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Murphy’s Swan Lake in London: The Verdict

July 17, 2016 – 1:56 pm

The Australian Balletā€™s four-day season of Graeme Murphyā€™s Swan Lake at the Coliseum in London has ended with the cityā€™s

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adam Bull, Amber Scott, Clement Crisp, Coliseum, Debra Craine, Dimity Azoury, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Graham Watts, Hanna Weibye, Judith Mackrell, Kristian Fredrikson, Mark Monahan, Nicolette Fraillon, Royal Ballet, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

Guillem: The song is almost ended, but the melody lingers on

August 24, 2015 – 5:35 am

Sylvie Guillem entered the stage like an inquisitive, fast moving animal. Her fingers resembled little legs, scrabbling across the floor,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, Alies Sluiter, Andy Cowton, Brigel Gjoka, Bye, Duo, Here & After, Life in Progress, Michael Hulls, Riley Watts, Russell Maliphant, Sylvie Guillem, techne, Wet Woman, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

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, Kevin McKenzie, Miwako Kubota, Stella Abrera, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko | Comments (1)

A magic carpet ride through 2015

December 31, 2014 – 12:19 pm

I would, if I could, take a magic carpet ride to several continents and at least a dozen theatres to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Andrew Simmons, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Ballets Russes, Bangarra Dance Theare, Brigitte LefĆØvre, Bye, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christoher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite, Daniel Geller, David McAllister, Dayna Goldfine, Deborah Brown, DV8 Physical Theatre, Expressions Dance Company, Fille mal Gardee, Francis Rings, Fred Astaire, Frederick Ashton, Frederick Wiseman, Gene Kelly, Greg Horsman, Guilleme Cote, Hofesh Schechter, Hong Kong Ballet, I.B.I.S, In the Upper Room, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, Life in Progress, Lloyd Newson, Lore, Manon, Mark Morris Dance Group, Merry Widow, Mozart Dances, Natalie Weir, Neil Ieremia, Paris Opera Ballet, Quintett, Royal Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Malliphant, Salute, Seven Deadly Sins, She Oak, Shostakovitch Trilogy, Sophie Fedorovitch, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Symphonic Variations, The Sleeping Beauty, Turandot, Twyla Tharp, Waangenga Blanco, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Woolf Works | Comments (0)

Rearranged by Forsythe and de-glamourised by Ek, Sylvie still shows that perfect line that comes from her ballet beginnings

March 12, 2013 – 7:46 am

In Sylvie Guillem’s production, 6000 Miles Away, William Forsytheā€™s abstract duet, Rearray, is the brain and Mats Ekā€™s melancholy solo,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 27ā€™52ā€¯, 6000 Miles Away, Bye, David Morrow, Ivo Pogorelich, Jiri Kylian, Massimo Murru, NataÅ�a NovotnĆ�, Rearray, Sylvie Guillem, VĆ�clav KuneÅ�, William Forsythe | Comments (1)

Dancing around the world, Sylvie notches up the miles

December 7, 2012 – 9:08 am

In her travels around the world, Sylvie Guillem will notch up many more miles than 6000 as she tours her

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, iTMOi, Jiri Kylian, Massimo Murru, Nicolas Le Riche, Puz/zle, Rearray, Sadlers Wells Theatre, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sylvie Guillem, Willliam Forsythe | Comments (0)

Spring in the steppes of the Bolshoi Ballet

November 19, 2012 – 9:21 am

THE Greek god of music, poetry and sun wore a dusting of white. Overnight, the snow had fallen on Apollo’s

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexii Ratmansky, Bolshoi Ballet, David Hallberg, Ivan Vasiliev, Jorma Elo, Le Corsaire, Mikhailovsky Theatre, Nacho Duato, Natalia Osipova, Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Pina Bausch, Sergei Filin, The Bright Stream, Wayne McGregor | Comments (1)

Sylvie at 46

July 10, 2011 – 3:40 am

Sylvie Guillem won high praise – four stars from London critics – for her brief season last week at Sadlers

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Clement Crisp, Jiri Kylian, Nicolas Le Riche, Sylvie Guillem, William Forsythe | Comments (0)