The Australian Ballet

Paragon Image Credits

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Sentience

Studio Rehearsal with Marilyn Rowe (OBE), 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Studio Rehearsal with Marilyn Rowe (OBE) and Gailene Stock (CBE AM), 1968. Photographer Unknown.

Promotional image of Marilyn Jones (OBE) and Garth Welch (AM), 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Etudes (Harald Lander), David McAllister (AC), 1986. Photographer Branco Gaica.

La Bayadere - The Kingdom of The Shades (Marius Petipa), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 1987. Photographer Sven Ulsa.

Swan Lake (Stephen Baynes), Madeleine Eastoe, 2012. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Beyond Twelve (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Simone Goldsmith, Steven Heathcote, 2002. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Gemini (Glen Tetley), Campbell McKenzie, Justine Summers. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Cinderella (Frederick Ashton), Michela Kirkaldie, Kelvin Coe, 1980. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Gaite Parisienne (Maurice Béjart), Steven Heathcote, 1984. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud (AO)), Fiona Tonkin (OAM), 1986. Photographer Federal Capital Press of Australia.

Backstage at Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Graeme Murphy (AO). Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Studio Rehearsal with Ross Stretton and Dame Margaret Scott (AC DBE), 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Studio Rehearsal with Miranda Coney, 1992. Photographer Chris Koller and Nanette Carter.

Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Leanne Stojmenov, Kevin Jackson, 2017. Photographer Kate Longley.

La Sylphide (Erik Belton Evers Bruhn), Madeleine Eastoe, 2013. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Songs of a Wayfarer (Maurice Béjart), Steven Heathcote, 1986. Photographer Branco Gaica.

The Display (Robert Helpmann), Julie da Costa (OAM), 1983. Photographer Branco Gaica.

The Dying Swan (Mikhail Fokine), Marilyn Jones (OBE), 1986. Photographer David B Simmonds.

The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), Marilyn Rowe (OBE), 1981. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Totem (Stephen Page), Stephen Page, 2002. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Spring Waters (Asaf Messerer), Lucette Aldous, Kelvin Coe, 1971. Photographer Unknown.

La Favorita (Petal Miller-Ashmole), Elizabeth Toohey, David McAllister, 1988. Photographer Unknown.

Backstage at The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), Ronald Hynd and Robert Helpmann. Photographer David Parker.

Paquita (Marius Petipa), Olivia Bell, 2013. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Simone Goldsmith, Steven Heathcote, 2002. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), Joanne Michel, 1980. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), Craig Sterling and Christine Walsh (AM), 1987. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), Steven Heathcote and Lisa Bolte, 1997. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Damien Welch and Kirsty Martin, 2002. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud), Callum Linnane, Dimity Azoury, 2018. Photographer Kate Longley.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud), Artists of TAB, 2019. Photographer Kate Longley.

Nicolette Fraillon conducting Orchestra Victoria, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Fiona Tonkin (OAM), 1992. Photographer Chris Koller and Nanette Carter.

Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Adam Bull and Amber Scott, 2013. Photographer Jeff Busby.

The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), Adam Bull and Amber Scott, 2018. Photographer Kate Longley.

Shimmer

Studio Rehearsal with Marilyn Jones (OBE) and Garth Welch (AM), 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

East Melbourne studios, 1962. Photographer unknown.

Promotional Poster for 1962/63 Season

Dame Peggy van Praagh (DBE) and Geoffrey Ingram standing outside Sydney theatre, 1964. Photographer Unknown.

Studio Rehearsal with Rex McNeil, Gailene Stock (CBE AM) and John Meehan, 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Studio Rehearsal with Josephine Jason, 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Studio Rehearsal with Marilyn Jones (OBE), 1971. Photographer Paul Cox.

Flemington Ballet Centre, 1968. Photographer Paul Cox.

Studio Rehearsal with Bertrand D'At and Artists of The Australian Ballet, 1989. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional Poster for double bill featuring Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko), Marilyn Rowe (OBE) and Kelvin Coe (OBE), 1983. Photographer David Parker.

Maina Gielgud (AO), circa 1990s. Photographer Unknown.

Promotional image for Les Presages (Léonide Massine), Kirsty Martin and Damien Welch, 2006. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Gemini (Glen Tetley), Timothy Farrar and Rachel Rawlins, 2001. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional Poster for 1976 Season, featuring Fool on the Hill (Gillian Lynne), Ross Stretton and Kelvin Coe (OBE). Photographer Unknown.

Promotional Poster for guest artist Margot Fonteyn.

Promotional Poster for Regent Theatre tour of Swan Lake.

Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2004. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

European International Tour 1992, Fiona Tonkin (OAM), Adam Marchant, Miranda Coney, David McAllister (AC). Photographer Branco Gaica.

Taiwan International Tour 1989, Artists of TAB. Photographer Unknown.

USA International Tour 1990, Artists of TAB. Photographer Nan Melville.

Promotional Poster for Paquita Mixed Bill (Marius Petipa), Gina Brescianini. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins), Vikki Attard and Steven Heathcote, 1994. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional Poster for 1975 Canberra tour

Promotional Poster for The Merry Widow 1993 ABC Simulcast (Ronald Hynd), Steven Heathcote and Lisa Pavane. Photographer Earl Carter.

Promotional Poster for 2008 International Tour to Paris

Promotional Poster for 25th Anniversary Season, featuring La Sylphide (Erik Belton Evers Bruhn), Christine Walsh (AM) and David Ashmole, 1989. Photographer David Parker.

Promotional image for Black Swan Pas Des Deux (Marius Petipa), Olivia Bell, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional Poster for Swan Lake, Canberra tour (Anne Woolliams), Lisa Bolte, 1998. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Studio Rehearsal with Justine Summers and Steven Heathcote, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional Poster for Beyond 40 Season, featuring Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams) and Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Lucinda Dunn, Matthew Trent, Madeleine Eastoe, Robert Curran, 1998. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional Poster for 50th Anniversary Season, Madeleine Eastoe, Andrew Killian, Kevin Jackson and Robyn Hendricks, 2012. Photographer Unknown.

Promotional image for Serenade (George Balanchine), Natasha Kusen, 2003. Photographer Justin Smith.

Studio Rehearsal with Madeleine Eastoe and Kevin Jackson, 2015. Photographer Lynette Wills.

Promotional Poster for Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko), Timothy Harbour and Madeleine Eastoe, 2003. Photographer Tim Richardson.

Studio Rehearsal with Nicolina Campbell and Tiffany Moulton, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Glow

Costume Detail, 2006. Photographer Kate Longley.

Costume Detail, 1968. Photographer Kate Longley.

Costume Detail, 2016. Photographer Unknown.

Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), Joanne Michel, 1985. Photographer Graeme Webber.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Stephen Baynes), Amber Scott, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

The Nutcracker (Sir Peter Wright (CBE)), Costume Detail, 2019. Photographer Kate Longley.

Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Costume Detail, 2017. Photographer Ally Deacon.

Symphony in C (George Balanchine), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Costume Detail. Photographer Christopher Rodgers-Wilson.

Studio Rehearsal with Amy Harris, 2018. Photographer Kate Longley.

Swan Lake (Stephen Baynes), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2018. Photographer Kate Longley.

The Nutcracker (Sir Sir Peter Wright (CBE)), Costume Detail, 2019. Photographer Kate Longley.

Swan Lake (Dame Peggy van Praagh (DBE) and Ray Powell (after many)), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 1962. Photographer David Mist.

Costume Detail, 2011. Photographer Jasmin Tulk.

Costume Detail, 2011. Photographer Lynette Wills.

Costume Detail, 1983. Photographer Kate Longley.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Stephen Baynes), Amber Scott, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud (AO)), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2019. Photographer Kate Longley.

Promotional image for Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Leanne Stojmenov, 2017. Photographer Kate Longley.

Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Costume Detail, 2017. Photographer Ally Deacon.

Saudade

Cast A

Studio Rehearsal with Adam Bull, 2019. Photographer Kate Longley.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud (AO)), Fiona Tonkin (OAM), 1988. Photographer Earl Carter.

Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko), Steven Heathcote and Fiona Tonkin (OAM), circa 1980s. Photographer Unknown.

Giselle (Maina Gielgud (AO)), Fiona Tonkin (OAM), 1988. Photographer Earl Carter.

Backstage at The Sleeping Beauty (Maina Gielgud (AO)), Fiona Tonkin (OAM), 1991. Photographer Nanette Carter.

Studio Rehearsal with Adam Bull, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Fiona Tonkin (OAM) and Adam Bull, 2023. Photographer Christopher Rodgers-Wilson.

Cast B

Studio Rehearsal with Sarah Peace and Jake Mangakahia, 2023. Photographer Paul Malek.

Promotional image for Intersext (Adrian Burnett), Sarah Peace and Matthew Trent, 1998. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Studio Rehearsal with Sarah Peace and Jake Mangakahia, 2023. Photographer Paul Malek.

Bella Figura (Jiri Kylian), Felicia Palanca and Sarah Peace, 2001. Photographer Jeff Busby.

The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe), Sarah Peace and Daryl Brandwood, 2000. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Studio Rehearsal with Sarah Peace and Jake Mangakahia, 2023. Photographer Paul Malek.

Studio Rehearsal with Sarah Peace and Jake Mangakahia, 2023. Photographer Paul Malek.

Quake

Portrait of Dame Peggy van Praagh (DBE), circa 1971. Artist Lewis Miller.

Vogue

Promotional image for Stepping Stones (Jiři Kylián), Vivienne Wong, 2004. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Stepping Stones (Jiři Kylián), Vikki Attard, 2004. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Stepping Stones (Jiři Kylián), Timothy Harbour, 2004. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Symphonie Fantastique (Krzysztof Pastor), Kirsty Martin, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Symphonie Fantastique (Krzysztof Pastor), Robert Curran, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Costume sketch for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), designed by Kristian Fredrikson.

Costume sketch for Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), designed by Kristian Fredrikson.

Costume sketch for Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), designed by Kristian Fredrikson.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), David McAllister (AC), 1999. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Damien Welch and Kirsty Martin, 2004. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Costume sketch for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), designed by Kristian Fredrikson.

Spartacus (Lázló Seregi), Julie da Costa (OAM), 1983. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Justine Summers, 1994. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Vikki Attard, 1994. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Art to Sky (Stephen Baynes), Lana Jones, 2014. Photographer Jess Bialek.

Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Andrew Killian, 2013. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Les Presages (Léonide Massine), Danielle Rowe, 2007. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Anne Woolliams), Lynette Wills, 1999. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Stepping Stones (Jiři Kylián), Vivienne Wong and Timothy Harbour, 2004. Photographer Justin Smith.

The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe), Olivia Bell, 2000. Photographer Jeff Busby.

El Tango (Stephen Baynes), Lynette Wills, 2004. Photographer Paul Chapman.

Promotional image for Almost Tango (Nicolo Fonte), Natalie Decorte, 2004. Photographer Rachelle Roberts.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Olivia Bell, 2004. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Velocity (Stanton Welch (AM)), Kirsty Martin, 2003. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), Lynette Wills, 2001. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Les Presages (Léonide Massine), Damien Welch, 2006. Photographer Justin Smith.

Coppelia (Dame Peggy van Praagh (DBE)), David Hallberg, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

The Competition [Le Concours] (Maurice Béjart), Christine Walsh (AM), 1989. Photographer Earl Carter.

Voluntaries (Glen Tetley), Simone Goldsmith, 2003. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Steven Heathcote, 2004. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Costume sketch for The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), designed by Desmond Heeley.

Promotional image for Theme and Variations (George Balanchine), Justine Summers, 1997. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), Simone Goldsmith, 1999. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Les Presages (Léonide Massine), Kirsty Martin, 2006. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins), Amber Scott, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Madame Butterfly (Stanton Welch (AM)), Damien Welch, 1999. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Gemini (Glen Tetley), Lucinda Dunn, 2012. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for Cinderella (Stanton Welch (AM)), Justine Summers, 1997. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

The Narrative of Nothing (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Lana Jones, 2012. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for Mercurial Manoeuvres (Christopher Wheeldon (OBE)), Matthew Trent, 2002. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for The Nutcracker (Sir Peter Wright (CBE)), Rachel Rawlins, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Melbourne Cup (Rex Reid), Barbara Chambers, 1962. Photographer James Robinson.

Costume sketch for Nutcracker - The Story of Clara (Graeme Murphy (AO)), designed by Kristian Fredrikson.

Promotional image for Swan Lake (Stephen Baynes), Amber Scott, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Promotional image for El Tango pas de deux (Stephen Baynes), Vikki Attard and David McAllister (AC), 2000. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Bleecker (Reed Luplau), Andrew Killian, Dana Stephensen, Rudy Hawkes and Andrew Wright, 2009. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Rites (Stephen Page), Albert David and Miranda Coney, 1997. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Spark

Promotional image for The Deep End (Meryl Tankard), Olivia Bell, Rachael Read, Paula Baird-Colt and Kirsty Martin, 2000. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Costume sketch for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), designed by Dan Potra.

Promotional image for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), Olivia Bell, 2001. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Alchemy (Stephen Page), Nigel Burley, 1996. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Molto Vivace (Stephen Baynes), Daniel Gaudiello, 2010. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Costume sketch for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), designed by Dan Potra.

Promotional image for Alchemy (Stephen Page), Nicole Rhodes and Nigel Burley, 1996. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Alchemy (Stephen Page), Renee Wright, 1996. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for Alchemy (Stephen Page), Lynette Wills and Nicole Rhodes, 1996. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Molto Vivace (Stephen Baynes), Dana Stephensen and Eloise Fryer, 2010. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Bella Figura (Jiři Kylián), Felicia Palanca, 2001. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for Alchemy (Stephen Page), Lynette Wills, 1996. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

The Competition [Le Concours] (Maurice Béjart), Vikki Attard, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Costume sketch for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), designed by Dan Potra.

Promotional image for Carmina Burana (Natalie Weir), Veronica Mahon, 2001. Photographer Branco Gaica.

Promotional image for Mirror Mirror (Natalie Weir), Nicole Rhodes, Melanie Steel and Andrea Parkyn, 2000. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Molto Vivace (Stephen Baynes), Timothy Harbour and Madeleine Eastoe, 2003. Photographer Earl Carter.

Molto Vivace (Stephen Baynes), Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2010. Photographer Jeff Busby.

The Competition [Le Concours] (Maurice Béjart), Jane Finnie, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

The Competition [Le Concours] (Maurice Béjart), Jane Finnie, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Etudes (Harald Lander), Lucinda Dunn. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Renee Wright, 2001. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Costume sketch for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), designed by Vanessa Leyonhjelm.

Costume sketch for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), designed by Vanessa Leyonhjelm.

Promotional image for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Damien Welch, 1994. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

The Deep End (Meryl Tankard), Olivia Bell, 1996. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Filigree and Shadow (Timothy Harbour), Marcus Morelli, 2018. Photographer Lynette Wills.

Promotional image for The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe), Timothy Harbour, 2000. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for X (Stanton Welch (AM)), Kirsty Martin and Artists of The Australian Ballet, 1999. Photographer Jeff Busby.

The Competition [Le Concours] (Maurice Béjart), Steven Heathcote, 1995. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Costume sketch for Personal Best (Stephen Baynes), designed by Christina Smith.

The Narrative of Nothing (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Adam Bull, 2012. Photographer Jeff Busby.

Promotional image for The Concert (Jerome Robbins), Lisa Pavane, 1992. Photographer Graeme Webber.

Promotional image for The Concert (Jerome Robbins), Lucinda Dunn, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for The Concert (Jerome Robbins), Damien Welch, 2007. Photographer Justin Smith.

Promotional image for Super Boy (Walter Bourke), Marc Cassidy, 2000. Photographer Greg Barrett.

Promotional image for Illyria (Garth Welch (AM)), Marilyn Jones (OBE) and Garth Welch (AM), 1966. Photographer Unknown.

Promotional image for Divergence (Stanton Welch (AM)), Justine Summers, Vicki Attard and Damien Welch, 1994. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy (AO)), Amy Harris, 2013. Photographer Lynette Wills.

Promotional image for Cinderella (Alexei Ratmansky), Daniel Gaudiello, 2015. Photographer Justin Ridler.

Spring Waters (Asaf Messerer), Robert Curran and Madeleine Eastoe, 2007. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Orpheus (Glen Tetley), Ulrike Lytton, 1988. Photographer Earl Carter.

Wardrobe supervisor Bill Miles working on costumes for The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), 1975. Photographer David Parker.

Velocity (Stanton Welch (AM)), Kirsty Martin, 2003. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Velocity (Stanton Welch (AM)), Kirsty Martin, 2003. Photographer Jim McFarlane.

Promotional image for Spartacus (Lázló Seregi), Steven Heathcote, 1990. Photographer Earl Carter.

Seasons

Studio Rehearsal with Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2017. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Artists of The Australian Ballet, 2017. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Luke Ingham and Amy Harris, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Rudy Hawkes and Madeleine Eastoe, 2015. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Ako Kondo and Chengwu Guo, 2018. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Adam Bull and Robyn Hendricks, 2017. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Amber Scott and Adam Bull, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Studio Rehearsal with Madeleine Eastoe and Rudy Hawkes, 2015. Photographer Kate Longley.

Cast A

Studio Rehearsal with Amber Scott and Adam Bull, 2016. Photographer Kate Longley.

Cast B

Studio Rehearsal with Amy Harris and Jarryd Madden, 2023. Photographer Paul Malek.

Family

Portrait of Dame Peggy van Praagh (DBE), circa 1971. Artist Lewis Miller.