The Nutcracker
There’s nothing like a traditional Nutcracker to get you in the mood for the festive season. And there’s no traditional Nutcracker as magical as English legend Sir Peter Wright’s version. The artistic director of Birming...
Category: Ballet
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company: Swan Lake
For many people Swan Lake IS classical ballet. No surprise then that these two Canberra performances by The Imperial Russian Ballet Company have been sold out for weeks, providing an auspicious start to an extensive tour...
Romeo and Juliet
Within the literary genre, William Shakespeare’s capacity for complexity of plot plus characterisation via dialogical detail is unsurpassed. The translation of a famed bardic play into ballet is a dramaturgical and...
Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels
Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane had the honour of hosting the only Australian performances of the Bolshoi Ballet Company prior to their departure to perform in London. Established in 1776, it is clear why t...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Australian Ballet’s gigantic, award-winning, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to Arts Centre Melbourne for a limited, exclusive season from 8 June 2019. “Amazing”…”Magical”…”Sensational” are just some of the ...
Storytime Ballet: Coppelia
With its Storytime Ballet series the Australian Ballet has devised the perfect introduction for young children to the art of classical ballet. The series reduces famous ballets to a digestible 55 minutes, without interva...
QPAC International Series secures another Bolshoi exclusive
The applause and standing ovations are set to continue for the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) International Series with the announcement that the mighty Bolshoi Ballet will return exclusively to Queensland for ...
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 ...
