Bigger than Ben Hur, excessively opulent , sumptous and over rich , this version of ‘ La Belle Au Bois Dormant ‘ (Sleeping Beauty) first produced in 1989 for the Paris Opera Ballet by Nureyev is actually quite fascinating from …
Quick! Run! Book now if you haven’t already to catch this extraordinary screening of Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta in the Royal Ballet’s GISELLE which has just finished a sold out season at the Royal Opera House in London. Regarded …
The Friends of the Australian Ballet were privileged to attend a screening of the rare, fascinating documentary FONTEYN AND NUREYEV: THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP at the luxurious Art Deco Cremorne Orpheum .
We were welcomed by Greg Khoury and settled back …
What a dazzling display of dance!
The magnificent Bolshoi Ballet Company is displayed like a jewel itself in the glittering, imposing auditorium and absolutely dazzles with its more than sensational dancing. With new set and costume designs this is an …
THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP, starring Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is an outstanding documentary that features never before seen footage, interviews and dance selections between two of the greatest classical dancers to ever grace the world’s stages – many critics …
The Australian Ballet’s latest classical offering is a double bill with works from the Romantic era, La Sylphide from 1836 and Paquita,1847. The “grand pas de deux” from Paquita opens the program with electric vibrancy. It is an exciting …
Lucky Friends of the Australian Ballet were very privileged to hear two great men of Australian theatre give a talk on a delightful evening at the excellent Waterfront restaurant. Stunning Harbour views provided a glorious backdrop for the talk in …
From the opening dramatic, crashing chords, expect the unexpected. Chilling, thrilling, shocking and darkly disturbing this is a glorious reworking by Matthew Bourne of the Perrault fairy tale.
This is the third of the big three Tchaikovsky ballets Bourne has …