The Australian Ballet presents INFINITY June 13, 2012

INFINITY

The Australian Ballet shows off its agility, athleticism and unique Australian style in Infinity, a bold mixed bill.

“Caring for tradition, daring to be different” is The Australian Ballet’s vision, and in 2012 the company celebrates 50 years of bringing that vision to the world. Infinity presents three highlights from the company’s repertoire – and three glimpses into ballet’s boundless possibilities.

Wayne McGregor created Dyad 1929 on The Australian Ballet in 2009 as a tribute to the innovative spirit of the Ballets Russes. The work was an instant classic, hailed as “fabulously complex”, “endlessly fascinating”, and “far beyond the usual limits of ‘ballet”. Set to Steve Reich’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet and staged in stark black and white, this is dance at its most dangerous and exhilarating.

Waramuk – in the Dark Night is the newest collaboration between The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre, the country’s leading Indigenous dance group. It tells the story of the shifting night skies in Arnhem Land, beginning with the first evening star. Choreographer Stephen Page has worked closely with Australia’s traditional Indigenous communities to create this piece, which will fuse classical and contemporary dance vocabularies into a new language.

Completing the bill is Luminous, a collection of The Australian Ballet’s most-loved divertissements performed against a rich multimedia backdrop.

The Australian Ballet has wowed audiences in Paris, London, Toyko and Shanghai. Join their 50th birthday celebrations in this New York exclusive.

“The Australian Ballet is impeccable”
Journal de Dimanche, Paris

“a cast so good you won’t know where to look”
Herald Sun on Dyad 1929

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