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Gielgud’s Giselle, a heritage work in the Australian Ballet’s repertoire with added pizazz courtesy of David Hallberg

September 9, 2018 – 10:24 am

The minute David Hallberg makes his entrance it’s clear he’s a man of distinction and charm. No wonder the vulnerable

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Amy Harris, Andrew Killian, Australian Ballet, Benedict Bemet, David Hallberg, Giselle, Leanne Stojmenov, Lisa Bolte, Natasha Kusen, Shaun Andrews, Simon Hewitt | Comments (2)

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

September 27, 2017 – 7:12 am

In any ballet season there’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, Lucas Jervies, Nigel Poulton, Robert Helpmann, Ronald Hynd, Spartarcus, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, The Firebird, The Merry Widow, Tim Harbour, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

“Isn’t this the most fantastic thing?” How Kristian Fredrikson’s greatest wish came true

May 14, 2017 – 1:52 pm

Kristian Fredrikson fell in love with the ballet, Nutcracker, and the music of Tchaikovsky when the Borovansky Ballet toured to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrickson | Comments (0)

Vale Desmond Heeley, the man who, in his own words, made “dross into gold”

July 4, 2016 – 10:09 am

Desmond Heeley, the English stage designer who worked with Ballet Rambert, the Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Brigadoon, Camelot, Colin Peasley, Cynthia Gregory, Danilo Radojevic, Desmond Heeley, Houston Ballet, John Crankp, John Meehan, Kelvin Coe, Kenneth MacMillan, Lance Mulcahy Ballet Rambert, Lucette Aldsou, Margot Fonteyn, Marilyn Rowe, Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, Michael Benthall, Michael Edgley, Michael Langham, National Ballet of Canada, Old Vic, Peter Brook, Prince of the Pagodas, Ray Powell, Robert Helpmann, Solitaire, Squeaky Door, The Merry Widow, Yugen | Comments (3)

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, Kevin Jackson, Kirsty Martin, Lisa Bolte, Lucinda Dunn, Madeleine Eastoe, Natasha Kusen, Olga Tamara, Rachel Rawlins, Rudy Hawkes, Steven Heathcote | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 2015 season

September 16, 2014 – 1:03 am

The centerpiece of the Australian Ballet’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, Kenneth Rowell, Kristian Fredrikson, 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)

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, Kenneth Rowell, Lana Jones, Laura Tong, Luke Marchant, 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 Ballet’s repertoire next year. Premiering in

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

Three directors and 18 years later, Olivia Bell bows out with style

November 25, 2013 – 1:28 pm

Olivia Bell gave a gracious and elegant farewell performance last night in the ballerina role in Paquita at the Sydney

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, David McAllister, La Sylphide, Miwako Kubota, Nutcracker, Olivia Bell, Paquita, Ross Stretton | Comments (2)

Daria Klimentova: look at her now!

September 29, 2013 – 2:26 pm

Daria Klimentova’s autobiography is not so subtly subtitled Agony and Ecstasy: My Life in Dance. The Agony + Ecstasy addendum

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Czech National Ballet, Daniel Jones, Daria Klimentova, Derek Deane, English National Ballet, Graham Watts, Laurentiu Guinea, Scottish Ballet, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne Eagling | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Maina Gielgud

Gielgud’s Giselle, a heritage work in the Australian Ballet’s repertoire with added pizazz courtesy of David Hallberg

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

“Isn’t this the most fantastic thing?” How Kristian Fredrikson’s greatest wish came true

Vale Desmond Heeley, the man who, in his own words, made “dross into gold”

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

The Australian Ballet’s 2015 season

St Petersburg Blue and French White unite in Imperial Suite

Awakening a new Beauty with a gift of money

Three directors and 18 years later, Olivia Bell bows out with style

Daria Klimentova: look at her now!

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