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Kevin O’Hare on the first Royal Ballet tour to Australia in 15 years and his own mantra: “Creating the classics of the 21st century”

June 6, 2017 – 8:35 am

At the end of this month the Royal Ballet will take up residence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Anthony Dowell, As Time Goes By, Christopher Wheeldon, Frederick Ashton, John Macfarlane, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin O'Hare, Liam Scarlett, Peter Wright, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, The Illustrated Farewell, The Winter's Tale, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works, Yolanda Sonnabend, Zanaida Yenowsky | Comments (2)

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

November 9, 2015 – 9:26 am

The Australian Balletâ€™s triple bill begins and ends with jogging. The curtain opens to reveal a diagonal of dancers in

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged 48Nord, Ako Kondo, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Balanchine, Benjamin Cisterne, Brett Chynoweth, Chengwu Guo, Daniel Gaudiello, Dimity Azoury, Filigree and Shadow, Igor Stravinsky, In the Upper Room, Jacopo Godani, Lana Jones, Marcus Morelli, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Natasha Kusch, Nicole Rhodes, Norma Kamali, Philip Glass, Raw Models, Ross Stretton, Shelley Washington, Simon Plant, Symphony in Three Movements, Tim Harbour, Vicki Attard, Vivienne Wong | Comments (1)

Up on your feet for the Upper Room

September 1, 2015 – 10:28 am

A standing ovation following a ballet performance in Melbourne is a very rare event. I remember only one, when the

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged In the Upper Room, Philip Glass, Shelley Washington | Comments (0)

A magic carpet ride through 2015

December 31, 2014 – 12:19 pm

I would, if I could, take a magic carpet ride to several continents and at least a dozen theatres to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Andrew Simmons, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Ballets Russes, Bangarra Dance Theare, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Bye, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christoher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite, Daniel Geller, David McAllister, Dayna Goldfine, Deborah Brown, DV8 Physical Theatre, Expressions Dance Company, Fille mal Gardee, Francis Rings, Fred Astaire, Frederick Ashton, Frederick Wiseman, Gene Kelly, Greg Horsman, Guilleme Cote, Hofesh Schechter, Hong Kong Ballet, I.B.I.S, In the Upper Room, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, Life in Progress, Lloyd Newson, Lore, Manon, Mark Morris Dance Group, Mats Ek, Merry Widow, Mozart Dances, Natalie Weir, Neil Ieremia, Paris Opera Ballet, Quintett, Royal Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Malliphant, Salute, Seven Deadly Sins, She Oak, Shostakovitch Trilogy, Sophie Fedorovitch, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Symphonic Variations, The Sleeping Beauty, Turandot, Waangenga Blanco, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Woolf Works | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet’s 2015 season

September 16, 2014 – 1:03 am

The centerpiece of the Australian Balletâ€™s 2015 season is a new Sleeping Beauty, directed by the artistic director, David McAllister

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Anthony Dowell, Australian Ballet, Bodytorque, David McAllister, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Giselle, In the Upper Room, Kenneth Rowell, Kristian Fredrikson, Maina Gielgud, Michael Somes, Monotones, Peggy van Praagh, Robert Helpmann, Sleeping Beauty, Stanton Welch, Symphony in Three Movements, The Dream, Tim Harbour, Tony Dyson, Wendy Ellis Somes | Comments (0)

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

September 7, 2014 – 3:16 pm

No ifs or buts, American Ballet Theatreâ€™s triple bill in Brisbane was a five-star show. On opening night, 5 September,

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansly, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Calvin Royal, Charles Yang, Cory Stearns, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Duncan Lyle, Eric Tamm. John Kriza, Fancy Free, Gillian Murphy, Hermano Cornejo, Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside, Jerome Robbins, Joseph Gorak, Kevin McKenzie, Leonard Bernstein, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Santo Loquasto, Seven Sonatas, Stephanie Williams | 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, Theme and Variations, West Side Story | Comments (0)

One director, two principals and four days: American Ballet Theatre’s pre-tour tour of Australia

March 7, 2014 – 11:06 am

American Ballet Theatreâ€™s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, and principal dancers, Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside, whizzed through three capital cities

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Kisselgoff, Bach Partita, David Campbell, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Eric Bruhn, Friends of the Australian Ballet, Gillian Murphy, Ivan Vasiliev, James Whiteside, JbDubs, Kevin McKenzie, Leon Bakst, Lucia Chase, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Renaissance Tours, Richard Hudson, Seven Sonatas, Sonia Kruger, Swan Lake, The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty | Comments (2)

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, DorothÃ©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-AgnÃ¨s 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, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Strictly Ballroom, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

August 2, 2013 – 2:14 am

American Ballet Theatre will perform in Australia for the first time next year. The companyâ€™s season, from 28 August until

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Bach Partita, Bolshoi Ballet, Dances at a Gathering, David Hallberg, Fancy Free, Gillian Murphy, Hamburg Ballet, Harold Lang, Ian McRae, Jerome Robbins, John Krizia, Kevin McKenzie, Leo Schofield, Leonard Bernstein, Oliver Smith, On The Town, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Seven Sonatas, Swan Lake | Comments (2)

Tag Archives: Twyla Tharp

Kevin O’Hare on the first Royal Ballet tour to Australia in 15 years and his own mantra: “Creating the classics of the 21st century”

20:21: Shot out of the canon and onto the stage

Up on your feet for the Upper Room

A magic carpet ride through 2015

The Australian Ballet’s 2015 season

ABT conquers Australia with three American stories

Kevin McKenzie on American Ballet Theatre, past and present

One director, two principals and four days: American Ballet Theatre’s pre-tour tour of Australia

Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

American Ballet Theatre to make its first tour to Australia

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