After four decades of supporting The Australian Ballet, Telstra has announced it is expanding the partnership to regional areas through a brand-new program, Let’s Dance, designed to provide opportunities for young dancers and inspire the next generation. Let’s Dance presented by Telstra and The Australian Ballet, allows regional students of diverse backgrounds and abilities the […]

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The Australian Ballet is thrilled to announce its 2024 On Tour program, bringing an enchanting repertoire of classical favourites and contemporary works to communities across South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, in collaboration with The Australian Ballet School and Principal Partner Telstra.  The Australian Ballet On Tour: The Sleeping Beauty Act III and other works will commence […]

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On 20 May, on the stage of the Sydney Opera House, dancer Lilla Harvey was announced the winner of the 2023 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards and bestowed the prestigious Telstra Rising Star Award. Joining Harvey centre-stage, Soloist Isobelle Dashwood was named the winner of the Telstra People’s Choice Award. As The Australian Ballet and Telstra […]

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Telstra and The Australian Ballet are delighted to reveal the five talented dancers selected as nominees for the 2023 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards. The announcement comes as the partners celebrate the 20th anniversary of these prestigious awards, and toast to one of the longest running arts partnerships in Australia of 39 years. The five dancers […]

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Dancer and choreographer Erin O’Rourke from Melbourne has been named as the winner of the 2022 Telstra Emerging Choreographer (TEC) award. Aged 23 years old, the young artist has been creating work for the past five years. O’Rourke is thrilled to have this unique platform to propel her career forward.  The Australian Ballet and Telstra are […]

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After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Schools Spectacular is back with 4,700 public school students ‘Creating the Magic’ on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November, with students coming from as far away as Ballina, Bourke and Bega to star on stage at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena.   This year’s show will feature students and […]

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The Australian Ballet and Telstra are delighted to announce the four artists selected as finalists in Telstra Emerging Chorographer (TEC).A new award dedicated to nurturing choreographic talent and artistic creativity in Australia, TEC offers aspiring choreographers the chance to create new work and potentially the opportunity to take part in The Australian Ballet’s 2022 Bodytorque program. The winner will […]

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The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced a new initiative dedicated to nurturing choreographic talent and artistic creativity in Australia. The Telstra Emerging Choreographer (TEC) award offers aspiring choreographers the chance to create new work and take part in The Australian Ballet’s 2022 Bodytorque program, and to receive a cash prize of AU$10,000, courtesy of The Australian […]

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Telstra and The Australian Ballet are delighted to reveal the six talented young dancers selected as nominees for this year’s prestigious Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards.  Winners of the award will be chosen by a panel of judges from The Australian Ballet, Telstra and the arts and announced at Sydney Opera House on 6 April on […]

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The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced that six talented young dancers have been selected as nominees for the prestigious and coveted Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards 2019. Those dancers include Corps de Ballet Dancer Isobelle Dashwood, Soloist Jill Ogai, Senior Artist Cristiano Martino, Senior Artist Marcus Morelli, Soloist Sharni Spencer and Corps de Ballet Dancer […]

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