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610InterviewsThe homecoming of Australian-born dancer Alison McWhinney
In a significant move since assuming the role of Artistic Director at Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the homecoming of Australian-born...
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962InterviewsComing from a heart space: Mia Heathcote heads to The Australian Ballet
Mia Heathcote is a shining star of the Australian ballet scene. A graduate of The Australian Ballet School and Principal Artist of...
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2.3KInterviewsWorld-class principal artist Lisa-Maree Cullum to take the artistic helm at Tanya Pearson Academy in 2024
The globally renowned Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA) based in Sydney, has recently announced the appointment of Lisa-Maree Cullum as artistic director of...
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1.4KFeatured‘Between longing and regret and feminist disdain’: Alice Robb on loving and leaving ballet
‘Three hundred thousand students train at the professional level every year, undeterred by the fact that just two percent will make it...
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2.2KInterviewsQueensland Ballet’s Mia Heathcote: It begins here
“When I was younger,” she says, “I sort of had this idea set out for myself, but you can’t ever plan life.” ...
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2.9KFeaturedRina Nemoto named as winner of 2022 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards
The Australian Ballet and Telstra are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards. Soloist Rina Nemoto took centre stage...
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2.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s Melissa McCabe retires after a 20-year career
After an esteemed 20-year professional dance career, including 13 years at West Australian Ballet, Demi-Soloist Melissa McCabe (née Boniface) will retire from...
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2.0KFeaturedQueensland Ballet’s rising star Patricio Revé is promoted
With Queensland Ballet’s 60th Anniversary Gala ending this weekend, Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO extended the celebrations with a promotion for one young dancer. Patricio Revé has been a...
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6.3KDance AdviceFocus and freeing the mind with Audrey Freeman
Audrey Freeman: lover of art, fashion, travel and dance. There is nothing this young personality can’t do. No matter what challenges are...
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9.9KFeaturedHyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...
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4.3KFeaturedChristopher Hill retires from WAB: ‘Happiest creating my own work’
“Progressing the artform is probably what interests me the most about making dance,” says Christopher Hill, who started dancing in Melbourne, and...
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4.8KFeaturedSpotlight on Melbourne Ballet Company’s Masha Peker
Ukrainian Masha Peker, now a dancer with Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC), says she never imagined she would be living in Australia. Her...
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7.8KTop StoriesRemi Wortmeyer to Return to Australia
Remi Wortmeyer has come a long way from his first ballet class in Adelaide at the age of three. He is now...
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4.2KFeaturesBach To The Beat
Eighteenth-century breakdance? Yes, it is possible; and as Yui Kawaguchi explains, even Japanese ballerinas love breaking to Bach. By Paul Ransom. Think...
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7.6KTop StoriesBrisbane’s New Dancer
Returning to Australia after a five-year stint in the UK, international ballet principal Matthew Lawrence is ready to do much more than...
