Australian Ballet is back with a bang in its Celebration Gala!

Par Chantal Nguyen, 26 novembre 2021

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“an opportunity to bring out repertoire jewels”

Critique faite à Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney, le 25 novembre 2021

La Favorita (Petal Miller-Ashmole)

Concerto (MacMillan) (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

Clay (Alice Topp)

Swan Lake: Pas de Deux

Anna Karenina (Act 2 pas de deux) (Yuri Possokhov)

Chroma (Pas de deux) (Sir Wayne McGregor)

The Merry Widow (Act 2 pas de deux) (Ronald Hynd)

After the Rain: pas de deux (Christopher Wheeldon)

Casse-Noisette (Act 2 pas de deux) (Sir Peter Wright)

The Australian Ballet

Nicolette Fraillon, Direction

Tom Pye, Décors

Alice Topp, Costumes

Jürgen Rose, Costumes

Tom Lingwood, Costumes

Moritz Junge, Costumes

Holly Hynes, Costumes

John Macfarlane, Costumes

Chengwu Guo, Danse

Yuumi Yamada, Danse

Robyn Hendricks, Danse

Callum Linnane, Danse

Karen Nanasca, Danse

Nathan Brook, Danse

Rina Nemoto, Danse

Jarryd Madden, Danse

Benedicte Bemet, Danse

Brett Chynoweth, Danse

Imogen Chapman, Danse

Cristiano Martino, Danse

Sharni Spencer, Danse

Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Danse

Opera Australia Orchestra

La danse macabre de Mayerling entre au répertoire de l'Opéra de Paris

Jade Larine, 25th October

Drame sulfureux en trois actes s’inscrivant dans la veine des grandes fresques narratives léguées par MacMillan, Mayerling laisse un goût d'inachevé malgré la belle prestation du Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.

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Manon MacMillan à l'Opéra de Paris

Laurine Mortha, 20th April

Désormais véritable chef-d’œuvre du ballet classique, L’Histoire de Manon nous emmène au travers des transports amoureux, du remord et de la trahison qui secouent la destinée tragique de deux jeunes gens, dans une trame simple mais restée très puissante.

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The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance

Graham Watts, 30th March

In this latest revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, The Royal Ballet presents a roster of powerful and vivid interpretations across the board.

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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good

Naomi Mori, 19th March

National Ballet of Japan in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon has been revived six years after its performances were cancelled because of the pandemic. Exceptionally good interpretations led the opening night performance.

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Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour

Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

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ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story

Jonathan Gray, 27th November

English National Ballet's revival of the Tchaikovsky classic The Sleeping Beauty, disappoints at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.

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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.