Performer: Australian Ballet

SydneyDon QuixoteNew production

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Apr 08, 10, 11, 12 mat, eve, 13, 14, 15 mat, eve, 17, 18, 19 mat, eve, 20, 21, 22 mat, eve, 24, 25

Minkus: Don Quixote

Rudolf Nureyev; Australian Ballet; Richard Roberts; Barry Kay; Jon Buswell; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyIdentityWorld premieres

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, May 02, 06 mat, 08, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 20 mat

Cheetham, Gordon

Daniel Riley; Alice Topp; Australian Ballet; Matthew Adey; Annette Sax; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyJewels

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, May 04, 05, 06, 09, 10 mat, 12, 13 mat, 15, 17 mat, 18, 19, 20

Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky

George Balanchine; Australian Ballet; Peter Harvey; Barbara Karinska; Perry Silvey; Opera Australia Orchestra

MelbourneIdentityWorld premieres

Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Jun 16, 17 mat, eve, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 mat, eve

Cheetham, Gordon

Daniel Riley; Alice Topp; Australian Ballet; Matthew Adey; Annette Sax; Orchestra Victoria

MelbourneJewels

Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Jun 29, 30, Jul 01 mat, eve, 03, 04, 05 mat, eve, 06, 07, 08 mat, eve

Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky

George Balanchine; Australian Ballet; Peter Harvey; Barbara Karinska; Perry Silvey; Orchestra Victoria

MelbourneSwan Lake

Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Sep 19, 20 mat, eve, 21, 22, 23 mat, eve, 25, 26, 27 mat, eve, 28, 29, 30 mat, eve

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

Anne Woolliams; Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Australian Ballet; Daniel Ostling; Mara Blumenfeld; T.J. Gerckens; Orchestra Victoria

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Australian Ballet's Don Quixote: a showpiece for excellence

Deborah Weiss, 24 Mar

This Don Quixote reveals the extraordinary depth of talent within Australian Ballet, challenging all ranks of the company and presenting a stellar production.

****1

Fair Verona comes to Sydney: the AB's heartrending Romeo and Juliet

Chantal Nguyen, 01 Dec

The Australian Ballet do full justice to Shakespeare's epic tale of star-crossed lovers. Featuring a restaging of John Cranko's famous ballet, the first in almost twenty years, both the ensemble and leads shine in bringing Verona to life.

****1

New talent showcased in Australian Ballet's Instruments of Dance

Chantal Nguyen, 10 Nov

Australian Ballet's latest triple bill features fresh young talent and new names to watch in creations by Wayne McGregor, Alice Topp and Justin Peck.

****1

Send in the clowns: Alexei Ratmansky revives Harlequinade

Chantal Nguyen, 18 Jun

A lovingly reproduced historical reconstruction, but is it enough to connect with modern Australian audiences?

***11

The Australian Ballet's “beautiful monster” is dance perfection

Chantal Nguyen, 03 May

The Australian Ballet's impressively-danced Kunstkamer is a work of astonishing scale, originality, and warmth, choreographed by Paul Lighfoot, Sol León, Marco Goecke and Crystal Pite.

*****

Slick but disjointed Anna Karenina premieres in Sydney

Chantal Nguyen, 05 Apr

Yuri Possokhov's Anna Karenina aims to be a dark psychological drama, but its uneven character development and unengaging choreography fail to satisfy.

***11