Queensland Ballet Academy Gala
Images by David Kelly, 2024
#Donizetti Variations
“Donizetti Variations is an extended version of a work that I created for the Academy a few years ago. The work is providing a platform to showcase the technical and artistic growth of our Level 1 and Level 3 students in the classical ballet genre.” — Paul Boyd
Choreographer
Paul Boyd
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Dancers
Level 1 & 3
Costume Stylist
Kathryn Lee
#Kin
A work devised through thoughts of family and relationships to kin.
Choreographer
Louise Deleur
Composer
Peter John and Miguel Marin Pavon
Dancers
Contemporary Course
#Dance of the Rose Maidens
Excerpt from the ballet Gayane.
Choreographer
Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Composer
Aram Khachaturian
Dancers
Level 2
#Release
Inspired by the pressure and release of tension within ourselves.
Choreographer
Louise Deleur
Composer
Adrian Berenguer and Federico Albanese
Dancers
Level 1
#Antics
Inspired by school room antics, larks and capers and the mischievous spirts of our Level 3 dancers.
Choreographer
Louise Deleur
Composer
John Adams
Dancers
Level 3
#Intimate Dialogues
“This excerpt from the full work represents a dialogue of trust, connection and intimate conversation between women who support and nurture each other.” — Paul Boyd
Choreographer
Paul Boyd
Composer
Nicola Piovani
Dancers
Pre-Professional Program
#Collide
Inspired by survival in the desert.
Choreographer
Contemporary Course’s Self Creation
Composer
Khosh Ensamble
Dancers
Contemporary Course
#Above and Beyond
A creation inspired by Ancient Greek wall frescoes highlighting the impression of life and nature.
Choreographer
Grant Aris
Composer
Pustopestski Ilan
Dancers
Level 2
Costume Stylist
Kathryn Lee
#Le Corsaire
Excerpt from the ballet Le Corsaire, presented as a pas de deux in recent years, the traditional version of this work was created as a pas de trois.
Choreographer
Arranged by Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Composer
Adolphe Adam
Dancers
Pre-Professional Program
#Student Works
Created on the theme of an artifact or object that has personal meaning to the choreographer.
#Academy Défilé
Translation - Grand Parade
Bringing our top seven training levels together in a lavish presentation.
Choreographer
Paul Boyd
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dancers
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program
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