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Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

November 28, 2015 – 12:03 pm

In early October, the Paris Opera Balletâ€™s new triple bill was filmed live at one of the most beautiful buildings

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keers, Arthur Pita, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Christopher Wheeldon, Edouard Lock, George Balanchine, Giselle, Jean-Pierre Frolich, Jerome Robbins, La Bayadere, LA Dance Project, Liam Scarlett, Lucy Carter, Maguy Marin, New York City Ballet, Nico Muhly, Nutcracker, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, Rosas, Sandra Jennings, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, United Visual Artists, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

July 29, 2014 – 1:33 pm

This is an extended version of a feature that first appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on 26 July, 2014

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Agnes de Mille, Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Brigadoon, Carousel, David Hallberg, Fall River Legend, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, In the Upper Room, Jerome Robbins, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Lucia Chase, Michael Kidd, Michael Mordkin, Movin'On, Nine Sinatra Songs, Oklahoma!, Rodeo, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake, Twyla Tharp, West Side Story | Comments (0)

Bodytorque 2013: so far, so good, now for the future nurturing of talent

November 4, 2013 – 2:20 am

Almost a decade ago, David McAllister, artistic director of the Australian Ballet attended a conference in England where he, and

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Australian Ballet, Bangarra, Ben Stuart-Carberry, Benedicte Bemet, Bodytorque, Calvin Hannaford, Christiano Martino, David McAllister, Dimity Azoury, George Balanchine, Graeme Murphy, Graham Silver, Halaina Hills, Imogen Chapman, Ingrid Gow, Jack Hersee, Jake Mangakahia, Jarryd Madden, Jessica Fyfe, Jiri Kylian, Joshua Consandine, Kat Chan, Les Presages, Liam Scarlett, Natasha Kusen, Richard House, Rohan Furnell, Stephen Page, Toni Maticevski, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)