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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, On The Town, One Touch of Venus, Roman Jasensky, Sono Osato, The Prodigal Son | Comments (3)

Cinderella: a tale best told at a time of war

July 29, 2013 – 1:25 pm

Cinderellaโ€s story can take place in any country and at any time, but in ballet terms, the tale will always

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adventures in Motion Pictures, Algeranoff, Cendrillon, Cinderella, Col. de Basil, Covent Garden Russian Ballet, David Lichine, Frederic dโ€Erlanger, Frederick Ashton, Marian Ladre, Matthew Bourne, Michel Fokine, Natalia Gontcharova, Paul Petroff, Raisse Kouznetsova, Royal Ballet, Sergei Prokofiev, Tamara Grigorieva, Tatiana Riabouchinska | Comments (2)

A treasure trove of ballet signatures from the ’40s

September 16, 2012 – 1:03 pm

My recent post about the artist, Phyllis McLachlan, led me to the website of Douglas Stewart Fine Books in Melbourne

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Ballet Rambert, Col. de Basil, Wesley Hooper | Comments (3)