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All posts tagged "West Australian Ballet"
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1.5KInterviewsNatalie 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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899FeaturedOrganisational muscle: Hilary McKenna becomes executive director of Co3
Social, folk or theatrical; dance activity often coalesces around groups and organisations (associations, troupes, companies, etc.). What this entails is a level...
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1.3KFeaturedThe Duchess of Cornwall opens new Royal Academy of Dance global headquarters in London
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall formally opened the new state-of-the-art Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) global headquarters on 10 March in London....
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2.7KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet announces 70th anniversary season
In 2022, Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an ambitious program featuring a number of...
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1.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet creates seven new positions for dancers
In the shadow of the pandemic, West Australian Ballet has made a bold move to invigorate the Australian dance industry by creating...
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1.8KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ opens at His Majesty’s Theatre
As ballet icon George Balanchine said, “Just as Giselle is ballet’s great tragedy, so Coppélia is its great comedy.” The colourful tale of two lovers and an eccentric doctor,...
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1.8KEventsThe Australian Ballet introduces ‘DanceX: Festival of Dance’
This September, dance companies from around Australia will gather at Arts Centre Melbourne for the inaugural event of DanceX: Festival of Dance, a two-part...
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2.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s Melissa McCabe retires after a 20-year career
After an esteemed 20-year professional dance career, including 13 years at West Australian Ballet, Demi-Soloist Melissa McCabe (née Boniface) will retire from...
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2.2KFeaturedRAD WA Festival of Dance sees 400 dancers take to the stage
In a year when snap lockdowns and the threat of lockdown have left many too afraid to plan events, the Royal Academy...
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1.7KEventsWest Australian Ballet embarks on new contemporary season
West Australian Ballet is embarking on an ambitious new annual season of dynamic contemporary ballet opening at the State Theatre Centre of...
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3.1KEventsWest Australian Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ reincarnated at Crown Theatre
With theatres returning to 100 percent audience capacity, West Australian Ballet will return to the Crown Theatre stage in the first time...
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2.6KFeaturedNew Executive Director appointed to partner Scannella at West Australian Ballet
After an extensive national search, West Australian Ballet has appointed experienced leader Olivier David as Executive Director, partnering with Artistic Director Aurélien...
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3.0KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet mines the Quarry to open 2021 season
Blessed with a natural open air amphitheatre just 13km from the Perth CBD, West Australian Ballet (WAB) was eager to exit the...
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4.2KDance Teacher Resources‘Mrs P’: A tribute to the internationally renowned and loved Tanya Pearson OAM
“Ballet and music are everything to me. The moment I hear ballet music, I forget about everything else. It is like another...
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2.4KFeaturedOn a dance journey with Juliet Burnett
Dance Informa had the privilege of catching up with the captivating Juliet Burnett, on all things dance in her world. Burnett has...
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1.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet returns in 2021 with a triple bill
Perth’s own world-class ballet company, West Australian Ballet, returns in 2021 with its highly anticipated summer triple-bill, As One: Ballet at the Quarry,...
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1.4KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet ends year with dancer promotions
Christmas came early at West Australian Ballet, with four dancers earning promotions after the Company’s dual end-of-year seasons of The Nutcracker and GALA, including one dancer to the...
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2.2KFeaturedChristmas ballet tradition continues with West Australian Ballet’s dual season
Perth’s Christmas ballet tradition continues to grow in 2020 as West Australian Ballet offers its iconic version of The Nutcracker in a dual season...
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2.7KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s Season 2021: A year of opportunity
While many arts companies in Australia and around the world are yet to return to the stage, West Australian Ballet will continue...
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2.8KFeaturedWA Festival of Dance sees young dancers return to the stage in 2020
In a year that has seen the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) postpone almost all of its national student events programme, the...
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4.8KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet returns to the stage with ‘Dracula’
In the early 1990s, a young dancer lusting for a breakthrough role was challenged with a character than many associate with fear,...
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3.1KFeaturedIconic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie come to life in West Australian Ballet’s children’s ballet
As the Spanish flu pandemic gripped the world 102 years ago, Western Australian children’s author and cartoonist May Gibbs brought joy to...
