It’s nothing new for The Australian Ballet to work with Bangarra Dance Theatre. The first collab­oration was 30 years ago ...
In 1950 Australian writer and dancer Jean Garling argued: Dance reflects [a people’s] reaction to environment, for it is ...
These premier Australian dance companies have previously collaborated on shorter pieces three times over the years – ...
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Tale of horror for musos as ballet uses recorded music

More than 500 musicians have called on a state ballet company to reverse its plans to use recorded music for an upcoming tour ...
In a significant coup for The Australian Ballet, the company will be the first outside the New York City Ballet to perform Copland Dance Episodes by Tony Award-winning choreographer Justin Peck.
It's (mostly) an improvement. Though I remain an apologist for the harshness in the Mariinsky Cinderella, which picks up on the score's strident, sardonic qualities (it was composed in the early 1940s ...