Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of romantic 19th-century ballerina Marie Taglioni, known for her 'en pointe' performance in La Sylphide demonstrating both strength and delicacy 🩰🎈

Lynette Wills
📷 Earl Carter

Australian Ballet Oscar?

The first person who can name the ballet we're rehearsing in this image gets a virtual star! 🤔

HINT: #WorldBookDay

Artists of The Australian Ballet
📷 Chris Rodgers-Wilson

Harald Lander's ballet Études demonstrate how the steps within a ballet class can become a showpiece of physical art 🩰✨

Vote to tell us what is your favourite part of ballet class ❤️

Please join us in congratulating Megan Connelly, who has been a part of our Artistic Team since 2001 most recently as Rehabilitation Specialist, on her appointment as the Artistic Director and Head of School at The The Australian Ballet School!

When we say the word frappé, what is the first thought that comes to mind?

She is beauty, she is grace – she is Ako Kondo rehearsing Études for our upcoming Études / Circle Electric double bill 💙🩰

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📷 Chris Rodgers-Wilson

Dim the house lights please! Johan Inger's Carmen opens at the Sydney Opera House tonight and it comes with fire and drama ❤️‍🔥💃

Chookas to everyone involved in this production! 🫶

Jill Ogai
Photo: Daniel Boud

Everyone at The Australian Ballet has this tune by Georges Bizet stuck in our heads right now 🎶

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Today is giving hump day vibes so can someone caption this photo of Lilla Harvey holding a Carmen voodoo doll for us, please and thank you.

Photo: Chris Rodgers-Wilson

I don't need an inspirational quote. I need a ticket to see the ballet.

Is someone cutting onions around here? 🥹 Let me just wipe my tears with this big, red curtain

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Our time in Wonderland has come to an end, for now! On closing night of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland©, we thank everyone who came to see our Melbourne performances! 🐰🎩

Benedicte Bemet
Photo: Chris Rodgers-Wilson

PSA: If you're seeing this message, it means you need to stand up and stretch out your hamstrings ASAP.

It's almost 5pm and that means we're leaping into the weekend🐟

Drew Hedditch and Benedicte Bemet
Photo: Chris Rodgers-Wilson

80/90's kids, give us a like if your dancing journey was inspired by a certain mouse called #AngelinatheBallerina ? 🐭🩰

Happy Wednesday to everyone, except those of you who like to pirouette to the left 💁

Going down the rabbit hole tonight at Arts Centre Melbourne for the opening of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland© 🐰

Chookas to everyone involved in this production including the musicians of Orchestra Victoria 💜

Benedicte Bemet, Jade Wood and Lilla Harvey
Photo: Chris Rodgers-Wilson

Yes, that's a croak you heard! 🐸 Section Principal Percussion from Orchestra Victoria gives a demo on some of the unique percussion found in the score of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland© 🪇 bit.ly/3PjoxQi

If you can hear this picture, we’re friends.

Benedicte Bemet
Photo: Kate Longley