The best of the sixties, seventies and eighties
This triple bill features The Display, Sir Robert Helpmann’s first work on the fledgling Australian Ballet. Inspired by a dream in which he saw a naked Katharine Hepburn on a dais surrounded by lyrebirds, and informed by his and Hepburn’s observation of the birds in Victoria’s Sherbrooke Forest, The Display slyly relates mating rituals to the behaviour of men fighting over a woman at an Aussie picnic.
Gemini, created on The Australian Ballet in 1973, is a blazingly original work that still looks contemporary today. Glen Tetley was a pioneer of a style that synthesised classical movement and a modern vocabulary. Set to Hans Werner Henze’s challenging score, this ballet stretches its dancers to the limit.
Graeme Murphy’s Beyond Twelve, commissioned by Artistic Director Marilyn Jones in 1980, is a moving look at a dancer’s life, from larky, football-mad boyhood to young love and early success through to a hard-earnt, lonely maturity.
This trio of Australian classics looks back to our history and forward to our future.
"emotionally powerful"
Sun Herald on The Display
“Comic, theatrical and moving”
Sun Herald on Beyond Twelve
Genre
20th-century classical mixed bill
Credits
The Display (1964)
Choreography Robert Helpmann
Music Malcolm Williamson
Production design Sidney Nolan
Original lighting design William Akers
Recreation and restaging of The Display made possible with the support of
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation’s Eldon & Anne Foote Trust
Gemini (1973)
Choreography Glen Tetley
Music Hans Werner Henze “Symphony No. 3”
Costume and set design Nadine Baylis
Original lighting design William Akers
Beyond Twelve (1980)
Choreography Graeme Murphy
Music Maurice Ravel “Piano Concerto in G Major”
Costume and set design Alan Oldfield
Original lighting design Christopher Maver
Lighting reproduced by Francis Croese
This season has been generously supported by The Australian Ballet Society
Melbourne: with Orchestra Victoria
Sydney: with Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
This performance runs for approximately 142 minutes including two intervals.
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| Pensioner | 33 - 162 | 30 - 125 | ||
| Senior * | 30 - 135 | |||
| Youth (26 and under) * | 33 - 144 | 30 - 96 | ||
| Children (17 and under) ** | 33 - 128 | 30 - 83 | ||
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The Display
Robert Helpmann described his ballet thus:
THE DISPLAY
A term used in ornithology to describe the efforts of the male lyrebird to attract the female
THE LYREBIRD (Menura Superba)
Found only in the south-east part of Australia, it is renowned for its power of mimicry, also its strikingly beautiful tail plumage, which is used in its mating dance.
The choreography used for this dance in The Display is the actual dance, learned after many hours of watching this beautiful creature.
Beyond Twelve
Graeme Murphy has this to say about his ballet:
The storyline for Beyond Twelve is my own invention, though much inspiration comes from the real experience of dancers. It has been suggested that the ballet is autobiographical; suffice it to say the momentous career decision at such an early age, the uncompromising dedication and the often abrupt termination of a career, also at a relatively early age, form the basis of this work.
Gemini
Four dancers create illusions of breathless fluidity in Tetley’s sublime choreography which perfectly, and effortlessly, marries classical ballet technique with that of the modern American schools. Gemini, commissioned by The Australian Ballet for its 1973 season, was taken into the repertoire of three major companies – American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet – and its expansive vocabulary and stripped-back abstractionism still look avante-garde today.
Casting is subject to change without notice.
Thursday 8 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Andrew Killian
First Love: Brooke Lockett
Friday 9 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Jack Hersee
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Rudy Hawkes
First Love: Leanne Stojmenov
Saturday 10 November 1.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Rudy Hawkes
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Charles Thompson
Beyond Eighteen: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Beyond Thirty: Adam Bull
First Love: Lana Jones
Saturday 10 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Andrew Killian
First Love: Brooke Lockett
Monday 12 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Rudy Hawkes
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Jack Hersee
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Rudy Hawkes
First Love: Leanne Stojmenov
Tuesday 13 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Charles Thompson
Beyond Eighteen: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Beyond 30: Adam Bull
First Love: Lana Jones
Wednesday 14 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: To be confirmed
Beyond Thirty: Andrew Killian
First Love: Brooke Lockett
Thursday 15 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Rudy Hawkes
GEMINI
Amy Harris
Miwako Kubota
Daniel Gaudiello
Brett Simon
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Charles Thompson
Beyond Eighteen: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Beyond 30: Adam Bull
First Love: Lana Jones
Friday 16 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Ako Kondo
Robyn Hendricks
Ty King-Wall
Andrew Killian
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Jake Mangakahia
Beyond Thirty: Jarryd Madden
First Love: Vivienne Wong
Saturday 17 November 1.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: To be confirmed
Beyond Thirty: Andrew Killian
First Love: Brooke Lockett
Saturday 17 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Ako Kondo
Robyn Hendricks
Ty King-Wall
Andrew Killian
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Jake Mangakahia
Beyond Thirty: Jarryd Madden
First Love: Vivienne Wong
Monday 19 November 6.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Amy Harris
Miwako Kubota
Daniel Gaudiello
Brett Simon
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: To be confirmed
Beyond Thirty: Andrew Killian
First Love: Brooke Lockett
Tuesday 20 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Jake Mangakahia
Beyond Thirty: Jarryd Madden
First Love: Vivienne Wong
Wednesday 21 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Ako Kondo
Robyn Hendricks
Ty King-Wall
Andrew Killian
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Jack Hersee
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Rudy Hawkes
First Love: Leanne Stojmenov
Thursday 22 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Charles Thompson
Beyond Eighteen: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Beyond Thirty: Adam Bull
First Love: Lana Jones
Friday 23 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Leanne Stojmenov
Outsider: Ben Davis
Leader: Rudy Hawkes
GEMINI
Amy Harris
Miwako Kubota
Daniel Gaudiello
Brett Simon
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Jack Hersee
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Rudy Hawkes
First Love: Leanne Stojmenov
Saturday 24 November 1.30pm
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jack Hersee
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Lana Jones
Amber Scott
Adam Bull
Rudy Hawkes
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Brett Chynoweth
Beyond Eighteen: Jake Mangakahia
Beyond Thirty: Jarryd Madden
First Love: Vivienne Wong
Saturday 24 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Jacob Sofer
Female: Rachel Rawlins
Outsider: Ty King-Wall
Leader: Brett Simon
GEMINI
Leanne Stojmenov
Juliet Burnett
Andrew Wright
Kevin Jackson
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Charles Thompson
Beyond Eighteen: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Beyond 30: Adam Bull
First Love: Lana Jones
Monday 26 November 7.30pm
Conductor: Philip Ellis
THE DISPLAY
Male: Rohan Furnell
Female: Madeleine Eastoe
Outsider: Kevin Jackson
Leader: Andrew Killian
GEMINI
Amy Harris
Miwako Kubota
Daniel Gaudiello
Brett Simon
BEYOND TWELVE
Beyond Twelve: Jack Hersee
Beyond Eighteen: Cameron Hunter
Beyond Thirty: Rudy Hawkes
First Love: Leanne Stojmenov
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