Performer: The Australian Ballet

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MelbourneCopland Dance Episodes

Regent Theatre, Jul 01 mat, eve, 02

Copland: Copland Dance Episodes

Justin Peck; The Australian Ballet; Jeffrey Gibson; Ellen Warren; Brandon Stirling Baker; Orchestra Victoria

QPAC: Lyric Theatre, Aug 15, 17, 18, 19 mat, eve, 20, 21, 22 mat, eve

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

John Cranko; The Australian Ballet; Jürgen Rose; Jon Buswell

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Nov 06, 07 mat, eve, 09, 10, 11 mat, eve, 12, 13, 14 mat, eve, 16, 17, 18 mat, eve, 19, 20, 21 mat, eve

Copland: Copland Dance Episodes

Justin Peck; The Australian Ballet; Jeffrey Gibson; Ellen Warren; Brandon Stirling Baker; Opera Australia Orchestra

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Nov 28, 30, Dec 01, 02 mat, eve, 03, 04, 05 mat, eve, 07, 08, 09 mat, eve, 10, 11, 12 mat, eve, 14, 15 mat, eve, 16 mat

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Lev Ivanov; Sir Peter Wright; Vincent Redmon; The Australian Ballet; John Macfarlane; David Finn; Opera Australia Orchestra

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The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

Grace Carroll as Juliet and Joseph Caley as Romeo in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet © Daniel Boud

Katie Lawrence, 24 Apr

This revival of Romeo and Juliet combines vivid staging and technical leads, but the lover's careful partnership lacks the volatility that makes young love convincing and tragedy believable.

***11

The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre in Frances Rings’ Flora © Daniel Boud

Katie Lawrence, 07 Apr

Flora unites the Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre in a glorious collaboration that traces loss, renewal, resilience, cultural continuity and enduring vitality of the body.

****1

The Australian Ballet in Jerome Robbins Glass Pieces © Kate Longley

Ruth Ridgway, 04 Oct

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

The Fairies in the Prologue of David McAllister's The Sleeping Beauty © Jonathan van der Knaap

Ruth Ridgway, 22 Jul

With Tchaikovsky’s music, glittering visual spectacle and wonderful dancers, The Australian Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty is a thrilling night at the ballet.

****1