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All posts tagged "The Australian Ballet"
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4.8KFeatured‘Gene Kelly: The Legacy’: An American in plain clothes
Patricia Kelly says it plainly, “Most spouses don’t write down most of what their wives or husbands say because it isn’t their...
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2.7KFeaturedA year of celebrations for the Royal Academy of Dance
2020 is a momentous year for the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) as it celebrates 100 years of educating dance teachers and their...
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4.3KFeaturedSpotlight on Daisy Sexton: Young Far North Coast dancer creates her own path to success
Byron Bay, located on the Far North Coast of Regional NSW, Australia is not only known for its spectacular beaches; it’s also...
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3.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsHouston Ballet and The Australian Ballet’s co-production of ‘Sylvia’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 8 November 2019. The production of Sylvia is one work where it really pays to read the synopsis beforehand...
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3.8KDance AdviceWhat is it like to be an independent dance artist?
“I like to think that maybe I was the dancer who took the road less travelled,” she says. “But with that, obviously,...
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4.2KFeaturedGet to know the 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees
The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced that six talented young dancers have been selected as nominees for the prestigious and coveted...
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3.2KFeaturedDancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet
In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...
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2.5KFeaturedAn Afternoon at The Australian Ballet School: One day, five positions, countless dreams
Even amidst the swirl of gregarious, digital modernity, ballet retains an aura. For young dancers in this country, the dream of one...
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10.0KFeaturedHyo 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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112.0KDance AdviceWhy The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching
Dancers love to sit in an impressive stretch and yank their legs into all sorts of positions in order to ‘increase’ their...
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68.4KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Teachers: Are you missing out?
Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) has recently announced its much anticipated 2020 professional development day for teachers and studio owners, Vitality Teacher Day,...
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8.7KFeatured2019 Australian Tap Dance Festival shuffles in this spring
The eighth annual Australian Tap Dance Festival will shuffle into Melbourne this spring, 28 September – 5 October, featuring a world class...
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4.4KFeaturedSimonne Smiles on her new ballet, ‘Gold’
Simonne Smiles, Sydney-based dancer and emerging ballet choreographer, is creating a new Australian-themed ballet, developing it from the ground up. With a unique...
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4.4KFeaturedDavid Hallberg: A pure dancer returns
When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...
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3.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe ballistic brilliance of the Bolshoi
Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane.27 June 2019. QPAC’S decision to return the Bolshoi Ballet as part of its International Series is a masterstroke,...
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4.0KFeatured‘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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3.4KFeaturedTaking the ballet body forward
Last month, we asked, “Is ballet future proof?” This month, we dig deeper, and ponder what comes next for an artform sandwiched...
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3.4KFeaturedLes Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s ‘LAC’: A Swan Lake for darker times
The Australian Ballet will be collaborating with the Ballets de Monte-Carlo to produce the Australian premier of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s LAC. This is a...
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5.8KFeaturedIs ballet future proof?
It’s not often you meet someone who personifies the broad themes of an article; but a few days after being commissioned by...
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3.9KFeaturedIBW welcomes Jane Inglis-Keen to the Winter 2019 Balanchine Series
International Ballet Workshops (IBW) is known for bringing exceptional teachers to ballet students across Australia and New Zealand, and is very pleased...
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2.6KFeaturedIn conversation with a very bright Spark: Alex Dellaportas
At the age of 18, Alex Dellaportas decided to create a dance company so that she could choreograph and create what she wanted...
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2.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe Australian Ballet’s ‘Verve’ gives a triple dose of contemporary ballet
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 5 April 2019. Verve gives Sydney a triple dose of contemporary ballet. All three works by The Australian Ballet...
