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Vale Bryan Lawrence, the English dancer handpicked for the Australian Ballet by Peggy van Praagh and Robert Helpmann

July 10, 2017 – 1:37 pm

When Bryan Lawrence was a ballet student training in London, he once jumped so high that he felt “wonderful ā€“

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bryan Lawrence, Janet Karin, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Royal Ballet, Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet, The Display | Comments (0)

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

February 8, 2016 – 1:24 pm

When Brigitte LefĆØvre prepared for her retirement as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, she made it known that her

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Antony Tudor, Arthur Pita, Aurelie Dupont, Batsheva Dance Company, Benjamin Millepied, Bolshoi Ballet, Brigitte LefĆØvre, Carolyn Carson, Deborah MacMillan, Edouard Lock, English National Ballet, George Balanchine, George Skibine, Giselle, Ivan Clustine, Jerome Robbins, John Neumeier, John Taras, Josua Hoffalt, Kenneth MacMillan, La Bayadere, Laurent Hilaire, Le Corsaire, Liam Scarlett, Maguy Marin, Maurice Bejart, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, Ohad Naharin, Paris Opera Ballet, Patrick Dupond, Pina Bausch, Roland Petit, Romeo & Juliet, Rosella Hightower, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, School of American Ballet, Serge Lifar, Sidi Larbi Cheraoui, Stephane Lissner, Violette Verdy, William Forsythe | Comments (2)

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

November 9, 2015 – 9:26 am

The Australian Balletā€™s triple bill begins and ends with jogging. The curtain opens to reveal a diagonal of dancers in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 48Nord, Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Balanchine, Benjamin Cisterne, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Daniel Gaudiello, Dimity Azoury, Filigree and Shadow, Igor Stravinsky, In the Upper Room, Jacopo Godani, Lana Jones, Marcus Morelli, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Natasha Kusch, Nicole Rhodes, Norma Kamali, Philip Glass, Raw Models, Shelley Washington, Simon Plant, Symphony in Three Movements, Tim Harbour, Twyla Tharp, Vicki Attard, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Heathcote and Radojevic: the back story

August 22, 2014 – 1:30 pm

Steven Heathcoteā€™s appointment as the Australian Balletā€™s new ballet master and repetiteur, announced this week, reunites the former principal dancer

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Danny Radojevic, David McAllister, Kasey Glazebrook, Lucinda Dunn, Royal Ballet | 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, Olivia Bell, Paquita | Comments (2)

A vague night out for a trio of New York dance critics

June 17, 2012 – 9:18 am

Unlike London, where 10 dance critics might review a performance of any one production, New York is a city of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Adam Bull. Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Daniel Gaudiello, David Page, Dyad 1929. Warumuk, Infinity, La Favorita, Lana Jones, Molte Vivace, Rachel Rawlins, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Wayne McGregor | Comments (6)

Tag Archives: Ross Stretton

Vale Bryan Lawrence, the English dancer handpicked for the Australian Ballet by Peggy van Praagh and Robert Helpmann

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

Heathcote and Radojevic: the back story

Three directors and 18 years later, Olivia Bell bows out with style

A vague night out for a trio of New York dance critics

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