The Australian Ballet
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  • Season 2019: A Year of Enchantment

    7,804 views 7 months ago
    Follow our dancers into magical worlds filled with love stories, timeless fables and dancing that will take your breath away ...

    Let us enchant you in 2019 with incredible ballets: The Happy Prince, Ballet de Monte-Carlo's LAC, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,Sylvia, Verve and The Nutcracker. Show less
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  • Pointe shoes Play all

    • En Pointe! - Duration: 4 minutes, 12 seconds.

      • 7 years ago
      • 2,074,953 views
      A ballerina's life is spent on the tips of the toes. In this meditative mini-doco, three of our dancers take us through their personal pointe-shoe prep routines (featuring knives, matches and shell...
    • Come inside the pointe-shoe room - Duration: 89 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 494,399 views
      Caitlin Topham, our Artistic Coordinator and shoe-fitter extraordinaire, takes you on a little trip into Satin Heaven and explains how our dancers (male and female) find their perfect fit.

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    • En Pointe: How our ballet dancers prepare their pointe shoes - Duration: 107 seconds.

      • 10 months ago
      • 24,438 views
      Every year, The Australian Ballet’s dancers go through around 8,000 pairs of pointe shoes, and each ballerina has her own unique way of customising her shoes. Watch as Senior Artist Jade Wood takes...
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    • A TO Z EN POINTE - Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds.

      • 5 months ago
      • 1,285,850 views
      From ‘Arch’ to ‘Ouch Pouch’ and onward! Our ballet dancers demonstrate a pointe shoe-related point for every letter of the alphabet. 'S' has got to be our favourite!

      Production and Direction: The ...
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  • World Ballet Day Play all

    • World Ballet Day - Duration: 57 minutes.

      • 4 years ago
      • 912,099 views
      On October 1 The Australian Ballet joined four of the world's premier ballet companies in a global live stream event. Join us for all the highlights from the behind-the-scenes action at The Austral...
    • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BENEDICTE BEMET - Duration: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.

      • 4 years ago
      • 413,178 views
      What’s a dancer’s day like at The Australian Ballet? Follow Coryphée Benedicte Bemet from morning commute to curtain down.

      Step behind-the-scenes with The Australian Ballet this World Ballet Day a...
    • The Australian Ballet: World Ballet Day 2018 Highlights - Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes.

      • 6 months ago
      • 32,537 views
      Welcome to World Ballet Day! On 2 October 2018 The Australian Ballet joined two of the leading ballet companies in a global live stream event to celebrate the art of ballet.

      We’ve picked out the...
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    • EN POINTE - Duration: 104 seconds.

      • 1 year ago
      • 2,102,149 views
      Pointe shoes are an essential part of a ballerina's life. In this meditative mini-doco, Lisa Craig takes us through her personal pointe-shoe prep routines (featuring knives and darning) and reflect...
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    • En Pointe! - Duration: 4 minutes, 12 seconds.

      • 7 years ago
      • 2,074,953 views
      A ballerina's life is spent on the tips of the toes. In this meditative mini-doco, three of our dancers take us through their personal pointe-shoe prep routines (featuring knives, matches and shell...
    • A TO Z EN POINTE - Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds.

      • 5 months ago
      • 1,285,850 views
      From ‘Arch’ to ‘Ouch Pouch’ and onward! Our ballet dancers demonstrate a pointe shoe-related point for every letter of the alphabet. 'S' has got to be our favourite!

      Production and Direction: The ...
    • BALLET MEN - Duration: 3 minutes, 40 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 1,065,083 views
      Our dancers Adam Bull, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Cameron Hunter and Cristiano Martino talk about the highs and lows of the profession and show off their beautiful technique.

      Production: The Api...
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    • World Ballet Day - Duration: 57 minutes.

      • 4 years ago
      • 912,099 views
      On October 1 The Australian Ballet joined four of the world's premier ballet companies in a global live stream event. Join us for all the highlights from the behind-the-scenes action at The Austral...
    • Ballet Anatomy: Feet - Duration: 2 minutes, 23 seconds.

      • 1 year ago
      • 748,285 views
      Articulate, expressive and the hardest-working part of a dancer’s body. The second instalment of our Ballet Anatomy series focuses on the vital tools that are the feet.

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    • Men en pointe - Duration: 66 seconds.

      • 4 years ago
      • 538,530 views
      Frederick Ashton’s playful ballet The Dream presents a special challenge for the male dancers playing the part of Bottom, the rustic transformed into a donkey – they must dance in pointe shoes! We ...
    • Becoming Odette - Duration: 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 526,655 views
      This breathtaking video focuses on Principal Artist Amber Scott as she prepares for her debut as Odette/Odile in Stephen Baynes' Swan Lake. Follow her through from first rehearsals to the stage and...
    • Come inside the pointe-shoe room - Duration: 89 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 494,399 views
      Caitlin Topham, our Artistic Coordinator and shoe-fitter extraordinaire, takes you on a little trip into Satin Heaven and explains how our dancers (male and female) find their perfect fit.

      Product...
    • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BENEDICTE BEMET - Duration: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.

      • 4 years ago
      • 413,178 views
      What’s a dancer’s day like at The Australian Ballet? Follow Coryphée Benedicte Bemet from morning commute to curtain down.

      Step behind-the-scenes with The Australian Ballet this World Ballet Day a...
    • THE TUTU - Duration: 4 minutes, 27 seconds.

      • 5 years ago
      • 360,983 views
      "You put a tutu on ... you feel like a ballerina." Three of our dancers show off this beautiful tool of their trade -- and talk about how tutus mould to your form, make you feel like you're flying,...
    • THE BALLET BODY - Duration: 3 minutes, 46 seconds.

      • 4 years ago
      • 328,416 views
      THE BALLET BODY
      Our Body Conditioning Specialist Paula-Baird Colt talks injury prevention and, with the help of dancers Dimity Azoury and Rudy Hawkes, demonstrates the exercises (including “Just Pi...
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    We introduce you to the talented people whose hard work supports our every performance.
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