Featuring guests from American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of China and The Tokyo Ballet.
Every big birthday deserves a big party. In 2012, The Australian Ballet marks 50 outstanding years on the stage and we’re celebrating with an international gala. Guest artists from American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of China and The Tokyo Ballet will perform a dazzling suite of pas de deux including excerpts from Don Quixote, Giselle, After the Rain© and Manon. Providing the icing on the (birthday) cake will be the stars of The Australian Ballet stepping out in Harald Lander’s classical party piece Études.
The gala and the appearance of international guest artists made possible by a generous gift from the Joan and Peter Clemenger Trust
Credits
The Australian Ballet
Performed by Artists of The Australian Ballet
Work Études
Choreography Harald Lander
Music Knudåge Riisager (after music by Carl Czerny)
Performed by Kevin Jackson and Lana Jones
Work Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Music Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky
American Ballet Theatre
Performed by Julie Kent
Work Manon excerpt
Choreography Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music Jules Massenet
National Ballet of China
Performed by Zhu Yan and Sun Ruichen
Work Giselle excerpt
Choreography TBC
Music Adolphe Adam
The Tokyo Ballet
Performed by Mizuka Ueno and Kazuo Kimura
Work Carmen excerpt
Choreography Albert Alonso
Music Rodion Schedrin
San Francisco Ballet
Performed by Damian Smith
Work After the Rain© excerpt
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Music Arvo Pärt
San Francisco Ballet
Performed by Sofiane Sylve and Pierre-Francois Vilanoba
Work TBC
Stuttgart Ballet
Performed by Elisa Badenes and Daniel Camargo
Work Little Monsters
Choreography Demis Volpi
Music Elvis Presley
The gala broadcast is supported by Bloch Australia
The gala is supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-China Council and the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Management reserves the right to alter such details of this season as may become necessary.
Cast subject to change due to illness or any unavoidable cause with Orchestra Victoria
This performance runs for approximately 141 minutes including one interval.
PLEASE NOTE: The performance on Friday 2 November will be filmed and streamed live by ABC TV to various sites around the country.
50th Anniversary Gala
©2012 Danza Ballet
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