Australian Ballet – Giselle – Melbourne
Maina Gielgud first staged her production of Giselle for the Australian Ballet in 1986…
Mariinsky Ballet – Cinderella (+ The Enchanted Wanderer) – New York
…the Ukrainian-born soloist Anastasia Matvienko was a pliant, loose-limbed Cinderella who danced with uninhibited ease and looked perfectly at home in Ratmansky’s goofy interpretation of the character.
Australian Ballet – La Bayadère (Gillian Murphy, Kevin Jackson) – Sydney
The stars were indeed aligned when American Ballet Theatre’s Gillian Murphy arrived to guest with the Australian Ballet for two performances as the leading lady, Nikiya the temple dancer.
Fall For Dance Festival – Program 4: Brian Brooks Moving Dance Company, Australian Ballet, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Rennie Harris Puremovement – New York
Refreshingly unpretentious, Students is nothing but the purest proof that hip-hop choreography is just as polished an art form as any other,..
World Ballet Day – Global First: Five World-Class Ballet Companies, One Day of Live Streaming on Wednesday 1 October
Starting at the beginning of the dancers’ day, each of the five ballet companies – Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet – will take the lead for a four hour period streaming live from their headquarters…
Mariinsky Ballet – Cinderella – London
Vishneva as Cinderella has an endearing ability to share her happiness with the audience and casts a warm glow over the entire production.
Juliet Burnett on Working with Wayne McGregor – a Questioning and Invigorating Experience
Juliet Burnett on the dancing life and how working with Wayne McGregor (on Chroma) unlocked some greater thoughts on how dance can be made better…
Andris Liepa and Georgy Isaakyan – Bringing Diaghilev Back: Recreating the Russian Seasons
Graham Watts, visited the Natalia Sats Theatre in Moscow, earlier this year, to talk to both Liepa and Isaakyan about their new production of Le Coq d’Or.
Australian Ballet – Manon (Cojocaru/Kobborg ) – Sydney
The presence of Cojocaru and Kobborg in Manon, apart from giving such pleasure in itself, lifted the Australian Ballet’s production and took it to a different level. And bouquets to Steven Heathcote for a remarkable performance as well.
David Hallberg with Australian Ballet – Cinderella – Sydney
…Hallberg’s entrance drew gasps and shouts of ‘bravo’ from the audience. His magnificently stretched jetés soared through the air…
The Many Faces of Robert Helpmann Symposium – London
Eighty years after Robert Helpmann left Australia and joined the Sadler’s Wells Ballet company, a Royal Ballet School symposium celebrated his achievements as a man of the theatre.
Juliet Burnett on Injury and Rehab – part 4 and back on stage
Someone wise once said that the journey is as important as the destination…
Juliet Burnett on Injury and Rehab – part 3
Juliet Burnett (a Senior Artist with Australian Ballet) is in unchartered territory – injured and offstage for the first time in over 10 years. We are following her rehab – Part 3: “Now pain-free…”
Juliet Burnett on Injury and Rehab – part 2
Juliet Burnett (a Senior Artist with Australian Ballet) is in unchartered territory – injured and offstage for the first time in over 10 years. We are following her rehab – Part 2: “Stress reaction, not stress fracture”
Juliet Burnett on Injury and Rehab – part 1
Juliet Burnett (a Senior Artist with Australian Ballet) is in unchartered territory – injured and offstage for the first time in over 10 years. We are following her rehab: a fascinating insight into the private reality of dancers’ lives…
Australian Ballet – Alexei Ratmansky Cinderella premiere – Melbourne
This Cinderella, the hotly anticipated centerpiece of the Australian Ballet’s 2013 season, is sensationally, luxuriantly, and extravagantly beautiful…
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery – Sketch 3 – San Francisco
Amy Seiwert’s Sketch series is about dancers taking risks. Aimée Tsao caught up with Sketch 3 and works by Seiwert, Marc Brew and Val Caniparoli…
Alexei Ratmansky – Balletic Musings, a Continuing Conversation
Do you perceive a difference between the musicality of American dancers and that of Russian dancers? AR: There is a huge difference in the musicality. I often found Russian dancers unmusical… But they have other qualities…
Australian Ballet – Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake – Melbourne
I’ll take this Swan Lake over a traditional version, any day of the week.
Tribute to Laszlo Seregi, Choreographer & Hungarian National Ballet director – London
Laszlo Seregi died on 11th May 2012 at the age of 83 and, one year on, the Hungarian Cultural Centre in Covent Garden hosted a tribute to his memory.
