Sleeping Beauty Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

'The Nutcracker and I'. Photo by Nigel Norrington.

‘The Nutcracker and I’: A dancer, a piano, several drawings and a newly cracked Nut

Question without notice: how would you stage Nutcracker with just one dancer? Answer: have Clara dance with a cartoon. Since it debuted in...

Charlie Slater. Photo by Winkipop Media.

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From Alstonville to McDonald College: Charlie Slater

So what do you do if you’re a seven- or eight-year-old boy and both your mum and your sister appear to be...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Australian Ballet premieres David McAllister’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’

Arts Centre, Melbourne. September 15, 2015. David McAllister will naturally be hoping that his much anticipated production of The Sleeping Beauty becomes...

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From 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...

Moscow Ballet La Classique's Sleeping Beauty

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Sleeping Beauty Tour: No Sleep Till Moscow!

Ballet is renowned for being hard work. All that grace and athleticism comes at a price; but there are some companies that...

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The Australian Ballet’s longest-serving ballerina, Lucinda Dunn, takes her reverence

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The State Theatre’s famous, luxurious red and gold curtain is pulled aside and in the audience we...

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Interviews

American Ballet Theatre star Gillian Murphy in Australia

By Renata Ogayar of Dance Informa. In celebration of American Ballet Theatre’s 75th Anniversary, ballet’s elite David McAllister (Artistic Director of The...