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Kiki Saito and Matthew Lehmann in Nils Christe's Before Nightfall. Photo by Bradbury Photography copy Two West Australian ballet dancers on stage - a woman is perched on one pointe, her other leg extended upwards in a split. She arches back, supported by a male dancer. WA Ballet hits high notes at 70
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WA Ballet hits high notes at 70

25 June 2022

Traversing a range of human emotion, West Australian Ballet’s latest triple bill is an evening of beautifully performed contemporary dance, reports Kim Balfour.

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Claire Voss in Matthew Lehmann's Just Radiate. Photo by Bradbury Photography.jpg A dancer dressed in a deep purple crop top and matching track pants with a hot pink stripe, and hot pink elbow length gloves kicks one leg energetically to the side, high in the air. She looks focused and powerful. Short, sharp and shiny
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Short, sharp and shiny

31 March 2022

Pleasingly diverse, there’s something for everyone in WA Ballet’s latest season of dancer-choreographed works, says Kim Balfour.

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A group of dancers cluster behind one who lies on the floor. Platinum standard under the stars
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Platinum standard under the stars

12 February 2022

West Australian Ballet launches a landmark year with a Perth Festival favourite, and Kim Balfour is swept up in the display of raw emotion.

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Juan Carlos Osma as Prince Desiré and Alexa Tuzil as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Bradbury Photography copy A female ballerina in an elaborate tutu is held by a male ballet dancer. He clasps her around her waist and her legs are both airborne, one bents and one extended vertically.Her torso angles downwards, so that her shape is a graceful arc. Too many soft centres in chocolate box ballet
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Too many soft centres in chocolate box ballet

22 November 2021

If you have a sweet tooth when it comes to ballet then Javier Torres’s Sleeping Beauty should satisfy, says Kim Balfour. But if you’re looking for reinvention rather than convention, you won’t find it here.

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Photo: Stephen Heath A group of dancers are moving in a pyramid formation, legs in a wide, bent stance, mid movement. They are dressed in deep blue with flared blue and yellow skirts and are lit against a pinky-red cyc. The human touch
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The human touch

9 June 2021

From dystopia to salvation, LINK Dance Company’s latest double bill brings together two responses to the loss of connection experienced by artists and audiences over the last year, writes Kim Balfour.

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Dayana Hardy Acuna as Giselle, Oscar Valdes as Albrecht with the dancers of West Australian Ballet in Giselle (2021). Photo by Bradbury Photography In the white tutu of the a Wili, Dayana Hardy Acuna holds an arabesque en pointe, leaning on the shoulder of Oscar Valdes who kneels in front of her. To their right is a line of white tutu clad Wilis. Romantic tale transcends the centuries
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Romantic tale transcends the centuries

14 May 2021

West Australian Ballet’s 2021 season of Giselle demonstrates that this 180 year old ballet still has the capacity to touch audience’s hearts, says Kim Balfour.

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