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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, Symphony in C | Comments (1)

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, Twyla Tharp, Vicki Attard | Comments (1)

First the glitter, then the shadowplay: the Australian Ballet’s double bill

November 10, 2013 – 9:02 am

The Australian Balletâ€™s latest program is a study in contrasts: Romantic era French, versus Imperial Russian, a chandelier versus a

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Ako Kondo, Amy Harris, Andrew Wright, August Bournonville, Australian Ballet, Colin Peasley, Daniel Gaudiello, Erik Bruhn, Ivor Guest, Kevin Jackson, La Syphide, Lana Jones, Miwako Kubota, Paquita, Paul Murphy, Robyn Hendricks, Royal Danish Ballet | 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, Theme and Variations, Toni Maticevski, Ty KIng-Wall, Valerie Tereschenko | Comments (1)

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 Display, The Narrative of Nothing, There's Definitely a Prince Involved, Warumuk | Comments (2)

Australian Ballet promotions

March 1, 2012 – 5:14 am

The Australian Ballet has announced three promotions with Amy Harris and Rudy Hawkes becoming senior artists, and Vivienne Wong elevated

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Infinity, Rudy Hawkes, Stephen Page | Comments (0)