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Review | WA Ballet brings wonder to His Majesty’s with ‘Alice’

Review | WA Ballet brings wonder to His Majesty’s with ‘Alice’

ALICE (in wonderland) | His Majesty’s Theatre | 21 May 2022 | ★ ★ ★ ½  Making a return through the looking glass is West Australian Ballet’s ALICE (in wonderland), an award-winning production created by the Hong Kong Ballet’s Artistic Director, Septime Webre. Staying true to Lewis Carroll’s historic book, audiences will be dazzled by masterful […]

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The West Australian Ballet launches stunning 2022 program

The West Australian Ballet launches stunning 2022 program

In 2022, Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an ambitious program featuring a number of ground-breaking new works in a defining year for the company. The company’s story began in 1952, as former Ballets Russes dancer Madame Kira Bousloff OAM settled in a town that she compared […]

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West Australian Ballet adds seven new dancers to the company

West Australian Ballet adds seven new dancers to the company

In the shadow of the pandemic, West Australian Ballet has made a bold move to invigorate the Australian dance industry by creating seven new full-time positions within its Company, an unprecedented gesture of faith in the face of COVID-19, and a critical investment for the future of the arts in Australia. When asked why now, […]

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WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ rises again this August at Crown Theatre

WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ rises again this August at Crown Theatre

West Australian Ballet have announced their award-winning production of Dracula will find a killer new stage at Crown Theatre. Follow Dracula, whose lonely soul is determined to reunite with his lost love Mina – and in doing so begins a reign of terror and seduction, draining the life from those around her to get what he […]

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West Australian Ballet promotes four dancers to new positions

West Australian Ballet promotes four dancers to new positions

Four much-loved dancers at the West Australian Ballet have ended the year with a celebration as the company announced a series of promotions including one dancer to the esteemed rank of Soloist. Nikki Blain, Jesse Homes and Mayume Noguromi have each been promoted to the rank of Demi-Soloist while Julio Blanes has been promoted to […]

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West Australian Ballet launch ambitious program for 2020

West Australian Ballet launch ambitious program for 2020

As he enters his eighth season as Artistic Director and following multiple record-breaking years in 2016, 2018 and 2019, Aurélien Scannella has plans to yet again grow the State Ballet Company, West Australian Ballet. “With our collectively strong Company that has almost 40 world-class dancers, we need to perform more than ever before to share […]

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Review | West Australian Ballet brings four unique works to the Quarry

Review | West Australian Ballet brings four unique works to the Quarry

In-Synch: Ballet at the Quarry | Quarry Amphitheatre | til 2nd Mar | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½  As the title suggests, West Australian Ballet (WAB) brings together four independent works: X-It, The Sofa, In-Synch, and Reincarnation; each embracing unique concepts. X-It, from Finnish, Joanna Nuutinen, captures audience attention with a confronting and unanticipated opening. A video projection of […]

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Get into the Christmas spirit with ‘The Nutcracker’

Get into the Christmas spirit with ‘The Nutcracker’

The West Australian Ballet have created a new Christmas tradition, a family focused ballet to herald the festive season. Last year they staged a sensationally fun production of Peter Pan, this year it’s one of the all time classics – The Nutcracker. In 2016 the West Australian Ballet premiered this production created by Jayne Smeulders, Sandy Delasalle and […]

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Get ready to sink your teeth into West Australian Ballet’s ‘Dracula’

Get ready to sink your teeth into West Australian Ballet’s ‘Dracula’

This month the West Australian Ballet debuts what is potentially the biggest premiere of the company’s sixty six year history. They’ve commissioned acclaimed Polish choreographer Krzysztof Pastor to create an entire new ballet based on Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel Dracula. We were lucky enough to be invited to watch some rehearsals of the new work […]

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West Australian Ballet’s Christopher Hill announces his retirement

West Australian Ballet’s Christopher Hill announces his retirement

The West Australian Ballet is losing one of its most loved performers as Demi-Soloist and Choreographer Christopher Hill announces he has made the decision to retire from professional dance. Hill, 37, will move to further develop his already impressive career as a Choreographer and continue his university studies in Dance and Arts Management. He has been […]

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