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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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2001
Telstra strengthens its relationship with The Australian Ballet as Telstra Countrywide becomes principal sponsor of The Dancers Company.
2001
For the Centenary of Federation celebrations, The Australian Ballet teams up with the Sydney Dance Company.
18 May 2001
The premiere of Natalie Weir’s Carmina Burana and Stephen Baynes’ Requiem.
23 May 2001
David McAllister takes over as artistic director.
18 July 2001
Lucinda Dunn and Robert Curran are promoted to principal rank on the same day.
