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.
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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...
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.
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...
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!
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...
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.
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...
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...
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!
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.
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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.
"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 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...