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Peggy van Praagh’s portrait with help from Noel Pelly

May 21, 2018 – 7:05 am

For years Iā€™ve wondered who painted the portrait of Peggy van Praagh that’s hung in the main studio of the

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Vale Desmond Heeley, the man who, in his own words, made “dross into gold”

July 4, 2016 – 10:09 am

Desmond Heeley, the English stage designer who worked with Ballet Rambert, the Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Brigadoon, Camelot, Colin Peasley, Cynthia Gregory, Danilo Radojevic, Desmond Heeley, Houston Ballet, John Crankp, John Meehan, Kelvin Coe, Kenneth MacMillan, Lance Mulcahy Ballet Rambert, Lucette Aldsou, Maina Gielgud, Margot Fonteyn, Marilyn Rowe, Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, Michael Benthall, Michael Edgley, Michael Langham, National Ballet of Canada, Old Vic, Peter Brook, Prince of the Pagodas, Robert Helpmann, Solitaire, Squeaky Door, The Merry Widow, Yugen | Comments (3)

The first decade: snapshots from the early years of the Australian Ballet

December 26, 2011 – 8:59 am

Noel Smith strode into the pit, picked up his baton, and gave the downbeat for the overture. The chatter, the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Barry Kitcher, Betty Pounder, Colin Peasley, Erik Bruhn, Garth Welch, Giselle, Graeme Murphy, Jack Manuel, Kathleen Gorham, Marilyn Jones, Nugget Coombs, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Sonia Arova, Stefan Haag, Sun Music, Swan Lake, The Display, Yugen | Comments (1)