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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 Balletā€™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, Kevin Jackson, Kurt Jooss, Lana Jones, Nicolette Fraillon, Nigel Poulton, Robyn Hendricks, Spartacus, The Green Table, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

The Emperor’s Hand: the symbol of Spartacus

September 23, 2018 – 10:25 am

Hands can speak in many ways. Thereā€™s the high five, the stop! and go no further, the hands that clasp

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Jerome Kaplan, Spartacus | Comments (1)

The Australian Ballet’s 2018 tent pole: Spartacus reinvented for the 21st century

September 27, 2017 – 7:12 am

In any ballet season thereā€™s always a big show, a premiere, a hook that adds that extra bit of excitement

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alice Topp, Australian Ballet, Ben Cisterne, Bolshoi Ballet, Cinderella, Constant Variants, David McAllster, Filigree and Shadow, Gary Norman, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Imara Savage, Jerome Ka, Laszlo Seregi, Lisa Pavane, Maina Gielgud, Nigel Poulton, Robert Helpmann, Ronald Hynd, Spartarcus, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, The Firebird, The Merry Widow, Tim Harbour, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

A full house for the Melbourne Ballet Company in Sydney although ‘ballet’ took a back seat in the program

March 13, 2017 – 1:02 pm

The high point of the Melbourne Ballet Companyā€™s triple bill in Sydney was the middle of the middle. It came

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Architecture of Loss, Dasein, Four Ballet, Kristy Lee Denovan, Mara Galeazzi, Melbourne Ballet Company, Simon Hoy, Tim Podesta | Comments (0)

The plans ahead for the Queensland Ballet and West Australian Ballet

September 21, 2015 – 12:42 pm

September is launch time, the month when Australian arts companies reveal their plans for the next year. On September 21,

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Andre Santos, Australian Ballet. Romeo & Juliet, Beauty & the Beast, Company B, David Dawson, David McAllister. Andre Santos, Derek Deane, Edward Clug, Giselle, Jayne Smeulders, Lest We Forget, Liam Scarlett, Nutcracker, Paul Taylor, Queensland Ballet, Radio & Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Strictly Gershwin, West Australian Ballet, Youri Vamos | Comments (0)

A newsy dance week: Australian Dance Awards; ABT casting announced; Sydney Dance Company changes; Australian Ballet’s US tour

August 12, 2014 – 12:56 pm

The last five days have yielded more than the usual number of dance news stories in Australia. The shortlisted nominees

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Amy Hollingsworth, Andrew Crawford, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Awards, Gillian Murphy, Hee Seo. David Hallberg, Prix de Lausanne, Tim Harbour | Comments (0)