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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, Dorothée 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-Agnès Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Olivia Bell, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, 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)

NDT in Sydney: Sweet Dreams are Made of This

June 13, 2013 – 1:36 pm

Nederlands Dans Theater’s season at the Sydney Opera House is united by the dreamlike quality of a quartet of pieces

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Danielle Rowe, Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans Theater, Paul Lightfoot, Phlip Glass, Sh-Boom!, Shoot the Moon, Silas Henriksen, Sol Leon, Spenser Theberge, Stan Freberg, Sweet Dreams, Webern | Comments (0)

Roslyn Anderson on working with Kylián and news of his future plans

May 21, 2013 – 9:41 am

In anticipation of Nederlands Dans Theater’s tour to Sydney next month I recently spoke with Jiri Kylián’s long-term assistant and

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bella Figura, Falling Angels, Gods and Dogs, Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans Theater, Norwegian National Ballet, Petite Mort, Roslyn Anderson, Sabine Kupferberg, Soliders Mass, Stepping Stones | Comments (0)

Seeing through the mask: a new book on the life and work of Pina Bausch

April 25, 2013 – 1:11 pm

In a recent edition of Dance Europe magazine, Paul Lightfoot, artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater, names Pina Bausch as

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot, Pina Bausch, Raimund Hoghe, Royd Climenhaga, Sh-Boom!, Shoot the Moon, Sol l Léon, Sweet Dreams | Comments (0)

What dreams might come as Kylián sleeps

February 17, 2013 – 9:19 am

Hamlet asked “what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil?” Doubters of the afterlife would say

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Franz Kafka, Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Sweet Dreams | Comments (0)

Kylián’s travels may be over but his voice still reaches out through his new website

January 23, 2013 – 9:32 pm

Time was when Jirí Kylián travelled the world, with his own company, Nederlands Dans Theater, or alone, when he visited

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bella Figura, Falling Angels, Jiri Kylian, Nederalands Dans Theater, Paul Lightfoot, Petite Mort, Sh-Boom!, Shoot the Moon, Sol Leon, Sweet Dreams | Comments (0)