Kenneth MacMillan Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Alexander Campbell in the RAD's Aud Jebsen Studio Theatre. Photo by Cesare De Giglio.

RAD announces Royal Ballet Principal Alexander Campbell as new Artistic Director

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced Alexander Campbell as its new Artistic Director. Campbell will begin his tenure this April....

The Australian Ballet in John Cranko's 'Onegin'. Photo by Branco Gaica.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Book review: ‘Cranko: The man and his choreography’ by Ashley Killar

Book: Cranko: The man and his choreographyAuthor: Ashley Killar, Troubador Publishing, December 2022 Ashley Killar’s book, Cranko: The man and his choreography,...

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Interviews

Queensland 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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Dance Advice

Leanne Benjamin’s ‘Built for Ballet’: A look inside an extraordinary life and career

Leanne Benjamin’s autobiography with Sarah Crompton, Built for Ballet, reveals the extraordinary life and career of one of the world’s most important ballet...

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Featured

The 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...

Li Cunxin with QB dancers. Photo by Georges Antoni.

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‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin honoured with an Order of Australia

Li Cunxin has had a distinguished career, first as a dancer, then as a stockbroker, author and as Artistic Director of Queensland...

American ballet stars in performance. Photo by Jojo Mamangun..

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ABT’s Stella Abrera goes back to her roots for fundraising gala

Stella Abrera, the first Filipino-American principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, recently visited her birth land (Manila, Philippines) for a fundraising performance...

Steven McRae in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Photo by Bill Cooper.

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Interviews

Steven McRae is announced as 2016 Genée Ambassador

For the first time in 14 years, the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition returns to Australia this week. Ambassador for...

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Giveaways

See Natalia Osipova in ‘Anastasia’

Direct from the Covent Garden in London, The Royal Ballet’s production of Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia will screen in Australian cinemas nationally this...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Melbourne City Ballet presents ‘Carmen’

Seymour Centre, Sydney. September 9, 2015. Using the much-loved opera as a base and hints of The Force of Destiny and Don...

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Interviews

Rachael Walsh retires from the stage

By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. Loved and admired by audiences and dancers alike, Queensland Ballet Principal Dancer Rachael Walsh announced her...

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Dance News Australia

NZ Dance News – September

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Auckland’s Tempo Dance Festival. The 12-day festival will once again bring together a strong programme...

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The Australian Ballet’s Stunning Principals

By Rain Francis. In the Australian Ballet’s 50th year Dance Informa is celebrating the company by highlighting three of the Ballet’s Principal...

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The Australian Ballet’s Stunning Principals

In the Australian Ballet’s 50th year Dance Informa is celebrating the company by highlighting three of the Ballet’s Principal Dancers each edition....