All posts tagged "ballet"

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  Queensland 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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  Iconic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie come to life in West Australian Ballet’s children’s ballet

  As the Spanish flu pandemic gripped the world 102 years ago, Western Australian children’s author and cartoonist May Gibbs brought joy to...

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  Lift the Restrictions. Ballet isn’t Zumba

  On June 19, South Australia will lift more COVID-19 restrictions, allowing up to 75 people per room at a venue, as long...

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  How ballet can bring us joy in troubling times

  May you live in interesting times.  Whether this is a Chinese curse or a Western imagining of such is largely academic. The...

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  Dancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet

  In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...

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  An Afternoon at The Australian Ballet School: One day, five positions, countless dreams

  Even amidst the swirl of gregarious, digital modernity, ballet retains an aura. For young dancers in this country, the dream of one...

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  West 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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  Hyo 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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  David Hallberg: A pure dancer returns

  When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...

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  The 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...

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  Taking the ballet body forward

  Last month, we asked, “Is ballet future proof?” This month, we dig deeper, and ponder what comes next for an artform sandwiched...

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  Is ballet future proof?

  It’s not often you meet someone who personifies the broad themes of an article; but a few days after being commissioned by...

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  The Bolshoi Ballet brings two classics to Brisbane

  Queensland has the fortune of a visit from one of the most renowned ballet companies in the world this June. Queensland Performing...

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  Starting pointe this year? Here are some essentials

  It’s a new school year, with so many new and exciting things to learn! Will you be starting pointe this year? When...

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  8 reasons why we love ballet in 2019

  It’s a new year, and surely there will be some trends in the dance world – perhaps a new dance show, or...

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  The airy perfection of Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Giselle’

  QPAC Theatre, Brisbane. 13 November 2018. Giselle is a classical ballet that every aspiring ballet dancer wants to dance and any serious ballet...

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  Why Do I Have to Take Ballet?

  Becoming a professional dancer is like building a house from the ground up. You can’t start by adding the roof and interior...

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  Ballet: The Foundation for All Dance

  I am, and always will be, a dancer who thrives on expanding my dance vocabulary and knowledge of my existing technique by...

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  Josephine Woodberry: Teaching ballet to African children

  We all know the joy and transformation that dance can bring to our life. But it’s easy to forget what a privilege...

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  Why Everyone Should Take Ballet

  We’ve all heard that ballet is the foundation of all dance, that if you want to get nicer lines in jazz or...

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  The latest with Australian Dance Theatre AD Garry Stewart and dancer Matte Roffe

  Australian Dance Theatre (ADT)’s 2017 season is rich with premieres of new work, site-specific work, touring of repertoire and workshops for young...

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  Actors who started as ballet dancers

  Before they graced the red carpet and the big screen, they were doing their pliés and grand jetés just like you. Here,...