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992FeaturedMao’s Last Dancer signs on to stay at Queensland Ballet and will grace the stage in 2022
After a decade of directorship with Queensland Ballet (QB), Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO has signed on for another three years, with big...
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342Featured‘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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505FeaturedQueensland Ballet’s Joel Woellner promoted to principal artist
Queensland Ballet’s Joel Woellner finished The Sleeping Beauty season as a principal artist after his promotion on 11 June. Woellner was on stage following a...
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2.2KDance Advice5 ways you can diversify your skills in movement related fields
Dancers are agile and intelligent individuals, who have the capacity to learn quickly, adopt new information and strike with precision. So when...
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866FeaturedNeneka Yoshida is promoted to principal artist at Queensland Ballet
Opening night of Queensland Ballet’s 60th Anniversary Gala was filled with festivities and excitement as the company celebrated six decades. Then, on March 6, another big announcement came, following another performance....
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1.7KFeaturedOceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises partner with Queensland Ballet
Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the world’s leading luxury ocean cruise line,...
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663FeaturedQueensland 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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1.7KFeaturedQueensland 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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3.0KFeaturedQueensland Ballet presents world-first initiative ’60 dancers: 60 stories’
Created in response to these extraordinary times, Queensland Ballet has premiered a new body of work, 60 dancers: 60 stories. In its 60th year, Queensland...
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3.5KFeaturedLocked up with the leadership group
Autumn 2020 in Australia has indeed been a season of shedding, as a tiny RNA virus arrived to upend the status quo....
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1.4KFeaturedDance 2020: Our most anticipated dance shows of the year
2020 promises to be another busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dancelovers and creatives. In the mix includes the...
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6.3KFeaturedHyo 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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2.7KFeatured‘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...
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1.8KFeaturedLoughlan Prior is up and running, full steam ahead
Up-and-coming choreographer Loughlan Prior has already approached 2019 full steam ahead. A graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, Prior is...
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2.1KInterviewsRani Luther’s next role: Behind the scenes at Queensland Ballet
Melbourne-born Rani Luther has recently joined Queensland Ballet (QB) in the role as Ballet Mistress and Creative Associate. Luther has danced with...
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2.1KFeaturedQueensland Ballet presents world premiere of Liam Scarlett’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
Queensland Ballet’s first production for 2019 may ruffle a few feathers as the company takes on the scandalous and opulent story of Dangerous...
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1.7KFeaturedWhat was your favourite highlight of 2018?
Can you believe that the end of another year is quickly approaching? Time can go so fast, and rather than let it...
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3.5KInterviewsStockbroker to dreamer: Queensland Ballet’s Li Cunxin
The Queensland Ballet (QB) is heading off to China this month. Nothing unusual about that, except that the Artistic Director is Li...
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3.6KFeaturedEight finalists announced for the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
Eight promising ballet students have been selected to compete in the final round of the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship on Sunday 26...
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4.5KFeaturedQueensland Ballet’s Mia Heathcote is officially a soloist!
Melbourne-born dancer Mia Heathcote, who joined Queensland Ballet in January 2014, was surprised at a curtain call of Peter Pan, during which...
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3.7KFeaturedQueensland Ballet’s Lucy Green and Camilo Ramos promoted to principal
An opening night is exciting enough. And at the recent opening of Queensland Ballet’s (QB) Peter Pan, there was even more of...
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3.0KFeaturedQueensland Ballet up for Australian Dance Award for ‘Strictly Gershwin’
Queensland Ballet has been nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company for Strictly Gershwin, a ballet that...
