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Sono Osato, a woman of mystery, magic and courage, who survived racism, and the slings and arrows of working for Colonel de Basil

April 25, 2016 – 8:11 am

A serendipitous chain of events this month began when a Sydney Morning Herald columnist asked for help with an article

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adolph Bolm, Agnes de Mille, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre, Berenice Holmes, Carol J Oja, Cleopatre, Colonel de Basil, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, Distant Dances, Jerome Robbins, Leonide Massine, Michel Fokine, Misty Copelamd, On The Town, One Touch of Venus, Original Ballet Russe, Roman Jasensky, Sono Osato, The Prodigal Son | Comments (3)

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 Cranko, John Macfarlane, La Scala, 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)

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

September 7, 2014 – 3:16 pm

No ifs or buts, American Ballet Theatreโ€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, Kevin McKenzie, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Santo Loquasto, Seven Sonatas, Stephanie Williams, Twyla Tharp | 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, Kevin McKenzie, 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)

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 companyโ€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, Kevin McKenzie, Leo Schofield, Oliver Smith, On The Town, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)

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