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All posts tagged "Li Cunxin"
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1.3KFeaturedHyo 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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861Featured‘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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1.0KFeaturedLoughlan 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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935InterviewsRani 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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1.0KFeaturedQueensland 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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1.0KFeaturedWhat 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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1.9KInterviewsStockbroker 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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2.4KFeaturedEight 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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2.8KFeaturedQueensland 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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2.4KFeaturedQueensland 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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2.2KFeaturedQueensland 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...
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2.9KFeaturedBloch announces major partnership with Queensland Ballet
In the making of every great art form, there is always a team of talented artisans who work behind the scenes to...
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3.2KInterviewsChatting with Queensland Ballet’s recently promoted Joel Woellner
Congratulations to Queensland Ballet’s rising star Joel Woellner on his promotion to the rank of demi-soloist! Recently nominated for the 2017 Australian...
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2.1KFeaturedQueensland Ballet’s Alexander Idaszak promoted to demi-soloist
Just before Christmas 2016 and on the final performance of Queensland Ballet’s seasonal run of The Nutcracker, company dancer Alexander Idaszak was...
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3.1KInterviewsSteven 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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3.0KAustralian Dance Reviews‘The Peasant Prince’ from Monkey Baa Theatre Company
Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre, Sydney. 12 April 2016, 12pm matinee. “You have your secret dreams. Follow them. Make them come true.”...
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3.4KSpotlightStraight from NZ, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to open in Queensland
Queensland Ballet will soon bring one of William Shakespeare’s best-loved tales to the stage when A Midsummer Night’s Dream comes to QPAC’s...
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3.0KFeaturedQueensland Ballet launches QB Junior Friends
As of this month, Queensland Ballet has launched a new program and website that will offer kids a window into the wonderful...
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4.5KTop StoriesQueensland Ballet Announces 2016 Season
Queensland Ballet has announced its 2016 season, and it looks like an absolute cracker. With traditional favourites and brand new creations, it’s...
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4.3KDance Teacher ResourcesReading Between The Lines: Our Favourite Dance Books
You’ve watched their videos online, seen live performances, and stalked their social media pages but you still want to know more about...
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2.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsQueensland Ballet presents ‘Peter Pan’
Playhouse, QPAC, Queensland. July 1, 2015. Ballet-loving audiences of all ages were captivated by Queensland Ballet’s presentation of choreographer Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan during June and July. ...
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5.3KTop StoriesFrom Cuba to Queensland: Yanela Pinera and Camilo Ramos join Queensland Ballet
During a visit to Cuba in 2014, Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director Li Cunxin was moved by the work of two dancers, Yanela...