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50 Years Of The Australian Ballet
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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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The world premiere in Melbourne of a new Cinderella by Alexei Ratmansky wows audiences and critics.

17 September 2013

The company has more dancers, and so is able to tour as a split company.

April 2003

Stanton Welch’s new version of The Sleeping Beauty plays up the struggle between good and evil.

14 September 2005

David McAllister’s first commission as artistic director is Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake.

17 September 2002

Telstra becomes The Australian Ballet’s principal sponsor, providing vital support that continues to this day.

February 1995

The Patrons program is created.

January 1994

The Australian Ballet joins global celebrations honouring the genius of Jerome Robbins.

30 April 2008

The Australian Ballet takes Swan Lake to Cardiff and London.

July 2005




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