Études / Circle Electric
Sydney
Synopsis
ACT I
Circle Electric by Stephanie Lake
Using the full force of The Australian Ballet' dancers, Circle Electric starts as a microscopic investigation of the intricate and the intimate, ultimately expanding to encompass a telescopic view of humanity.
In her first full-length commission for The Australian Ballet, Stephanie Lake looks at a fundamental paradox of our existence – how we can be both utterly insignificant and profoundly important at the same time. Working with her largest cast to date, Lake reunites with the design team from her hit piece Manifesto, and creates rhythms and patterns to composer Robin Fox’s unique score – which blends live orchestra with his signature electro-acoustic sound worlds.
Zoom out far enough and we appear as nothing more than scuttling ants existing on a tiny planet in an immense cosmos of billions of galaxies. But zoom in and each individual life is unique and idiosyncratic. Despite our relative minuteness and the brevity of our time on Earth, we are all important.
ACT II
Études by Harald Lander
Ballet begins not on the stage, or in front of an audience of thousands, but in the classroom. Long before bows can be taken and bouquets of roses accepted, each dancer must master the technique passed down over centuries by ballet’s founders.
Harald Lander’s Études represents the years of training, hours of work and stoic dedication required by classical ballet dancers to achieve their full potential.
Illustrating the process of development from the five foundational positions to the grand virtuosity of a professional ballet dancer, Études begins in the classroom, letting audiences into the actuality of the ballet dancer’s daily routine. Études, meaning ‘studies’, indicates the ongoing learning experience every artist undergoes to reach the pinnacle of their artistic excellence.
Choreographed by Harald Lander to the music of Carl Czerny arranged by Knudåge Riisager, Études was created in 1948 at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen for The Royal Danish Ballet. In 1986, The Australian Ballet performed Études for the first time and it has remained in our repertoire ever since.
It is said that every journey begins with a single step, just as every great ballet, and every great ballet dancer, begins with first position at the barre.
Cast sheets
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Friday 3 May 7.30pm
Saturday 4 May 1.30pm
Saturday 4 May 7.30pm
Monday 6 May 6.30pm
Tuesday 7 May 7.30pm
Wednesday 8 May 7.30pm
Thursday 9 May 7.30pm
Friday 10 May 7.30pm
Saturday 11 May 1.30pm
Saturday 11 May 7.30pm
Monday 13 May 7.30pm
Tuesday 14 May 7.30pm
Wednesday 15 May 1.30pm
Wednesday 15 May 7.30pm
Thursday 16 May 7.30pm
Friday 17 May 7.30pm
Saturday 18 May 1.30pm
Saturday 18 May 7.30pm
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
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Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
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Conductor
Jessica Gethin
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Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Robyn Hendricks
Études Principal
Callum Linnane
Études Principal
Victor Estévez
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Brodie James
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Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Benedicte Bemet
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Mason Lovegrove
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Benedicte Bemet
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Mason Lovegrove
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Benedicte Bemet
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Mason Lovegrove
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Sharni Spencer
Études Principal
Misha Barkidjija
Études Principal
Victor Estévez
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Hugo Dumapit
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Jill Ogai
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jake Mangakahia
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Benedicte Bemet
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Mason Lovegrove
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Jill Ogai
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jake Mangakahia
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Ako Kondo
Études Principal
Joseph Caley
Études Principal
Chengwu Guo
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jarryd Madden
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Benedicte Bemet
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Mason Lovegrove
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey
Études Principal
Sharni Spencer
Études Principal
Misha Barkidjija
Études Principal
Victor Estévez
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Hugo Dumapit
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Jill Ogai
Études Principal
Brett Chynoweth
Études Principal
Marcus Morelli
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Jake Mangakahia
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Études Principal
Sharni Spencer
Études Principal
Misha Barkidjija
Études Principal
Victor Estévez
Études Pas de Deux Partner
Hugo Dumapit
-
Circle Electric
Principal Artists, Senior Artists, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of The Australian Ballet
-
Conductor
Jessica Gethin
-
Concertmaster
Katherine Lukey