ballet

Ballet review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Canberra Theatre Centre
A charming and exquisite production, Queensland Ballet’s interpretation of the Shakespeare classic is likely to bring a little bit of…

Ballet on the road: what goes into a regional ballet tour
Regional touring takes ballet out of its traditional and rigid contexts, and opens up viewing experiences to audiences around Australia

Dance Review: Strictly Gershwin, QPAC
A welcome return tribute offers a sparkling production and splendid dancing from Queensland Ballet.

Boys can do ballet too
Ballet dancer and educational leader Gregor Thieler discusses breaking gender stereotypes in classical dance.

Exit interview: Li Cunxin, Queensland Ballet
Mao’s Last Dancer has had an enormous impact on the ballet world, not only in Queensland, but across Australia and…

How ballet makes well-rounded performers
Pre-professional courses at the National Ballet School gear students for a sustainable career with diverse pathways.

A world premiere from the ever-inventive and imaginative Circa
The leading performance company explores the art of ballet, classical music and fairy tales alongside the physicality of circus in…

Dancing on Glass: ballet is more than ‘dying swans and madmen’
We love the genre but are ballet dancer’s voices and bodies being authentically represented on our screens?

Dance review: Anna Karenina, The Australian Ballet
All the creative forces join to ensure power and sublimity in this dance interpretation of a classic novel.

From ballet to Broadway: dancers learn new steps
Two dancers at The Australian Ballet are plunging headlong into the world of musical theatre.