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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, Ross Stretton, Royal Ballet, Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet | Comments (0)

Helpmann: “I like to be head of everything”

August 23, 2012 – 10:32 am

His first and most adoring fan was his mother. One day she found a pile of old newspapers on the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Christopher Brown, Donald Friend, Malcolm Williamson, Michael Benthall, Ninette de Valois, Patrick White, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Sidney Nolan, Stefan Haag | Comments (2)

An infinite array of storms, swans and stars

April 13, 2012 – 8:11 am

In 1996, the last year of her artistic directorship of the Australian Ballet, Maina Gielgud programmed a triple bill of

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benedicte Bemet, Benjamin Cisterne, Beth Dean, Brett Dean, Brooke Lockett, Calvin Hannaford, Charles Thompson, David McAllister, David Page, Edourard Borovansky, Ella Havelka, Gideon Obarzanek, Graeme Murphy, Infinity, Jake Mangakahia, Jarryd Madden, Jennifer Irwin, Lana Jones, Maina Gielgud, Melbourne Cup, Nearly Beloved, Nutcracker, Peggy van Praagh, Rex Reid, Robert Helpmann, Rumours, Stefan Gregory, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, The Narrative of Nothing, There's Definitely a Prince Involved, Vivienne Wong, Warumuk | Comments (2)

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, Ray Powell, Robert Helpmann, Sonia Arova, Stefan Haag, Sun Music, Swan Lake, Yugen | Comments (0)

Australian Ballet reveals its 50th anniversary program

August 30, 2011 – 3:44 am

The Australian Ballet began its life in Sydney at Her Majestyā€™s Theatre in 1962. But 50 years on, Melbourne will

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Beyond Twelve, David McAllister, Etudes, Gemini, Gideon Obarzanek, Glen Tetley, Harald Lander, Hugh Colman, John Cranko, Let's Dance, Onegin, Robert Helpmann, Romeo & Juliet, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Swan Lake, Tim Harbour | Comments (1)

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