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

By Chantal Nguyen, 26 November 2021

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“an opportunity to bring out repertoire jewels”

Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney on 25 November 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) (Wayne McGregor)

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

After the Rain: pas de deux (Christopher Wheeldon)

The Nutcracker (Act 2 pas de deux) (Sir Peter Wright)

The Australian Ballet

Nicolette Fraillon, Conductor

Tom Pye, Set Designer

Alice Topp, Costume Designer

Jürgen Rose, Costume Designer

Tom Lingwood, Costume Designer

Moritz Junge, Costume Designer

Holly Hynes, Costume Designer

John Macfarlane, Costume Designer

Chengwu Guo, Dancer

Yuumi Yamada, Dancer

Robyn Hendricks, Dancer

Callum Linnane, Dancer

Karen Nanasca, Dancer

Nathan Brook, Dancer

Rina Nemoto, Dancer

Jarryd Madden, Dancer

Benedicte Bemet, Dancer

Brett Chynoweth, Dancer

Imogen Chapman, Dancer

Cristiano Martino, Dancer

Sharni Spencer, Dancer

Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Dancer

Opera Australia Orchestra

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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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

***11

Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut

Kathy Elgin, 4th July

Ballet Nights is more than an evening of party pieces: it showcases emerging talent alongside older favourites and, in the case of this first Scottish outing, has an eye to local tradition.

****1

Ballet Nights – Spring Into Summer a fascinating hotchpotch of dance

Graham Watts, 5th June

Ballet Nights 008 – Spring into Summer proved to be a judicious choice of quality and diverse repertoire.

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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.