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Queensland Ballet’s 60th anniversary, 2020

September 22, 2019 – 11:01 am

The Queensland Ballet will celebrate its 60th anniversary next year with a gala paying tribute to the companyā€™s artistic directors

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Bespoke, Charles Lisner, Cloudland, Dangerous Liaisons, Derek Deane, Dracula, English National Ballet, Etudes, Francois Klaus, Greg Norsman, Harald Lander, Harold Collins, Harry Haythorne, Jacqui Carroll, Krzysztof Pastor, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Natalie Weir, Petros Treklis, Queensland Ballet, Remi Wortmeyer, Shangahai Ballet, The Lady of the Camellias, The Little Mermaid, The Sleeping Beauty, West Australian Ballet | Comments (0)

Alice’s Romp Through Wonderland

December 9, 2017 – 9:58 am

Could any creative team have as much fun as the men who sat down together to make the ballet Aliceā€™s

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, Ako Kondo, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Bob Crowley, Christopher Wheeldon, Joby Talbot, Nicholas Wright, Peter Wright, Steven Heathcote, Ty KIng-Wall | Comments (0)

Li Cunxin, artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, reveals the 2018 season

September 12, 2017 – 10:02 pm

The Queensland Balletā€™s 2018 season is strong on narrative ballets, with the first, a new production of La Bayadere, choreographed

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Bespoke, Carlos Acosta, Carmen, Cinderella, Expressions Dance Company, Firebird, Gabrielle Nankivell, Greg Horsman, Jack Lister, La Bayadere, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Midsummer Night's Dream, Norwegian National Ballet, Queensland Ballet, Royal Ballet, Swan Lake | Comments (0)

AurĆ©lien Scannella launches the West Australian Ballet’s line up for 2017

October 4, 2016 – 12:14 pm

The West Australian Ballet will bring David Nixonā€™s The Great Gatsby to Australia for the first time next year. Opening

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Aurelien Scannella, Cedric Ygnace, Christopher Hill, David Nixon, Don Quixote, Eric Gauthier, Genesis, Graeme Murphy, In Transit, Jerome Kaplan, Kristian Fredriskon, Lucette Aldous, Peter Pan, Russell Kerr, Takuto, The Clearest Light, The Great Gatsby, West Australian Ballet | Comments (0)

Queensland Ballet unveils its 2017 season

September 19, 2016 – 2:14 pm

Bespoke, a production designed to appeal to new audiences, will open the Queensland Balletā€™s 2017 season next February with performances

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Amy Hollingsworty, Ben Stevenson, Bespoke, Christopher Bruce, Fille mal Gardee, Ghost Dances, Glass Concerto, Greg Horsman, Houston Ballet, Katie Noonan, Kristian Fredrikson, Li Cunxin, Liam Scarlett, Marc Ribaud, No Man's Land, Peter Pan, Prix de Lausane, Queensland Ballet, Raw, Stanton Welch, Swan Lake, Trey McIntyre | Comments (0)

Irina Kolesnikova’s endless flight with the swan

July 21, 2016 – 1:44 pm

Very few dancers remain at one company for 18 years. And thatā€™s especially rare if theyā€™ve been performing as a

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Andrew Guild, Anna Pavlova, Her Name Was Carmen, Irina Kolesnikova, Konstantin Tackkin, Michael Edgley, Simon Bryce, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, Victor Dandre | Comments (0)

Farewell to Andris Toppe, dancer, choreographer, friend and colleague of so many in the Sydney Dance Company and The Australian Ballet

February 25, 2016 – 3:34 am

Andris Toppe has died in Melbourne at the age of 71, having being diagnosed with advanced cancer in early January.

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Andris Toppe, Australian Ballet, Ballet Victoria, Graeme Murphy, Hamberg Ballet, Janet Vernon, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Mikhail Barysnikov, Natalia Makarova, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Winnepeg Ballet, Sydney Dance Company | Comments (2)

Three Ladies Dancing

December 24, 2015 – 11:07 pm

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all Dancelines readers and friends. For me, the sound of Christmas

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Anna Pavlova, Christmas, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson | Comments (0)

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

November 28, 2015 – 12:03 pm

In early October, the Paris Opera Balletā€™s new triple bill was filmed live at one of the most beautiful buildings

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keers, Arthur Pita, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefĆØvre, Christopher Wheeldon, Edouard Lock, George Balanchine, Giselle, Jean-Pierre Frolich, Jerome Robbins, La Bayadere, LA Dance Project, Liam Scarlett, Lucy Carter, Maguy Marin, New York City Ballet, Nico Muhly, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, Rosas, Sandra Jennings, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Theme and Variations, United Visual Artists, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | 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, Lucas Jervies, Paul Taylor, Queensland Ballet, Radio & Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Strictly Gershwin, West Australian Ballet, Youri Vamos | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Nutcracker

Queensland Ballet’s 60th anniversary, 2020

Alice’s Romp Through Wonderland

Li Cunxin, artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, reveals the 2018 season

AurĆ©lien Scannella launches the West Australian Ballet’s line up for 2017

Queensland Ballet unveils its 2017 season

Irina Kolesnikova’s endless flight with the swan

Farewell to Andris Toppe, dancer, choreographer, friend and colleague of so many in the Sydney Dance Company and The Australian Ballet

Three Ladies Dancing

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

The plans ahead for the Queensland Ballet and West Australian Ballet

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