As Brisbane prepares to received American Ballet Theatre, our own national flagship ballet company is readying itself to perform in the US. The Australian Ballet will be performing in Los Angeles, Berkeley and New York this October.
LA and Berkeley audiences will be treated Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake. “It’s been over 40 years since the Australian Ballet last toured LA and almost 25 years since we last performed in the San Francisco Bay Area,” remarks artistic director David McAllister. “It’s especially exciting to bring with us an Australian Swan Lake, and a production that showcases our strength and unique style.”
In New York, the company will present the world premiere of resident choreographer Tim Harbour’s Ostinato at the Fall for Dance festival. Set to Bill Evans’ 1958 Peace Piece, the work reflects the social and sexual politics of this generation of performers, and will feature dancers Daniel Gaudiello, Ty King-Wall and Robyn Hendricks.
The Australian Ballet will perform at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA, 9-12 October, at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, 16-19 October and at the New York City Center, 16-17 October.