Last Dancer pirouettes from the bourse back to the barre – Sydney Morning Herald
 Sydney Morning Herald | Last Dancer pirouettes from the bourse back to the barre Sydney Morning Herald His new role would provide a great chance to take the Brisbane company "to the next level". He starts in July. Li, 51, will bring sharp business acumen to the post. A senior manager at the stockbroking giant Bell Potter in Melbourne, he said that as ... Mao's Last Dancer to head Queensland Ballet READER COMMENT OF THE DAY Li Cunxin's artistic stocks mature to head of state ballet |
Still flying high – Brisbane Times
 Brisbane Times | Still flying high Brisbane Times The Australian Ballet's new season opens tonight and the 400000 children around Australia who take dance classes may well be jumping for joy. Raymond Gill reports. THE Australian Ballet is 50 years old on November 2 this year. So what, you might ask, ... |
Annie ‘orphans’ join stage family – Mackay Daily Mercury
Annie 'orphans' join stage family Mackay Daily Mercury Talented Mackay girls Kennedy Foley (left) and Akyra Skye fly to Brisbane today to join the cast of the Queensland production of Annie for 10 weeks. WHEN Akyra Skye was younger her favourite musical was Annie - this morning she's jetting off to ... |
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre Announces New QPAC International Series – Broadway World
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre Announces New QPAC International Series Broadway World Tagged 'Bringing the World to Brisbane', the program, initially planned to run over the next five years and beyond, will see some of the world's performing arts companies travelling to Brisbane for exclusive appearances in that city. |
Dance companies seek to raise profiles – The Australian
Dance companies seek to raise profiles The Australian "The challenge for us is about dancer numbers," Marsden says. "If we got to, say, 34 dancers you could arguably send two tours out or have one season in Brisbane of a smaller program and be touring, but at our current size (27) it's just a little bit ... |
Dancing to a different beat – The Canberra Times
 The Canberra Times | Dancing to a different beat The Canberra Times Matthaei directs Phluxus2, a dance collective based in Brisbane; Canham directs Polyartistry, which recently collaborated with the Historic Houses Trust on a project relating to Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks Museum. So it doesn't seem surprising that ... |
Brisbane schoolgirl Olga Burtaev dancing into London Olympics – Herald Sun
Brisbane schoolgirl Olga Burtaev dancing into London Olympics Herald Sun SHE can speak three languages and wanted to be a ballerina, but now Brisbane schoolgirl Olga Burtaev will realise another dream and become an Olympian. Burtaev, 16, was yesterday named in Australia's nine-person synchronised swimming team to compete at ... |
Dancers seek higher profiles – The Australian
Dancers seek higher profiles The Australian "The challenge for us is about dancer numbers," Marsden says. "If we got to, say, 34 dancers you could arguably send two tours out or have one season in Brisbane of a smaller program and be touring, but at our current size (27) it's just a little bit ... |
La Chica the dancer goes all chic – Courier Mail
La Chica the dancer goes all chic Courier Mail "It all depends on the dance you do on which costume you wear." Maltese-born Grima and husband Andrej Vujicic are part of the 11-strong international cast led by Brisbane-based director Andrew Veivers. |
Brisbane pole dancers go for gold – Brisbane Times (blog)
 Brisbane Times (blog) | Brisbane pole dancers go for gold Brisbane Times (blog) It's a wonder pole dancing is not included amongst the gymnastic disciplines. Supposedly it originated in the 1920's, on the poles used to prop up circus tents, though it could have just as easily been born when someone held a parallel bar vertical and ... |
Romeo and Juliet overkill? – Brisbane Times (blog)
 Brisbane Times (blog) | Romeo and Juliet overkill? Brisbane Times (blog) I can never tell) on Brisbane's stages. First The Australian Ballet with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will tackle Shakespeare's age-old tale of forbidden love. Choreographer Graeme Murphy has approached this classic ballet with an attitude of ... |