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1.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet creates seven new positions for dancers
In the shadow of the pandemic, West Australian Ballet has made a bold move to invigorate the Australian dance industry by creating...
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1.2KFeatured‘Suncorp Dream Big Challenge’ awards aspiring Mermaid Beach dancer
After a state-wide search, Queensland Ballet has announced the winner of its annual Suncorp Dream Big Challenge: seven-year-old Giles Nash from Mermaid Beach. Nash has won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to...
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1.8KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ opens at His Majesty’s Theatre
As ballet icon George Balanchine said, “Just as Giselle is ballet’s great tragedy, so Coppélia is its great comedy.” The colourful tale of two lovers and an eccentric doctor,...
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2.9KFeaturedRoyal NZ Ballet releases ‘The Firebird’ online
A specially-filmed, multi-camera screening of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) production of The Firebird by New Zealand choreographer Loughlan Prior – which, until lockdown, was...
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1.6KEventsWest Australian Ballet embarks on new contemporary season
West Australian Ballet is embarking on an ambitious new annual season of dynamic contemporary ballet opening at the State Theatre Centre of...
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3.2KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet announces a medley of promotions as the company surges into its new era
As the dancers of The Australian Ballet returned to Melbourne following its first Sydney season of 2021, seven promotions were made across...
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2.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe Australian Ballet is back with new director and ‘New York Dialects’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.12 April 2021. The Australian Ballet is back in Sydney, after a long break due to COVID, and the...
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3.0KEventsWest Australian Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ reincarnated at Crown Theatre
With theatres returning to 100 percent audience capacity, West Australian Ballet will return to the Crown Theatre stage in the first time...
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2.6KFeaturedNew Executive Director appointed to partner Scannella at West Australian Ballet
After an extensive national search, West Australian Ballet has appointed experienced leader Olivier David as Executive Director, partnering with Artistic Director Aurélien...
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3.0KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet mines the Quarry to open 2021 season
Blessed with a natural open air amphitheatre just 13km from the Perth CBD, West Australian Ballet (WAB) was eager to exit the...
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2.1KFeaturedVictorian State Ballet is heading to Sydney with ‘Little Mermaid’
Victorian State Ballet is returning to Sydney’s The Concourse in April, to perform its much loved underwater fairytale, Little Mermaid. Little Mermaid is a...
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4.9KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet announces retirement of Andrew Killian and Kevin Jackson
The Australian Ballet has announced the retirement of two of its Principal Artists, Andrew Killian and Kevin Jackson, who both leave the...
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1.8KFeaturedQueensland Ballet kicks off 2021 with 60th Anniversary Gala
Audiences can expect an emotional and captivating journey through dance when Queensland Ballet presents its highly anticipated 60thAnniversary Gala at Queensland Performing Arts Centre...
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1.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet ends year with dancer promotions
Christmas came early at West Australian Ballet, with four dancers earning promotions after the Company’s dual end-of-year seasons of The Nutcracker and GALA, including one dancer to the...
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2.7KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s Season 2021: A year of opportunity
While many arts companies in Australia and around the world are yet to return to the stage, West Australian Ballet will continue...
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2.9KFeaturedQueensland Ballet presents ‘Giselle’ at HOTA
Gold Coast’s Home of the Arts (HOTA) will light up when Queensland Ballet presents Ai-Gul Gaisina’ production of Giselle on the outdoor stage, from...
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2.3KFeaturedRoyal New Zealand Ballet returns to the stage with ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
Looking ahead with joy and optimism to its ever-popular Christmas season, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will open its magical new...
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4.8KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet returns to the stage with ‘Dracula’
In the early 1990s, a young dancer lusting for a breakthrough role was challenged with a character than many associate with fear,...
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2.3KFeaturedQueensland Ballet aims to ‘Keep the Magic Alive’
Queensland Ballet has launched a campaign designed to Keep the Magic Alive. Intended to surprise and delight both the dance community and the wider...
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2.5KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet appoints its first female Chair
The future is looking bright at West Australian Ballet. As well as dazzling programs in the capital and internationally, the company has a...
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5.0KFeaturedThe Monaco Maestro Jean-Christophe Maillot in his own words
On the eve of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Australian premiere of LAC, Dance Informa caught up with the creative brains behind this quirky reworking of...
