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Dance Spectacular Raises $20,000 for the Children of Ukraine

Dance 27 Jul, 2023

West Australian Ballet UNICEF Australia As Ukraine approaches 18 months of full-scale war, a dance festival in Perth has raised more than $20,000 to support the children and families who have endured violence, loss and displacement. It’s the second consecutive year the WA Classical B… Read Article

Summer Favourite Ballet at the Quarry Starts Soon!

Dance 14 Jan, 2023

Ballet at the Quarry West Australian Ballet Bring your picnic and relax under the stars, enjoying world-class dance… Tucked amongst the tussling trees, brushed by the warm summer breeze, WAB brings their popular moonlit season of contemporary ballet to life. This summer festi… Read Article

Kiki Saito promoted at West Australian Ballet

Dance 17 Dec, 2022

Swan Lake West Australian Ballet After shining as Odette in West Australian Ballet’s acclaimed new production of Swan Lake, dancer Kiki Saito has been promoted to the eminent rank of Soloist at Western Australia’s State Ballet Company. “This year Kiki brought her artistry and beauty… Read Article

Revered Dancers Retire from West Australian Ballet

Dance 10 Dec, 2022

Swan Lake West Australian Ballet In the midst of West Australian Ballet’s biggest ever creation and celebration of the Company’s 70^th anniversary, three of the State Ballet Company’s much-loved dancers will take their final bows at the close of Swan Lake. Principal Matthew Lehmann a… Read Article

REVIEW | WA Ballet’s “Swan Lake”

Reviews 21 Nov, 2022

  West Australian Ballet “Swan Lake” 18th November 2022 at His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth Reviewed by Courtney Allen It may seem strange to begin at the end, in reviewing WA Ballet’s world premiere of their innovative recreation of Swan Lake, but upon seeing the tripar… Read Article

West Australian Ballet 2023 Season!

Dance 5 Nov, 2022

West Australian Ballet 2023 Performances! This year West Australian Ballet will show audiences a world like no other. As 2023 takes shape as their most exciting year yet, West Australian Ballet celebrate the power of our esprit de corps. As master Post-Impressionst Van Gogh wrote; “Gr… Read Article

Ballet Star Returns to West Australian Ballet for Swan Lake

Dance 29 Oct, 2022

Swan Lake West Australian Ballet In an exciting addition to the already tantalising new season of Swan Lake, former West Australian Ballet, and current Norwegian National Ballet Principal, Gakuro Matsui, returns to Perth to guest star in the highly anticipated production. Matsui i… Read Article

West Australian Ballet announce Season 2023

Dance 15 Oct, 2022

Celebrating Aurelien Scannella’s 10th Year as Artistic Director West Australian Ballet Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, is looking ahead to a year of creativity as the Company prepares to premiere a selection of new classical and cont… Read Article

Swan Lake: A Western Australian Stage for a Western Australian story

Dance 8 Oct, 2022

Swan Lake West Australian Ballet To celebrate its 70th anniversary year, your State Ballet Company will premiere a new Swan Lake this November. Be the first to witness this new creation from award-winning choreographer Krzysztof Pastor and the creative team from Dracula, in this u… Read Article

REVIEW | WA Ballet’s Goldberg Variations

Reviews 10 Sep, 2022

  A Poignant and Enigmatic Reflection on the Psychological Odyssey of Romantic Love 9th-24th September 2022 at His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth Reviewed by Courtney Allen When I embark on a review ordinarily, I reflect on and write about the humans responsible for the costumes, sets… Read Article