During the Adelaide Festival I had "an experience", we can call it, of Pina Bausch Nelken. I survived the performance. Pina Bausch is a highly regarded modern ballet/dance choreographer who produces polarising work. It was amazing to see such a complex piece performed in Adelaide, normally reserved...
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A couple of weeks ago I saw The Australian Ballet's Vitesse program at the Arts Centre, Melbourne. The program comprised three modern pieces including Jiri Kylian's Forgotton Land, William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Christoper Wheeldon's Danse a Grande Vitesse. Each piece combined modern...
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Opera Australia is currently performing Gale Edward's wonderful production of La Boheme at the Opera House. The production has wonderful costumes and set. Stand out was the transformation of the set from the first to second act the richness of characters and costumes in the second...
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The Australian Ballet performed David McAllister's production of The Sleeping Beauty at the end of 2015. I attended a Sydney performance in December held at the Opera House. The production was filled with glamour and an extravagant set and costumes. This matched the richness of the...
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The Australian Ballet performed their 20:21 program last night at the Sydney Opera House. The program consisted of George Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements, Tim Harbour's Filigree and Shadow and Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room. All pieces were chosen to display modern ballet and high energy...
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This year I was very lucky to see the Australian Ballet's The Dream program in Sydney and Adelaide. I really enjoyed the music and choreography of Ashton's Monotones II and Symphonic Variations. I thought The Dream was delightful, especially the character of Puck. Marcus Morelli did a...
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I was very lucky this year to see the Australian Ballet's Giselle in Melbourne and Adelaide. I found this ballet absolutely wonderful. The setting and costumes in the first act are delightful and the second act is divinely ethereal. I had a ticket of the open night...
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Earlier this year I saw the Australian Ballet's performance of Cinderella in Melbourne. This was the first time I had seen this ballet. I enjoyed the comedy of the Skinny and Dumpy sisters and the Stepmother. I was lucky enough to see Madeline Eastoe play Cinderella which I...
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Earlier this year I saw Pucini's Turandot at the Sydney Opera House. I was fortunate to have been given an amazing 1973 recording of Sutherland and Pavarotti performing this opera before going. With synopsis, libretti and music in my head I enjoyed the drama and tragedy of this...
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World Ballet Day was held on 1st October 2015, and via a live stream gave us 24 hours on behind the scenes footage of 5 world leading ballet companies; The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco...
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