23 – 25 May 2008

Ballet patrons, students, teachers, aficionados and anyone interested in the evolution of the arts in Australia will not want to miss this fascinating weekend Symposium, part of the four-year project Ballets Russes in Australia: Our Cultural Revolution. To be held at the Elder Conservatorium and Adelaide Festival Centre during The Australian Ballet’s season in Adelaide, the Ballets Russes Symposium has been designed as a series of presentations by three international Ballets Russes experts and panel discussions by leading Australian artists involved in the creation of ballets. The Symposium also includes The Ballets Russes in Australia Exhibition at the Festival Theatre and Art Gallery of South Australia.

The central theme is collaboration in creating ballets as they were imagined and realised by Diaghilev and adopted by Wassily de Basil and his successors. It will explore and discuss the use of historical and archival materials in realising modern renditions of Ballets Russes repertoire in Australia today.

Audience members will have opportunities to meet the guest speakers and artists, participate in open discussions, and add to their experience by attending The Australian Ballet’s performances viewing the associated exhibitions and enjoying a Symposium dinner with presenters and other participants at one of Adelaide’s leading restaurants. 

The Symposium will enrich our understanding of an important episode in dance history in a way that enhances our appreciation of present and future directions for classical ballet in Australia.

Information and registration
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Symposium programme
Download a printable programme for the Ballets Russes symposium, featuring timetable information and the list of guest speakers.

For more information about Ballets Russes celebrations, activities and events visit the official Ballets Russes website.