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Some of the text in The Australian Ballet timeline is adapted from essays in Luminous. These were written by Valerie Lawson (The Sixties), Jill Sykes (The Seventies), Lee Christofis (The Eighties), Michael Shmith (The Nineties) and Deborah Jones (The New Millennium).
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2012
The Australian Ballet reaches its 50th year with some impressive numbers under its belt.
2012
The Australian Ballet holds the first of its 50th birthday celebrations.
11 February 2012
The 50th anniversary season begins with Infinity, an all-new program of commissioned Australian works.
24 February 2012
The company wows audiences in New York City on a special 50th anniversary tour.
12 June 2012
Stephen Baynes creates a new version of Swan Lake in honour of The Australian Ballet's first performance in 1962.
18 September 2012
The Australian Ballet celebrates its “actual” birthday with a lavish gala, held at Arts Centre Melbourne and beamed to live sites and regional cinemas around the country.
2 November 2012
After 50 years and more than 6400 performances with The Australian Ballet, founding member Colin Peasley hangs up his dancing shoes.
