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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, Steven McRae, The Sleeping Beauty, Tim Harbour, Wayne McGregor, Zenaida Yanowsky | Comments (1)

A night of swoons, sighs and razmatazz: The Australian Ballet’s gala of 2016

May 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

A spoonful of pas de deux by the late Agrippina Vaganova and the very present Christopher Wheeldon would be excellent

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged After the Rain, Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Alice Topp, Amanda McGuigan, Amber Scott, Australian Ballet, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Diana and Actaeon, George Balanchine, Grand Pas Classique, Kevin Jackson, Little Atlas, Miwako Kubota, Richard House, Robyn Hendricks, Rudy Hawkes, Scent of Love, Stuart Macklin, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Diana and Actaeon, the odd couple of a Soviet showstopper

May 1, 2016 – 9:34 am

Thereā€™s nothing quite like the Diana and Actaeon* pas de deux to excite a ballet audience. The piece is a

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Agrippina Vaganova, Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Chengwu Guo, Diana and Actaeon, Doug Fullington, Esmeralda, Galina Ulanova, George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Kirov Ballet, Le Roi Candaule, Lucinda Dunn, Marius Petipa, Paquita, Robert Curran, Spring Waters, Vaktang Chabukiani | Comments (1)

The Australian Ballet’s 2016 repertoire

September 23, 2015 – 8:32 am

For the first time in its history, the Australian Ballet will stage a ballet choreographed by John Neumeier, the artistic

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alice Topp, Australian Ballet, Ballets Russes, Bodytorque, Christopher Wheeldon, Cinderella, Coppelia, DGV: Dance a grand vistesse, Forgotten Land, George Balanchine, George Ogilvie, Hamburg Ballet, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Jiri Kylian, John Neumeier, Kristian Fredrikson, Nijinsky, Peggy van Praagh, Roberta Guidi di Bagno, Romeo&Juliet, Sergei Diaghilev, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, William Forsythe | Comments (0)