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Sono Osato, a woman of mystery, magic and courage, who survived racism, and the slings and arrows of working for Colonel de Basil

April 25, 2016 – 8:11 am

A serendipitous chain of events this month began when a Sydney Morning Herald columnist asked for help with an article

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adolph Bolm, Agnes de Mille, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre, Berenice Holmes, Carol J Oja, Cleopatre, Colonel de Basil, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, Distant Dances, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Leonide Massine, Michel Fokine, Misty Copelamd, One Touch of Venus, Original Ballet Russe, Roman Jasensky, Sono Osato, The Prodigal Son | Comments (3)

Gotta sing, gotta dance? Not a problem for newbie tapper, Channing Tatum

March 8, 2016 – 12:20 pm

It canโ€t be easy to upstage George Clooney but I think Channing Tatumโ€s done it in Hail, Caesar! the Coen

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Kisselkoff, Caesar!, Channing Tatum, Christopher Gattelli, Donald O'Connor, Esther Williams, Fancy Free, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Hail, Jerome Robbins, Scarlett Johansson, South Pacific | Comments (0)

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

August 2, 2013 – 2:14 am

American Ballet Theatre will perform in Australia for the first time next year. The companyโ€s season, from 28 August until

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Bolshoi Ballet, Dances at a Gathering, David Hallberg, Fancy Free, Gillian Murphy, Hamburg Ballet, Harold Lang, Ian McRae, Jerome Robbins, John Krizia, Kevin McKenzie, Leo Schofield, Leonard Bernstein, Oliver Smith, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp | Comments (2)