as Giselle

“Thank you, dear Lucia”: American Ballet Theatre celebrates 75 years

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

ABTâ€™s Swan Lake: A beautiful Odette and Von Rothbart x 2 – the Monster and the Gigolo

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

One director, two principals and four days: American Ballet Theatre’s pre-tour tour of Australia

Muntagirov quits English National Ballet to become the youngest male principal at the Royal Ballet

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

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

The May-December triumph of Daria and Vadim

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