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Jewels Makes a Glittering Return to the Stage with an Exclusive Adelaide season

Dance 12 May, 2024

Jewels The Australian Ballet Following a critically acclaimed debut in Melbourne and Sydney last year, and a sold-out season at the Royal Opera House in London, The Australian Ballet is delighted to present Adelaide audiences with Jewels – an opulent three-part ballet from one of the w… Read Article

Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds the Three Distinct Acts of Jewels

Dance 16 Apr, 2023

The Three Acts of Jewels The Australian Ballet A mesmerising spectacle that is both soft and sharp, racy and refined, Jewels is a lavish work capturing the company’s celebratory spirit in its milestone 60th anniversary year. George Balanchine‘s three-act masterpiece Jewe… Read Article

West Australian Ballet announce Season 2023

Dance 15 Oct, 2022

Celebrating Aurelien Scannella’s 10th Year as Artistic Director West Australian Ballet Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, is looking ahead to a year of creativity as the Company prepares to premiere a selection of new classical and cont… 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

Counterpointe

Dance 15 Apr, 2021

The Australian Ballet Showcases Classical Evolution of Tradition with Precision and Power Counterpointe Debuts in Sydney as Work in Three Parts The Australian Ballet will release its powerful and energetic program Counterpointe exclusively at the Sydney Opera House from 27 April t… Read Article

New York Dialects

Dance 26 Mar, 2021

New Seats Released for The Australian Ballet’s New Era Triple Bill at Sydney Opera House Sydney, April 6-24 | Melbourne, June 3-12 With international travel still off the cards, The Australian Ballet is bringing Sydneysiders a slice of New York City culture with its New York Dial… Read Article

Summertime at the Ballet

Dance 12 Feb, 2021

Watch The Australian Ballet via Live on Ballet TV February 25 – 28 The Australian Ballet will be back performing with the launch of its Summertime At The Ballet program being held for the first time at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne between 25 – 28 February. Can’t attend the show?… Read Article

Elizabeth Walker Brings the Balanchine Method to Australia & NZ

DanceInterviewsWorkshops 30 May, 2019

International Ballet Workshops Winter Balanchine Series with International Guest Teacher Elizabeth Walker Across 5 Cities Interview and article by HM Clements This year will see the The International Ballet Workshops (IBW) bring to Australian and New Zealand dance students the i… Read Article

QBs Masters Series Triple Bill Brilliance

Dance 19 Apr, 2019

Two of Ballet’s Best and a World Premiere Feature in Queensland Ballet’s Triple Bill Master Series: Balanchine, Kylian and McIntyre  Every now and then, in any artform, a rare thing happens: a creative comes along whose work truly changes the way we see things and irrevoca… Read Article

Balanchine's Symphony in C + more!

Dance 12 Jul, 2017

Ballet to Take Your Breath Away The Australian Ballet presents Balanchine’s ‘Symphony in C’ along with debut of shorter supporting works The Australian Ballet’s Symphony in C brings together great works from the past century to showcase the vigour of modern balle… Read Article