Ballet treats to view online during the holidays
Dance programming for the festive period from companies all over the world are many: free, subscription and pay-per-view. Here are some that have caught my eye.
Graeme Murphy
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Adam Bull answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? At 8 years old. Why did you start dancing? I was encouraged to dance by my Grade 1 primary school teacher. She saw something within me which I didn’t even know existed. I thank her for where I am today. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? I…
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The Australian Ballet’s new Romeo & Juliet: “ever-shifting visual metaphors and exquisite dancing”
The Australian Ballet‘s Lana Jones and Adam Bull were wonderful as the star-crossed lovers, said Carol Middleton in The Australian Stage, but wow… the production: Graeme Murphy‘s new production of Romeo & Juliet is a visual delight. We gasped in awe as the curtain rose on the opening tableau – the lovers entwined within a conch shell, reminiscent of…
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The Australian Ballet gets ready to celebrate 50 years of dance down-under
The Australian Ballet has launched its program to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012. Revealing the season repertoire in Melbourne today, Artistic Director David McAllister announced new commissions – including a traditional Swan Lake – along with classic revivals of audience favourites, an all-Australian dance party and a special international gala. This milestone season is the…
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Susan Stroman, Norbert Leo Butz and Sutton Foster win Astaire Awards
The winners of the 29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards have been announced. The prizes were presented in a ceremony held on May 15 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Bebe Neuwirth and Lee Roy Reams were the hosts for the ceremony. Susan Stroman has won the award for Best Choreographer on…
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