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A dark bird-like creature with dazzling hues rippling through its wings leaps into the air. Behind it, water glistens in star light, though the dark clouds cast a dangerous and moody pallor. This is a scene from WA Ballet's Swan Lake. Noongar thread gives classic an exhilarating spin

Reviews

Noongar thread gives classic an exhilarating spin

21 November 2022

Transplanting Swan Lake from Europe to Fremantle, West Australian Ballet weaves Noongar storytelling through the beloved classic in a bold and beautiful move, writes Nina Levy.

Oscar Valdés as Jonathan Harker with Alexa Tuzil, Glenda Garcia Gomez and Claire Voss as Vampire Brides in Dracula (2020). Photo by Bradbury Photography Three vampires pin down Jonathan Harker. One bares her teeth in a kind of awful grin. They are framed by crimson velvet curtains. WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ is a hypnotic, gothic treat

Reviews

WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ is a hypnotic, gothic treat

15 September 2020

Seesaw theatre reviewer Xan Ashbury takes a walk on the balletic side, with West Australian Ballet’s Dracula… and it’s a thrilling detour.

Matthew Lehmann as Dracula with his Vampire Brides (Alexa Tuzil, Kymberleigh Cowley and Sarah Hepburn). Photo by Jon GreenPhotography © Jon Green Dracula Dark and dangerous

Reviews

Dark and dangerous

9 September 2018

Review: West Australian Ballet, Dracula (co-production with Qld Ballet) ·
His Majesty’s Theatre, 6 September ·
Review by Amy Wiseman ·

Article

Dance: West Australian Ballet’s Dracula

26 July 2018

6 – 22 September @ His Majesty’s Theatre · Presented by: West Australian Ballet · Filled with suspense, sinister desire and raw temptation, Dracula is a …

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Noongar thread gives classic an exhilarating spin

WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ is a hypnotic, gothic treat

Dark and dangerous

Dance: West Australian Ballet’s Dracula

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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