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Halcyon

Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Halcyon, the new ballet from Tim Harbour. more »

Halcyon
Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Halcyon, the new ballet from Tim Harbour.

The Dancers Company 2010
A preview of The Dancers Company tour of regional Australia.

The Nutcracker
View highlights from Peter Wright's magical production of The Nutcracker.

Boys' Day
See how male dancers at The Australian Ballet are inspiring young men to follow their dancing dreams at Boys' Day.

Bodytorque.a la mode
Fashion designers Crystal Dunn and Georgia Lazzaro prepare costumes for first-time Bodytorque choreographer Alice Topp's Trace.

2010 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award
Meet the 2010 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees in this year's first mini documentary.

The Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre
The Australian Ballet has named its Melbourne headquarters 'The Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre' to honour an extraordinary contribution.

The Silver Rose promo
Take a sneak peek at Graeme Murphy's dazzling full-length ballet The Silver Rose.

The Silver Rose highlights
Highlights from Graeme Murphy's The Silver Rose, which makes its Australian debut in 2010.

Scuola di ballo vs Dyad 1929
We indulge in a spot of 'compare and constrast' between Alexei Ratmansky's Scuola di ballo and Wayne McGregor's Dyad 1929 for our final Concord video.

Dyad 1929
A glimpse inside the studios of The Australian Ballet where Random Dance's Wayne McGregor is creating a brand-new work on the company.

Scuola di ballo
Inside one of the great 'classroom ballets', where the drama of the studio - tears, tutus, jealousies and egos - is ripe for comic interpretation.

Looking forward ... The Australian Ballet in 2010
In 2010, we begin the three-year countdown to our 50th birthday with a feast of music and dance. Here's a taste of a year ahead.

Bodytorque
Ever wondered how a ballet goes from a late-night idea to a fully realised production?

Perth Swan Lake promo
Take a sneak peek at Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake coming to Perth this October

The tutu
The short, structured powder puff tutu first appeared in 1950, in George Balanchine's Symphony in C.

The right note - music and dance
The Australian Ballet's music department prepares Tchaikovsky iconic Nutcracker score for performance.

Ballet Blokes
Robert Curran, Luke Ingham and Rudy Hawkes shoot some pool and talk about dance as a career

Ballet Goes Bush
Behind the scenes on The Dancers Company tour of regional Australia.

Kevin Jackson
Meet Kevin Jackson, the winner of the 2008 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award

Out There - The Australian Ballet in schools
A look at Out There, a major Education project for The Australian Ballet.

Manon at the store
A rare glimpse inside the Ballet's wardrobe storage facility, where Manon costumes are being packed

Interplay rehearsals
A look inside the rehearsal studio where the ballet Semele is being created

The Slipper
Narrated by Principal Artist Danielle Rowe, this video explores the history of the pointe shoe

Gerard Brophy for Interplay
Composer Gerard Brophy talks about creating a brand-new score for the ballet Semele

Matjash Mrozewski for Interplay
Choreographer Matjash Mrozewski talks about creating the brand-new work Semele

Opening night
A behind-the-scenes snapshot of the opening night buzz

Tips from the top
Principal Artists discuss what it takes to reach the top rank

Costumes, costumes, costumes...
Discover the painstaking craftsmanship that goes into creating costumes

A day in the life...
Find out what Soloist Gina Brescianini does throughout her day

Bodytorque
Up–and–coming Australian choreographers create explosive works for Bodytorque

Safety dance
Dancers and a physiotherapist chat about the physical demands on dancers' bodies

Buy tickets to our 2010 season

First and Lasting Impressions

Give the gift of ballet to the underprivileged


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