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The roots of the Australian Ballet can be found in the Borovansky Ballet, a touring repertory company [1] founded in 1940 by the Czech dancer Edouard Borovansky.Borovansky had been a dancer in the touring ballet company of the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova and, after visiting Australia on tour with the Covent Garden Russian Ballet, he decided to remain in Australia, establishing a ...
Sir Robert Helpmann of the Australian Ballet. The Australian Ballet was founded by the English ballerina Dame Peggy van Praagh in 1962 in Melbourne. It is Australia's foremost classical ballet company and is today recognised as one of the world's major international ballet companies. [128]
Dancers of the Australian Ballet (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "The Australian Ballet" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The ballet is based on the life of Oscar Wilde focussing on his time in Reading Gaol, but incorporating scenes from throughout his life. It weaves two of Wilde's stories into the ballet - The Nightingale and the rose and the Portrait of Dorian Gray. [2] It was commissioned by the Australian Ballet and premiered in Melbourne in September 2024 ...
Ross Stretton (6 June 1952 – 16 June 2005) was an Australian ballet dancer and artistic director. As a dancer, he performed with the Australian Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. He was later Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet (1997–2001) and the Royal Ballet (2001–2002).
The Archives include over 50,000 items covering the breadth of Australia’s dance history, with particular reference to the main Melbourne-based ballet companies: the Borovansky Ballet, the Victorian Ballet Guild / Ballet Victoria, the National Theatre Ballet and The Australian Ballet. The Archives include costumes, costume elements, costume ...
Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer.After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois.
After becoming an Interstate Associate of The Australian Ballet School, she joined the senior school in 2002. She performed several seasons seconded to The Australian Ballet and joined full-time in 2005. She was promoted to coryphée in 2010 [2] and soloist in 2013. [3] Stephensen won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2010, jointly with Ty ...