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West Australian Ballet’s 2025 season features world premieres and classic works

A world premiere, full-length work by Australian choreographer Alice Topp is one of the highlights of the West Australian Ballet’s new season.

9 Oct 2024 14:54

Richard Watts

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Dancers Juan Carlos Osma and Alexa Tuzil in a publicity image for West Australian Ballet’s 2025 world premiere production, ‘Butterfly Effect’, choreographed by Alice Topp. Photo: Stef King and VML.

“Season 2025 embodies the spirit of Western Australia, showcasing its wild beauty and unique stories. I’m thrilled to bring this extraordinary program to our audiences as we move toward our 75th anniversary in 2027,” says David McAllister AC, Guest Artistic Director of West Australian Ballet.

“I am so delighted to be given this opportunity to continue my time with West Australian Ballet. It is a privilege to work with this talented and much-loved organisation and aid the company on the transition to a new artistic leader,” McAllister says.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts