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Beauty of a Ballet Awakens in Perth

Dance 5 Nov, 2021

  The Sleeping Beauty 18 Nov – 12 Dec 2021 One of ballet’s great cornerstones is returning to Perth for the first time in over a decade, as West Australian Ballet premieres Javier Torres’ enchanting family ballet The Sleeping Beauty at His Majesty’s Theatre on 18 November. Me… Read Article

WA Ballet’s 70th Anniversary

Dance 22 Oct, 2021

West Australian Ballet’s Season 2022 70th Anniversary Celebrations In 2022, Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an ambitious program featuring a number of ground-breaking new works in a definin… Read Article

WA Ballet Invigorates Aussie Dance Industry

Dance 24 Sep, 2021

  Former WAAPA students Brent Carson, Madeline Gill, Beatrice Manser and Sarah Ross, and The Australian Ballet School graduates Ziggy Debrincat, Rab Flanigan and Izaak Westhead have been offered a full-time positions at West Australian Ballet for 2022. Photo by Frances Andrij… Read Article

Coppélia Comes To Life In Perth

Dance 17 Sep, 2021

Well-Loved Ballet Returns September 16 – 25, 2021 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, along with an exquisite life-like doll co… Read Article

WA Ballet Dancer to Retire

Dance 29 Jul, 2021

One Final Bite for McCabe in Dracula Perth, Crown Theatre, August 19-24 After an esteemed 20-year professional dance career, including 13 years at West Australian Ballet, Demi-Soloist Melissa McCabe (nee Boniface) will retire from the stage after one final season performing as Lucy… Read Article

STATE

Dance 3 Jun, 2021

New Contemporary Ballet Season for West Australian Ballet STATE Triple Bill from June 24 West Australian Ballet is embarking on an ambitious new annual season of dynamic contemporary ballet opening with STATE at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia on June 24. This new triple… Read Article

Dracula Returns

Dance 22 Apr, 2021

West Australian Ballet to Reincarnate Dracula at Crown Theatre Limited Season August 19 – 24 With theatres returning to 100 per cent audience capacity, West Australian Ballet will return to the Crown Theatre stage in the first time in over a decade with their acclaimed, award-wi… Read Article

WA Ballet Hits the Road

Dance 1 Apr, 2021

West Australian Ballet will Take Two Shows on Regional Tour Gala Showcase and Children’s Ballet Western Australia’s world-class State Ballet Company has raised the barre with their 2021 regional tour bringing not one, but two shows to Port Hedland, Karratha and Kalgoor… Read Article

WA Ballet Revives Giselle

Dance 18 Mar, 2021

Feel the Devastation of Heartbreak in Giselle by West Australian Ballet His Majesty’s Theatre, May 13 – 22 The second production of the 2021 season for West Australian Ballet is the classic ballet Giselle, choreographed by Aurélien Scannella and Sandy Delasalle after Je… Read Article

Ballet at the Quarry

Dance 22 Jan, 2021

WA Ballet Returns to Perth Festival in 2021 with World Class Triple Bill As One: Ballet at the Quarry THREE NEW SHOWS ADDED – Feb 22, Mar 2, Mar 3 Perth’s own world-class ballet company, West Australian Ballet, returns in 2021 with its highly anticipated summer triple-bill, As One:… Read Article