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

November 9, 2015 – 9:26 am

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

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A story behind the story of Flesh and Bone

May 30, 2015 – 1:10 pm

If the title of the show doesnā€™t tell us enough then the poster does. The dancer, as you can see,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet School, Black Swan, Dimitri Kleioris, Ethan Stiefel, Flesh and Bone, Gary Harris, Irina Dvorovenko, Moira Walley-Beckett, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sarah Hay, Sasha Radetsky, The McDonald College of the Performimg Arts, The Red Shoes | Comments (0)

Boys (almost) scoop the scholarship pool at the 2013 Prix de Lausanne

February 3, 2013 – 9:22 am

The 2013 Prix de Lausanne might have set a record for the male/female ratio of dancers who reached the finals

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After images linger as a generation moves on

November 19, 2012 – 7:12 am

Rachel Rawlinsā€™ imminent retirement as a principal of the Australian Ballet marks a generational change at the company. Among the

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Campbell McKenzie, Damien Welch, David McAllister, Justine Summers, Kirsty Martin, Lisa Bolte, Lynette Wills, Matthew Trent, Nicole Rhodes, Rachel Rawlins, Robert Curran, Steven Heathcote, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (0)

The precious gift of Tatiana

April 19, 2012 – 5:29 am

I recently interviewed dancers, past and present, who’ve danced the role of Tatiana in Onegin or who soon will. For

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adam Marchant, Amber Scott, Anne Woolliams, Austrailan Ballet, Christine Walsh.Ulrike Lytton, Gary Norman, Jane Bourne, John Cranko, John Meehan, Jonathan Kelly, Lisa Pavane, Madeleine Eastoe, Marilyn Rowe, Miranda Coney, Miwako Kubota, Onegin, Rachel Rawlins, Reid Anderson, Steven Heathcote, Tamas Detrich | Comments (0)

Butterflies and memories

April 9, 2011 – 2:27 am

Vicki Attard in Madame Butterfly

The faces of some dancers remain imprinted in the memory long after the dancers have retired. One still sees that

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Madame Butterfly, Stanton Welch | Comments (0)

Tragic heroines

February 1, 2011 – 10:41 am

Vicki Attard in Madame Butterfly

One lives in Verona, the other in Nagasaki. One is cared for by her nurse, the other by her maid,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Madame Butterfly, Madeleine Eastoe, Rachel Rawlins, Romeo & Juliet | Comments (0)

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