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Queensland Ballet says right steps taken in Liam Scarlett case

Queensland Ballet says right steps taken in Liam Scarlett case

The company's Dangerous Liaisons production has been replaced by Swan Lake after a visiting choreographer was accused of sexual misconduct overseas.

  • by Broede Carmody

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Superstar David Hallberg to head up Australian Ballet
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Performing arts

Superstar David Hallberg to head up Australian Ballet

In a major coup for the Australian Ballet, legendary US dancer David Hallberg will replace David McAllister as artistic director of the company.

  • by Valerie Lawson and Nick Galvin
Lots to enjoy with charming prince
Graeme Murphy

Lots to enjoy with charming prince

Choreographer Graeme Murphy has some fun up his sleeve in his latest work.

  • by Jill Sykes
Balinese dance an epic delight for eyes, ears and soul
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Balinese dance an epic delight for eyes, ears and soul

Contemporary dance meets Balinese tradition in The Seen and Unseen, an epic story with a captivating soundtrack.

  • by Kim Dunphy
In Matou, dancer shows the flexibility to astonish
Review

In Matou, dancer shows the flexibility to astonish

Japanese dancer-choreographer Ruri Mito contorted her body into shapes that felt beyond human capacity. It brought the house down.

  • by Kim Dunphy
In a shower of camp excess, Joel Bray explores his Daddy issues
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Review

In a shower of camp excess, Joel Bray explores his Daddy issues

Arising from a bed of fairy floss, Joel Bray delivers a powerful, intimate exploration of gay and Indigenous identity.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
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Ballet tour cancelled after choreographer suspended over sexual misconduct claims
Performing arts

Ballet tour cancelled after choreographer suspended over sexual misconduct claims

Queensland Ballet's star choreographer, Briton Liam Scarlett, was accused of being sexually inappropriate with ballet students in London.

  • by Nick Miller
Australian training to be professional hijabi ballerina
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Australian training to be professional hijabi ballerina

Sydneysider Stephanie Kurlow has just wrapped up a national tour with The Wiggles. She aspires to be one of the first hijabi ballerinas to join a professional ballet company.

  • by Taylor Denny
Sound and fury signifying plenty
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Sound and fury signifying plenty

Choreographer and composer Hofesh Shechter has excelled himself.

  • by Jill Sykes
Acclaimed choreographer holds up twisted mirror to our times
Performing arts

Acclaimed choreographer holds up twisted mirror to our times

Israeli-born choreographer Hofesh Shechter mines the dystopian shadows of his own childhood.

  • by Steve Dow
Romances Inciertos: an athletic ode to Spanish culture
Performing arts

Romances Inciertos: an athletic ode to Spanish culture

Inspired by Virginia Woolf's Orlando, the Elizabethan courtier who undergoes a sex change, Romances Inciertos combines baroque music, cabaret and flamenco.

  • by Jill Sykes