We are giving away 2 Family Passes (2 adults and 2 children) for the Imperial Ice Stars in Swan Lake on Ice for the performance at The Sydney Coliseum on Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 2pm! With Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, exhilarating new choreography from leading ice director Tony Mercer, and dazzling costumes, this innovative portrayal […]

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Circa, Australia’s leading circus company, will take flight in Duck Pond, an exuberant take on Swan Lake. Circa is one of the world’s leading contemporary circus companies who have re-imagined the world’s most romantic ballet Swan Lake as a circus spectacular. Duck Pond that will be presented at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill from 4 to 6 July. Audiences […]

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Sydney Opera House, Sydney.1 December 2023. David Hallberg’s reimagination of Anne Woolliams’ Swan Lake for The Australian Ballet’s 60th anniversary celebration proved to be a triumphant blend of classical grace and contemporary innovation. As the third ballet of the milestone year, it aptly closed the diamond anniversary with timeless beauty, paying homage to the company’s […]

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The Australian Ballet will bring a reimagined Swan Lake to ballet lovers in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, starting September 2023, as part of its 60th anniversary season. The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg announced that the 2023 Swan Lake production has been inspired by Anne Woolliams’ iconic 1977 production. A classical interpretation of one of the greatest ballets […]

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Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC, Sydney.29 October 2022. In February, the war in Ukraine broke out, and the instability in the country has meant that much of normal life has been on hold, hopefully temporarily. On the heels of a worldwide pandemic, the live performance arts have already taken a significant blow. In a speech given […]

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The United Ukrainian Ballet will arrive in Australia this October, to perform the world’s most loved ballet, Swan Lake. The company will perform seasons in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. The United Ukrainian Ballet brings together award-winning dancers from Ukraine’s finest ballet houses including The National Opera of Ukraine, Kharkiv Opera Theatre, and Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre. […]

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The Royal Czech Ballet will present to Australia audiences in September and October, its production of Swan Lake. The Royal Czech Ballet company compromises elite dancers from Europe, including Italy, Moldova and Ukraine and was formed in the Czech Republic in 2008.  Artistic Director Andrey Scharaev is delighted that the Royal Czech Ballet has the opportunity to present Swan Lake to audiences in Australia and […]

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Looking ahead with joy and optimism to its ever-popular Christmas season, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will open its magical new production, The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Sleeping Beauty on 29 October. This new production of the quintessential classical ballet has been created by a powerhouse of creativity, led by RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker. […]

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On the eve of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Australian premiere of LAC, Dance Informa caught up with the creative brains behind this quirky reworking of the classic Swan Lake. Jean-Christophe Maillot’s background and artistic achievements reads like a strange fairytale where a musician dancer becomes a choreographer due to a devastating dance injury and who is then selected by […]

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Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) performs the second leg of its first national tour of Kiss the Sky, which kicks off on 1 May at The Opera House in Wellington. The May tour expands into a triple bill featuring Korean choreographer and composer Kim […]

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