Spartacus
First presented by The Australian Ballet in 1978 with choreography by Laszlo Seregi, Spartacus with its stirring tale of the Thracian prisoner forced to become a gladiator, kill his best friend and instigate an uprising ...
Category: Ballet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
After charming Brisbane audiences in 2016, Queensland Ballet presents Shakespeare’s whimsical masterpiece, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a limited season at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre this October. Be ...
Spartacus: the rise and rise of an unlikely hero
When the Australian Ballet premieres its new production of Khachaturian’s ballet Spartacus this week, it will be another moment in an extraordinary story of rehabilitation. Spartacus, a lowly barbarian slave whose rebell...
Giselle returns to enchant Melbourne
Standing the test of time with ballet audiences across the world, the romantic and ethereal ballet classic Giselle returns exclusively to the State Theatre – Arts Centre Melbourne from 30 August 2018. This quintess...
Ballet Preljocaj: Snow White
Winner of the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Ballet and hailed by audiences and critics worldwide for its entrancing choreography and stunning beauty, France’s Ballet Preljocaj’s contemporary retelling of Snow White makes ...
St Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake
St Petersburg Ballet Theatre have produced an excellent show in their current touring production of Swan Lake. There’s something deep and wondrous about a story that still inspires numerous productions (such as last year...
The Australian Ballet: Verve
Celebrating outstanding Australian choreographic talent bursting from within the ranks of The Australian Ballet, Verve brings together three high-octane ballets created by past and present company dancers in the State Th...
The Merry Widow
With a whirl of fabulous frocks and a generous splash of champagne, The Australian Ballet presents a tangled tale of love and diplomacy with The Merry Widow in the State Theatre – Arts Centre Melbourne from 7 June ...