The Australian Ballet Archives - Page 10 of 14

Alexandra Cownie working with a young ballet dancer. Photo courtesy of Cownie.

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Dance Advice

Guide for parents: My child wants a ballet career

So your child wants to pursue a ballet career. Should you train abroad or at home? What are the big issues, and...

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Interviews

Ballet dancer Damian Smith returns home to talk life and goals

He’s one of the country’s most accomplished male ballet dancers, although many Australian audience members may have never heard of him. That’s...

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Featured

The Australian Ballet School announces its Inaugural Scholarship Awards

For the first time, The Australian Ballet School will be offering students from around Australia and internationally the opportunity to take part...

Benedicte Bemet in San Francisco on tour in 2014. Photo by Lisa Tomasetti

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Featured

Benedicte Bemet wins 2015 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award

Australian Ballet Coryphée Benedicte Bemet has been named the 2015 winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award. The news was announced recently...

Acclaimed British ballerina Darcey Bussell works with student Laura Jones at the NZ School of Dance. Photo by Stephen A’Court.

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NZ Dance News – January

New Zealand’s prestigious ballet scholarship has been awarded to 18-year-old Georgia Powley, a second-year student at the New Zealand School of Dance...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Australian Ballet School in ‘Summer Season 2015’

The Playhouse, VIC. December 12, 2015. The Australian Ballet School’s end-of-year production was a celebration of the talents of graduating students and...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Bangarra Dance Theatre resurrects ‘Ochres’

Carriageworks, Sydney. November 2015. Haunting, mesmerizing and incredibly powerful, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Ochres sinuously slithers, stamps and jumps across the stage at...

The Australian Ballet in Tim Harbour's 'Filigree and Shadow'. Photo courtesy of The Australian Ballet.

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Australian Ballet presents ’20:21′

Sydney Opera House. Friday, November 13, 2015. The Australian Ballet’s triple bill 20:21 was a brilliant program that presented the best of two of...

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Featured

What does the gift of dance mean to you?

Christmas is all about giving, but that doesn’t have to mean spending money. As dancers, we are blessed with the opportunity to...

Lucinda Dunn & Adam Bull in 'Manon', The Australian Ballet

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Featured

2015 Australian Dance Awards Winners

In an evening that celebrated the best in Australian dance, the 2015 Australian Dance Awards brought together some of Australia’s best dancers,...

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Interviews

Cast Member Emma Delmenico Talks ‘Cats’ Australian Tour

When Emma Delmenico auditioned for Cats, she had no idea of the incredible journey she was about to begin. She was offered...

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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...

Australian Ballet's Rudy Hawkes and Dimity Azoury.

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Forceful Imperatives: Tim Harbour on ‘Filigree & Shadow’

At first glance it’s hard to imagine how the Australian Ballet and the London based indie record label 4AD might ever be...

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Features

30 years on, but still cutting edge: The McDonald College

“I’m the luckiest person in the world, I love coming to work every day,” says Maxine Kohler. “The people – students and...

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Dancer Health

Why do elite dancers like Pilates?

Professional dancers have already reached the height of physical fitness and undertake eight or more hours a day of physical activity. They...

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Interviews

Madeleine Eastoe on Retiring from The Australian Ballet

After an 18-year career with The Australian Ballet that has seen her perform all over the world, Principal Artist Madeleine Eastoe is...

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ADT’s Garry Stewart wins Australia Council Award

Special to Dance Informa. In early March, the Australia Council announced the 10 artists who were chosen as recipients for the 2015...

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Features

Meet the New Dancers of The Australian Ballet!

By Grace Gassin of Dance Informa. Five new faces — Shaun, Sophie, Nicola, Callum, and Natasha — have joined The Australian Ballet of...

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake’ by The Australian Ballet

Capitol Theatre, Sydney February 20, 2015 By Lynne Lancaster of Dance Informa. This stunning revival of Graeme Murphy’s masterpiece, now regarded by...