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Kayla Van Den Bogert and Queensland Ballet in Natalie Weir's Four Last Songs

Lucy Green and Queensland Ballet in Natalie Weir's Four Last Songs

Mia Heathcote and Victor Estévez in Remi Wörtmeyer's Miroirs

Josh Fagan and Queensland Ballet's Jette Parker Young Artists in Paul Boyd's Tartan

Taron Geyl, Graeme Collins and Hana Nonaka Aillon in Paul Boyd's Tartan

Von Ruth Ridgway, 29 Juli 2023

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“The mood is one of quiet celebration of the past and acceptance, while acknowledging life’s trials”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Thomas Dixon Centre: Talbot Theatre, Brisbane, am 27 Juli 2023

Tartan (Paul Boyd)

Miroirs (Ballet) (Remi Wörtmeyer)

Four Last Songs (new ballet) (Natalie Weir)

Queensland Ballet

Lucy Green, Tanz

Patricio Revé, Tanz

Kayla Van Den Bogert, Tanz

Lina Kim, Tanz

Mia Heathcote, Tanz

Victor Estévez, Tanz

Joshua Ostermann, Tanz

Georgia Swan, Tanz

Mali Comlekci, Tanz

Callum Mackie, Tanz

Sophie Zoricic, Tanz

Rian Thompson, Tanz

Menschliche Ästhetik: Hans van Manen Variations am DNB

Rainer Zerbst, 27th February

Der Abend verdeutlicht, was Hans van Manen auszeichnet: ungeheure Musikalität und Konzentration auf das Wesentliche.

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Stealing fire: Beethoven's Prometheus choreographed afresh at DNB

Mark Pullinger, 8th June

Salvatore Viganò's choreography for Beethoven's 1801 ballet Prometheus has not survived, but a trio of creators put their own stamp on the score in Amsterdam.

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Celebrating a Dutch Master with six of his best

Graham Watts, 28th February

Dutch National Ballet presents six Hans van Manen creations spanning 40 years of choreography.

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Cranko's Onegin in Amsterdam

Isabella Zijp, 29th March

Dramatic narrative ballets seem to gain in popularity with the Dutch National Ballet, and although Onegin was no tearjerker star ballerina Anna Tsygankova created some beautiful moments.

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Beauty and timelessness of Balanchine's choreography

Isabella Zijp, 25th March

There are 44 years between the oldest and newest Balanchine works in this programme which confirmed its timeless beauty and significance today.

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Wheeldon’s glossy Cinderella sweeps into London

Mark Pullinger, 8th July

Christopher Wheeldon's Dutch National Ballet production of Cinderella takes a fresh look at Prokofiev's ballet, but the magic comes from Julian Crouch's stunning sets and costumes.

***11

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Ruth Ridgway

Ruth, from Brisbane, Australia, has been writing about dance since 2000. Music and dance are her most abiding passions. She learned classical ballet in her youth, and later attended adult classes for many years. She also became a committed Latin and Argentinian tango dancer. Currently, she sings alto in a chamber choir. After a long career in publishing and communications as a writer and editor, Ruth studied archaeology and now works in a completely different field as a technical officer in the Queensland Museum.