No Greek tragedy: the Australian Ballet has fun in Sylvia

Por Chantal Nguyen, 14 noviembre 2019

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“I can’t remember the last time I chuckled that much through a ballet”

Crítica hecha desde Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sídney el 13 noviembre 2019

Sylvia (Australian premiere) (Stanton Welch)

The Australian Ballet

Jérôme Kaplan, Diseño de escena

Wendall K Harrington, Diseño de vestuario

Lisa J Pinkham, Diseño de iluminación

Karina González, Bailarín

Connor Walsh, Bailarín

Brett Chynoweth, Bailarín

Jill Ogai, Bailarín

Robyn Hendricks, Bailarín

Adam Bull, Bailarín

Daniel Byrne, Bailarín

Mason Lovegrove, Bailarín

Luke Marchant, Bailarín

Drew Hedditch, Bailarín

Houston Ballet: a hugely entertaining Cinderella

Carla Escoda, 24th February

Stanton Welch's Cinderella has mostly worn well at Houston Ballet, anchored by a delightful rewriting of the central love story and packed with marvellous, witty details.

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Stanton Welch's zany, imaginative Nutcracker for Houston Ballet

Carla Escoda, 9th December

Stanton Welch's 2016 production of The Nutcracker for Houston Ballet is a wild and dazzling ride, even for those who think they've had enough of this warhorse of a ballet.

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Visions of Classical (Re)Vision in San Francisco

Jaime Robles, 11th February

“Your love affair with ballet, your time with ballet, is short,” explains Welsh about his ballet Bespoke, “Eventually you lay down, and dance keeps moving. It’s a bittersweet thing.”

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A lively evening of pure dance from San Francisco Ballet

Graham Watts, 5th June

An enjoyable evening of thematic dance but without any insights into the future of ballet.

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Unbound Festival continues with superb dancing

Jaime Robles, 24th April

Benjamin Freemantle danced the opening solo, gorgeously, in the role of the grandfather as a dreamy young Adonis.

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Smuin: Dance Series 1

Terez Rose, 1st October

Smuin Contemporary American Ballet presents a trio of works ranging from the sublime to the eclectic in the company’s 2016-17 opening program.

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Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.