Our cities are reopening, and colour and brightness are returning to our lives. To celebrate, The Australian Ballet is welcoming you back to the theatre with a season of gala performances featuring grand classical showpieces, thrilling contemporary excerpts, perennial favourites and more.
In Sydney, see the most senior stars shine in a range of pas de deux:
LA FAVORITA
Pas de deux from CONCERTO
CLAY (excerpt from LOGOS)
White Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Black Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Pas de deux from Act II of ANNA KARENINA
Pas de deux from CHROMA
Pas de deux from Act II of THE MERRY WIDOW
Pas de deux from AFTER THE RAIN©
Pas de deux from Act II of THE NUTCRACKER
It’s an exhilarating celebration of The Australian Ballet artists’ talent and commitment, the many facets of ballet, and the joy in being able to dance for you again. What better way to kick off the festive season?
The orchestra is tuning up. The curtain is rising. Come and experience the thrill of live performance with The Australian Ballet.
A celebration featuring grand classical showpieces, thrilling contemporary excerpts, perennial favourites and more.
25th November, 2021
3rd December, 2021
Complete access information for all Sydney Opera House theatres may be found here
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in all theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777
GETTING TO THE VENUE:
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Sydney Opera House is a six-minute walk to Circular Quay which is regularly served by public buses, trains and ferries to Circular Quay.
BY BICYCLE: Bicycle parking is located beneath the Monumental Steps.
BY CAR: Wilson Parking owns and operates the public Sydney Opera House Car Park, which is located at 2 Macquarie Street (Northern end). The car park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, and has undercover access to the Sydney Opera House Lower Concourse.
Further information of getting to the Sydney Opera House can be found here.
Production credits:
LA FAVORITA
Choreography Petal Miller-Ashmole
Music Gaetano Donizetti
Costume design The Australian Ballet Costume Workshop
Pas de deux from CONCERTO
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Dimitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 op.102
Costume design Jürgen Rose
CLAY (excerpt from LOGOS) Choreography and costume design Alice Topp Music Ludovico Einaudi 'Whirling Winds' Published by Chester Music by kind permission of the Wise Music Group Clay is a co-commission of Studio Wayne McGregor, The Australian Ballet and Dance@The Grange and was first performed at Dance@TheGrange in June 2019.
White Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Choreography after Lev Ivanov
Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume design Tom Lingwood
Black Swan Pas de deux from SWAN LAKE
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume design Tom Lingwood
Pas de deux from Act II of ANNA KARENINA
Choreography Yuri Possokhov
Music Ilya Demutsky
Costume design Tom Pye
Pas de deux from CHROMA
Choreography Wayne McGregor
Music Joby Talbot Transit of Venus
Costume design Moritz Junge
Pas de deux from Act II of THE MERRY WIDOW Choreography Ronald Hynd Music Franz Lehár Based on the operetta by Victor Léon and Leo Stein Arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery Costume design Desmond Heeley Presented by arrangement with GLOCKEN VERLAG LIMITED
Pas de deux from AFTER THE RAIN© Choreography Christopher Wheeldon Music Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel Costume design Holly Hynes
Pas de deux from Act II of THE NUTCRACKER Choreography Peter Wright Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Costume design John F. Macfarlane
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