Dana Stephensen
DanceGracia LouiseAlice Topp, The Australian Ballet, Leanne Stojmenov, Amanda McGuigan, Little Atlas, Patti Smith, Fjord Review, Gracia Haby, State Theatre, Andrew Killian, Ludovico Einaudi, Karen Nanasca, Callum Linnane, Coco Mathieson, Verve, Stephen Baynes, Tim Harbour, Nathan Brook, Jarryd Madden, Jake Mangakahia, Dana Stephensen, Sharni Spencer, Jon Buswell, injury, repair, Leonard Cohen, Filigree and Shadow, artefact, Ernest Hemmingway, Farewell to Arms

Our golden seams

Alice Topp’s Aurum

DanceGracia LouiseAlice Topp, The Australian Ballet, Leanne Stojmenov, Amanda McGuigan, Little Atlas, Patti Smith, Fjord Review, Gracia Haby, State Theatre, Andrew Killian, Ludovico Einaudi, Karen Nanasca, Callum Linnane, Coco Mathieson, Verve, Stephen Baynes, Tim Harbour, Nathan Brook, Jarryd Madden, Jake Mangakahia, Dana Stephensen, Sharni Spencer, Jon Buswell, injury, repair, Leonard Cohen, Filigree and Shadow, artefact, Ernest Hemmingway, Farewell to Arms
Our golden seams
DanceGracia LouiseThe Australian Ballet, The Merry Widow, Ingrid Gow, Count Danilo, Hanna Glawari, Colin Peasley, Luke Marchant, Dana Stephensen, Andrew Wright, Amy Harris, Brett Simon, Callum Linnane, Brodie James, Marcus Morelli, Paris, Franz Lehár, Robert Helpmann, John Lanchbery, dance, Ronald Hynd, Paris Universal Exhibition, the Moulin Rouge, la Belle Époque, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Art Nouveau, Les Nabis, Edgar Degas

Feather-light, bubble-bright

The Australian Ballet's The Merry Widow

DanceGracia LouiseThe Australian Ballet, The Merry Widow, Ingrid Gow, Count Danilo, Hanna Glawari, Colin Peasley, Luke Marchant, Dana Stephensen, Andrew Wright, Amy Harris, Brett Simon, Callum Linnane, Brodie James, Marcus Morelli, Paris, Franz Lehár, Robert Helpmann, John Lanchbery, dance, Ronald Hynd, Paris Universal Exhibition, the Moulin Rouge, la Belle Époque, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Art Nouveau, Les Nabis, Edgar Degas
Feather-light, bubble-bright
DanceGracia LouiseT. S. Eliot, The Australian Ballet, Alice Topp, Kelvin Ho, Wayne McGregor, Tim Harbour, Kate Scott, The Waste Land, Faster, Infra, Georges Bataille, Squander and Glory, Adam Bull, Leanne Stojmenov, Robyn Hendricks, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Dana Stephensen, Andrew Killian, Jake Mangakahia, Ako Kondo, Cristiano Martino, Kevin Jackson, Max Richter, Julian Opie, The Royal Opera House, Michael Gordon

Energy consumed, spent, and utterly glorious

The Australian Ballet’s contemporary triple bill, Faster

DanceGracia LouiseT. S. Eliot, The Australian Ballet, Alice Topp, Kelvin Ho, Wayne McGregor, Tim Harbour, Kate Scott, The Waste Land, Faster, Infra, Georges Bataille, Squander and Glory, Adam Bull, Leanne Stojmenov, Robyn Hendricks, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Dana Stephensen, Andrew Killian, Jake Mangakahia, Ako Kondo, Cristiano Martino, Kevin Jackson, Max Richter, Julian Opie, The Royal Opera House, Michael Gordon
Energy consumed, spent, and utterly glorious
DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert, Rudy Hawkes, Dr Caitlyn Lehmann, Katherine Kemp, Serge Lifar, Nicolette Fraillon, Ballet Imperial

Grazed by tutu tulle

The Australian Ballet’s Imperial Suite

DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert, Rudy Hawkes, Dr Caitlyn Lehmann, Katherine Kemp, Serge Lifar, Nicolette Fraillon, Ballet Imperial
Grazed by tutu tulle
DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert

And lo! A double helix is indirectly referenced.

The Australian Ballet’s BODYTORQUE.DNA

DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert
And lo! A double helix is indirectly referenced.
DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert, Wayne McGregor, Mozart, Sechs Tänze, The White Stripes, Blue Orchid, Joby Tolbot, Antoine Vereecken, Stephen Baynes, Petite Mort, Dr Mark Carroll, The Royal Ballet

All is held in perfect balance, and it wears fine corseting

The Australian Ballet’s Chroma

DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert, Wayne McGregor, Mozart, Sechs Tänze, The White Stripes, Blue Orchid, Joby Tolbot, Antoine Vereecken, Stephen Baynes, Petite Mort, Dr Mark Carroll, The Royal Ballet
All is held in perfect balance, and it wears fine corseting
DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert

Simplify the palette, better see the subject

The Australian Ballet’s Vanguard

DanceGracia LouiseAdam Bull, Madeleine Eastoe, Lana Jones, Amber Scott, Andrew Killian, Elisa Badenes, San Francisco Ballet, George Balanchine, NGV, Eve Lawson, Jiří Kylián, Paul Hindemith, Bella Figura, Pergolesi, Jane Casson, Dana Stephensen, Ballet Russes, Catherine Lambert
Simplify the palette, better see the subject