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Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

December 31, 2013 – 3:14 am

Looking backwards before glimpsing forward, the two highlights of the Australian dance year were the season of the Paris Opera

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Bach Partita, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Baz Luhrmann, Bolero, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, DorothÃ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, Gideon Obarzanel. Jacopo Godani, Giselle, Greg Horsman, iTMOi, Ivan Vasiliev, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin McKenzie, Korper, La Bayadere, Larissa McGowan, Laurel Martyn, Leanne Stojmenov, Les Illuminations, Li Cunxin, Lynnette Wallworth, Manon, Marie-AgnÃ¨s Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Strictly Ballroom, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Twyla Tharp, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

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, Maina Gielgud, Miwako Kubota, Nutcracker, Paquita, Ross Stretton | Comments (2)

At the Vanguard: tough and tender was the night

May 2, 2013 – 9:19 pm

Vanguard is a trio of sweets. The first and last are sharp and brittle, a wake-up for the palate. In

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bella Figura, Daniel Gaudiello, Dyad 1929, George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Joke Visser, Lana Jones, Leanne Stojmenov, Leonide Massine, Ode, Paul Hindemith, Steve Reich, The Four Temperaments, Vanguard, Wayne McGregor | Comments (0)

“You have dancing shoes with nimble soles” *

August 14, 2011 – 5:32 am

Ballet flats have been a fashion staple ever since Audrey Hepburn danced through Paris in the movie, Funny Face. The

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Balanchine, ballet flats, Bally, Bloch, Fashion, Jewels, Sambag, Van Cleef and Arpels | Comments (0)

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