Summertime Ballet Gala
Artists of The Australian Ballet. Photography by Jeff Busby
We're beginning our year with a festive gala featuring a stellar collection of all-time favourites; new commissions from Australian choreographers Lucas Jervies and Alice Topp; and the glittering golden finale of the tutu ballet Raymonda. This summertime treat offers a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and gives a new perspective on dance, including behind-the-scenes glimpses of the dancers preparing for their performance.
Highlights of the program include the Kingdom of the Shades scene, in which 24 ballerinas in white tutus process onto stage in majestic unison, the exuberant Grande Tarantella, modern classics from Kenneth MacMillan and Christopher Wheeldon and an excerpt from next year’s hot contemporary ticket I New Then.
Production credits
Summertime Ballet Gala
The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère
Choreography Marius Petipa
Music Ludwig Minkus
Arranged by John Lanchbery
Pas de deux from After the Rain©
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Music Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
New Work
Choreography Lucas Jervies
Pas de deux from Le Corsaire
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Music Riccardo Drigo
I New Then
Choreography Johan Inger
Music Van Morrison
Pas de deux from Concerto
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Dimitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 op.102 2. Andante
New Work
Choreography Alice Topp
Grande Tarantella
Choreography Walter Bourke
Music Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Finale of Raymonda
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Music Aleksandr Glazunov
Lighting design for Summer Ballet Gala Jon Buswell