Express Yourself : Nathan Brook
What’s it liking growing up a dancer in a sport-loving family? How do you follow your passion even if it goes against the grain? In this episode, Cory...
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How do you keep your imagination alive? What inspires a ballerina? If you’re an artist whose instrument is your body, how do you cope with injury? Amber Petty meets the real people behind the magic on stage. Listen in and discover the fascinating (and unexpected) stories behind a world-class ballet company.
I'm Still Standing | Dana Stephensen
Senior Artist Dana Stephensen never considered herself a ‘ballet girl’. As a highly spirited and boisterous child, she didn’t think she was quite eleg...
We Are Family : Jake Mangakahia
An artist’s commitment and drive is fundamental to shaping a successful career, but sometimes it takes the unconditional love and support of family to...
Don't Stop Me Now : Benedicte Bemet
In our latest episode, newly-promoted Senior Artist Benedicte Bemet explains how it feels to be the face of our 2019 season, and what goes into shapin...
You Can Go Your Own Way : Graeme Murphy
What was it like being a creative leader in the golden era of dance? In our latest episode, we chat to Australia’s most renown living Choreographer Gr...
It's a Long Way to the Top : Amy Harris
Amy Harris was a country kid from Ararat who dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Fast-forward seventeen years and she has paved a highly successful caree...
She Moves in Her Own Way: Alice Topp
Alice Topp has recently been bestowed upon with a great honour within The Australian Ballet: she is now its only female Resident Choreographer (while ...
Lose Everything ... And Find Yourself : David Hallberg
Described by the New Yorker as “the most exciting male dancer in the Western world”, David was at the peak of his powers when he suffered a devastatin...
From Beethoven to Queen : Nicolette Fraillon
There’s something magical about the healing effect of music and its ability to connect humans to one another. Nicolette, music director and chief cond...
The Ultimate Leading Man : Kevin Jackson
Inspired as a child by watching Fred Astaire glide across the floor with Ginger Rogers, raised by a woman who gave him everything, Kevin grew into a d...