Queensland Ballet’s sixth Artistic Director, Leanne Benjamin OBE AM, will leave Queensland Ballet, with Assistant Artistic Director Greg Horsman to act in the role with the focus on finalising the 2025 season. The company made the following statement on their website: Early this year, Queensland Ballet was thrilled to welcome Benjamin, following her vibrant career […]

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Vibrant, textured characters are the focus of this last season curated by Li Cunxin AO as he steps aside at the end of the year as Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director (2013-2023). He has unveiled the company for 2024, one of his last formalities in the role. During his address to dancer line up for the […]

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The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has announced its 70th anniversary season. 2023 heralds the RNZB’s eighth decade as the national ballet company of Aotearoa, the first full season in three years, and the first season back at home in the St James Theatre in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington. Also announced is a major new partnership with […]

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One of the world’s most iconic pieces of music will be brought to life this August, when Queensland Ballet presents Peter and the Wolf at the Thomas Dixon Centre. Beloved by children for generations, Peter and the Wolf is certain to delight families of all ages. The tale of an adventurous young boy, a grumpy grandfather, a sly wolf, […]

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Audiences are invited to explore the vibrant world of neoclassical and contemporary dance in a thrilling new season of Queensland Ballet’s Bespoke. Now in its fifth year, this striking triple bill of modern dance is an opportunity to witness the company’s elite ballet dancers in dynamic contemporary spaces.   Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO […]

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Be captivated by a trio of extraordinary works hand-picked by Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO for his celebratory season of Li’s Choice.  With works by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Natalie Weir and Greg Horsman, Li’s Choice combines dramatic contemporary, neo-classical and ragtime ballet for an exhilarating triple-bill. Coinciding with Cunxin’s 10-year anniversary with the company, Li’s Choice reflects on his decade […]

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After a decade of directorship with Queensland Ballet (QB), Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO has signed on for another three years, with big dreams to take the Queensland born-and-bred Company to even greater heights. The announcement was made at QB’s 2022 Season Launch, with the company unveiling a year of celebration, change and bold ambition, reflecting the […]

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As ballet icon George Balanchine said, “Just as Giselle is ballet’s great tragedy, so Coppélia is its great comedy.” The colourful tale of two lovers and an eccentric doctor, along with an exquisite life-like doll, comes to His Majesty’s Theatre on 16 September for 10 exquisite performances. “Coppélia is one of the most frequently performed ballet’s around the world,” said Aurélien Scannella, artistic […]

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Queensland Ballet’s Joel Woellner finished The Sleeping Beauty season as a principal artist after his promotion on 11 June. Woellner was on stage following a stellar performance as Aurora’s Prince Désiré, when Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO jumped on stage to address the audience.  “I would like to share exciting news with you,” Cunxin said, before announcing the […]

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While many arts companies in Australia and around the world are yet to return to the stage, West Australian Ballet will continue to create its own path with beautiful classics, powerful contemporary works and showcasing homegrown talent as hallmarks of the Company’s Season 2021.  In his ninth year at the helm, Artistic Director Aurélien Scannella […]

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