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All posts tagged "Queensland Ballet Academy"
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125FeaturedQueensland Ballet unveils its Company for 2025
In a year which included a changing of the guard at Queensland Ballet, there were few changes from the company dancers during...
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148Dance Teacher ResourcesBallet needs boys to survive: The ballet industry has evolved, when will society?
Last edition, we heard from Queensland Ballet Academy Artistic Director Christian Tàtchev about the crisis affecting the future of ballet being seen...
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188FeaturedQueensland Ballet Academy student selected for Prix de Lausanne 2025
The Queensland Ballet Academy has announced that one of its students, Xavier Xué Barriga, has been selected to compete in the prestigious...
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477FeaturedWhere are all the ballet boys?
Queensland Ballet recently sounded the alarm to bring boys back to the ballet studio after seeing a 36 percent drop in male...
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485FeaturedInternational Summer School at The McDonald College returns for its 18th year with a stellar lineup of dance masters
The International Summer School (ISS) at The McDonald College has announced its 18th annual summer program, set to run from Monday 13...
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885FeaturedLeanne Benjamin to leave Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet’s sixth Artistic Director, Leanne Benjamin OBE AM, will leave Queensland Ballet, with Assistant Artistic Director Greg Horsman to act in...
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887Dance News AustraliaQueensland Ballet launches ‘The Ballet Boys Project’ to incentivise boys to dance
This month, Queensland Ballet launched The Ballet Boys Project, a series of initiatives designed to explore and address the decline of boys in ballet...
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969FeaturedLeanne Benjamin brings Alison McWhinney home to Queensland Ballet
In her first addition to the Company since taking the helm as Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the...
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1.6KInterviewsNatalie Weir: Passion, process and trust in more than 30 years of choreography
Natalie Weir is perhaps one of Australia’s most lauded choreographers. In demand with companies both domestically and internationally, this Queenslander has created works of...
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1.0KFeaturedQueensland Ballet unveils its vibrant company for 2024
Vibrant, textured characters are the focus of this last season curated by Li Cunxin AO as he steps aside at the end...
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986FeaturedLi Cunxin AO: A victim of his own success and a rare unicorn?
When we think of Li Cunxin AO and Queensland Ballet, it’s hard not to think of the successful and savvy businessman/artist who...
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943FeaturedSouth Australian Children’s Ballet Company presents ‘The Little Mermaid’
The South Australian Children’s Ballet Company (SACBC) is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated season production of The Little Mermaid Ballet, set...
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3.0KFeaturedMao’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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2.2KDancer HealthQueensland Ballet’s Mind, Body, Ballet conference returns this August
Queensland Ballet’s Community Engagement team is once again proud to host the popular Mind, Body, Ballet event on Saturday 7 August. Now...
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2.2KFeaturedQueensland Ballet Academy holds first Open Day
On Thursday, 15 July from 3:15-6pm, Queensland Ballet Academy will hold its first Open Day since opening its state-of-the-art building in March...
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4.7KFeaturedHomegrown dancers medal at 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
This August saw the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) host the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada, for the first time...
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5.4KFeaturedIntroducing Joel Burke, Model Search Winner
Just before Christmas, 19-year-old Joel Burke of Queensland was named the new Energetiks Cover Model Winner. Joel was one of hundreds of entrants...
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9.8KFeaturedTalia Fidra performs with Queensland Ballet at age 16
Sixteen-year-old Talia Fidra has a lot to be proud of at such a young age. The young dancer, who is in the...
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5.0KDancer HealthDancers’ New Year’s resolutions for 2017
It’s that time of year – when goals, hopes and dreams for the coming months begin to stir and inspire. Here, Dance...
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15.7KFeaturedAustralians headed to the 2017 Prix de Lausanne
The Prix de Lausanne is widely regarded as one of the most elite ballet competitions in the world. Taking place at the...
