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The Australian Ballet’s 2017 season: A year of Alice, Clara and Aurora

September 27, 2016 – 10:39 am

For both the dancers and audiences, the Australian Balletā€™s big show of 2017 will be Christopher Wheeldonā€™s Alice’s Adventures in

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexander Campbell, Alice Topp, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Australian Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, David Bintley, David McAllister, Faster, Gabriela Tylesova, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson, Little Atlas, Matthew Hindson, Michael Gordon, Nutcracker the Story of Clara, Richard House, Scent of Love, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Reich, Symphony in C, The Sleeping Beauty, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Zenaida Yanowsky | Comments (1)

The stars are in alignment

June 29, 2014 – 8:38 am

With so many stars either in Australia or on their way, this is far from a winter of discontent for

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Carlos Acosta, Cory Stearns, Daniel Camargo, Daniel Gaudiello, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Elisa Badenes, Gillian Murphy, James Whiteside, La Bayadere, Matthew Lawrence, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Polina Semionova, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Roberto Bolle, Romeo & Juliet, Stanton Welch, Stuttgart Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Veronika Part | Comments (0)

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, DorothĆ©e 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-AgnĆØs 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, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, 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)

Carlos Acosta: the next big steps for the Cuban star

December 10, 2013 – 12:07 pm

Every now and then a ballet dancer comes along who is so charismatic that they enjoy a new lease of

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alicia Alonso, Carlos Acosta, Darcey Bussell, Don Quixote, Li Cunxin, Mao's Last Dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, National Ballet of Cuba, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2014 season

October 19, 2013 – 8:53 am

Early next year, Ethan Stiefel, the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, will take his company back to

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged 28 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, A Christmas Carol, Alina Cojocaru, Allegro Brillante, Andrew Simmons, Antony Tudor, Australian Ballet, Banderillero, Benjamin Millepied, Bier Hallle, Christopher Gable, Coppelia, Daniel Belton, Ethan Stiefel, George Balanchine, Giselle, Javier de Frutos, Johan Kobborg, Kristian Fredrikson, Larry Keigwin, Les Lutins, Lez Brotherston, Little Improvisations, Massimo Mricone, Mattress Suite, Megalopolis, Northern Ballet Theatre, Of Days, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Satellites, Sergei Polunin | Comments (0)

Queensland Ballet unveils its 2014 season

September 30, 2013 – 4:03 am

The wow factor in the Queensland Balletā€™s 2014 season, announced today, is Kenneth MacMillanā€™s Romeo & Juliet, featuring guest artists

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Ben Stevenson, Bolero, Carlos Acosta, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudiello, Esmeralda Grand Pas de Deux, George Balanchine, Greg Horsman, Johan Kobborg, Kenneth MacMillan, Li Cunxin, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christe, Nutcracker, Queensland Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Serenade, Short Dialogues, Steven Heathcote, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

UK National Dance Awards winners

January 23, 2012 – 8:14 pm

A surgeon was working on Akram Khan’s injured Achilles tendon – and Sylvie Guillem was a no show – but

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Akram Khan, Ashley Page, Daria Klimentova, David Bintley, Gay Avis, Luca Silvestrini, Mariinsky Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sophie Martin, Sylvie Guillem, Xander Parish | Comments (1)