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New York


The company wows audiences in New York City on a special 50th anniversary tour.

12 June 2012

The company wows New York with its program of works by Australian choreographers.

October 1999

The Australian Ballet tours New York, Washington DC and Costa Mesa.

July – August 1990

The company travels to the USA, where they perform The Merry Widow with a 57-year-old Margot Fonteyn.

8 June – 25 July 1976

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

December 1970 – March 1971




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