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Queensland Ballet promotes Joshua Ostermann, as he reflects on the mentors, repertoire and timing shaping this next step.

Four full-length works from Emma Harrison, Jenni Large, Christopher Gurusamy and Oli Mathiesen anchor this year’s program, spanning endurance, identity and physical extremes.

From Ashton and MacMillan to McGregor and Khan, the upcoming season brings together cornerstone works and contemporary voices across the main stage and beyond.

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A sweeping score, strong central performances and a stage adaptation that leans into romance over realism shape Anastasia’s Sydney run, writes Heather Campbell.

Collaborations of this nature are essential to the evolution of Australian dance, and that these themes are addressed by our national ballet company—with its bigger budgets, resources, and reach—matters, writes Emma Sandall

With two companies sharing the stage, this program moves from tightly held ensemble work to a finale that opens outward, buoyant, expansive and hard to resist.

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RAD’s CEO reflects on her Australasian tour, global strategy, and why excellence and inclusion must go hand in hand.

Alice Topp on Creating Macbeth for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Australian Ballet School student Scarlett Weaver on boarding life, growth and finding balance at Marilyn Rowe House in Melbourne and beyond the studio.

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Recent comments by Timothée Chalamet about opera and ballet sparked debate across the arts. Dance leaders reflect on the endurance, relevance and shared humanity that continue to sustain these artforms.

As Rambert marks its centenary, Maggie Lorraine revisits the company’s 1947–49 tour of Australia and asks whether Marie Rambert’s influence on our national ballet identity has been fully recognised.

Josef Brown on discovering dance through film and television