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Don Quixote


The Russian superstars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev find time in their busy schedules to perform with The Australian Ballet in Don Quixote.

16 March 2013

Colin Peasley reminisces about filming Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote.

December 1972

Lucinda Dunn and Robert Curran are promoted to principal rank on the same day.

10 September 2001

The company visits New Zealand, Singapore, China and the USA.

1999

It’s a bumper year for international guesting.

1986

The company embarks on its 12th international tour, visiting Greece, Israel and Turkey.

August 1979

Marilyn Rowe and Kelvin Coe become the first Australian artists to appear as guests of the Bolshoi Ballet.

October 1978

Stanton Welch joins the company.

26 October 1989

The Australian Ballet tours China.

June 1980

The film of Don Quixote premieres at the brand-new Sydney Opera House.

19 July 1973

Robert Helpmann and Rudolf Nureyev make Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote into a film starring The Australian Ballet.

December 1972 – January 1973

The company embark on a 17-city, 69-performance, 10-week tour of the USA.

December 1970 – March 1971

The Australian premiere of Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote in Adelaide.

28 March 1970




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