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Festive Season Giving Catalogue

This festive season you can give to your favourite people and your favourite ballet company all at once!

In 2012, our 50th anniversary year, The Australian Ballet will perform in more cities and regions than ever before, inviting more Australians to experience the joy of dance and celebrate with us.

You can be part of this exciting year, when you choose to donate the value of a gift from our Festive Season Giving Catalogue.

You can also gift your donated item to a family member, friend or colleague, whose festive season will be even more joyous knowing they have helped make The Australian Ballet better than ever.

Choose the gifts you would like to give -
for yourself or someone special

Education & Access

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This festive season, you can give someone a memorable ballet experience!

Donate a ballet experience on behalf of someone special and we will send you a beautiful card as their gift.

“Dance offers an amazingly joyous experience and we want everyone to be moved by a performance, whether it is in a theatre, a community or a school.” Lana Jones, Principal Artist & Annual Giving Ambassador

A ticket to the ballet for a young person, who would not otherwise have the opportunity

$ 120

Your gift will give twice and make it possible for someone to experience the excitement of live ballet in a theatre.

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Bring 10 school students and their teacher to Introduction to the Ballet

$ 180

There’s nothing like the wonder on the faces of young people when they first realise just how physically demanding ballet is.

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A movement workshop as part of the Out There program in a regional primary school in 2012

$ 1,000

Going where few professional dance companies go, our Dance Education Ensemble takes dance education to a new level.

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Costumes

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This festive season, our dancers need your help to get into character.

Donate a costume item on behalf of someone special and we will send you a beautiful card as their gift.

“The moment I put on my costume, I become the character … be it the cheeky French Attaché in The Merry Widow or love-struck Romeo from Romeo & Juliet.” Daniel Gaudiello, Principal Artist & Annual Giving Ambassador

A pair of satin pointe shoes handmade for a ballerina

$ 85

Imagine how proud you will feel, knowing one of the pairs of pointes performing a bourrée across the stage was your gift!

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A pair of tights custom- made for a male dancer

$ 40

The athleticism of ballet means our male dancers need many pairs of tights for the different roles they perform on stage.

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A beautiful tiara for one of the 24 swan maidens in the new Swan Lake

$ 750

Give one of the 24 beautiful swan maiden tiaras in honour of someone special, and make them feel like a queen!

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2012 New York Tour

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In our 50th anniversary year, you can help us make a splash in the Big Apple!

Donate to the 2012 New York tour on behalf of someone special and we will send you a beautiful card as their gift.

“All of us long for the opportunity to show our skills on the great stages of the world, and they don’t come much greater than the Lincoln Center in New York City!” Lana Jones, Principal Artist & Annual Giving Ambassador

One day’s living expenses for a dancer in New York

$ 70

Hours and hours of dancing each day takes a lot of energy so the dancers need nutritious food to build up their strength.

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One return airfare for a dancer to New York

$ 2,200

Touring internationally is a fantastic professional development opportunity for the dancers.

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One night’s accommodation for a dancer in New York

$ 250

Life on tour is a lot of hard work so the dancers cherish time to relax in their home away from home.

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Health & Wellbeing

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This festive season, we need your help to maintain the dancers’ wellbeing.

Donate the gift of health on behalf of someone special and we will send you a beautiful card as their gift.

“We are one of the busiest companies in the world, with up to 200 performances every year, and the support of our dedicated medical team is crucial.” Daniel Gaudiello, Principal & Annual Giving Ambassador

A box of Thera-Band exercise bands for the dancers to develop their strength

$ 150

The dancers need to develop the strength and endurance required to support their bodies and their careers.

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An MRI scan for our research into dancers’ hips

$ 250

Your gift will contribute to one of our important research projects, investigating hip pathology in dancers.

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One physiotherapy treatment for a dancer

$ 80

The dancers visit the physio as soon as they feel a niggle so problems can be treated before they become injuries.

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Like to receive
the booklet
version of the
Festive Catalogue
in the mail?
 
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Please note: due to delivery times around the festive season we cannot guarantee that cards ordered after December 16 will arrive in time for your holiday celebrations.