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Ending a 13-Year Absence with a 50th Anniversary
The Australian Ballet Returns to Lincoln Center
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As part of its 50th-Anniversary celebration, The Australian Ballet will travel 16,500 kilometers (or roughly 10,253 miles in American terms) to perform its three premieres in North America. The ballet company will grace the stage in New York for the first time in 13 years in June of 2012.
The Australian Ballet finds its schedule filled with numerous performances each year, touring throughout Australia and foreign countries. The company’s vision consists of two points: “caring for tradition” and “daring to be different.” With a repertoire that varies from classical to contemporary, it keeps up its trademark “warm, friendly style” while maintaining versatility and technical excellence.
David McAllister, The Australian Ballet’s artistic director, looks forward to the dance company performing in New York. “This is an amazing opportunity to see the company perform stunning works which have defined and shaped us,” McAllister says.
The performances will feature two distinct programs, featuring choreography by Graeme Murphy, Wayne McGregor, and Stephen Page.
The first program presents Murphy’s award-winning interpretation of Swan Lake. Murphy brings a modern take on the classic story of love and betrayal. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, the show was first performed in 2002. Since its original premiere, the show has won ten major awards, including the UK Critic’s Circle award for ‘Best Foreign Dance Company’ for its 2005 performance in London.
The second program, The Australian Triple Bill, combines McGregor’s Dyad 1929, a collaboration with the Bangarra Dance Theatre, and a third yet-to-be-announce work into one show. Making its world debut in Feb. 2012, it will makes its international premiere in New York the following June.
Dyad 1929, set to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet by Steve Reich, draws its inspiration from the changes brought about by the 1920′s and Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. The work, created for The Australian Ballet, brings a kinetic energy to the stage. McGregor created the work on the dancers of The Australian Ballet
Page’s choreography will be featured in The Australian Ballet’s collaboration with the Bangarra Dance Threatre, Australia’s premier Indigenous performing arts company. The company bases its works on the traditions and stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. The Bangarra Theatre has toured with The Australian Ballet in North America previously, collaborating for its show Rites in 1999, both companies receiving critical praise for their performances.
All performances will be held in the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center.
Pre-sale for all tickets will begin in November 2011.