The Royal New Zealand Ballet restages Swan Lake, breathing new life into the ballet, and honouring the career of late choreographer Russell Kerr, writes Jack Yan […]
New life for Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Swan Lake
May 1, 2024/14.06
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Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Lightscapes shows the power of dance
July 27, 2023/21.33
Inventive and innovative, Lightscapes expands the possibilities of ballet, with raw, energetic emotion, writes Jack Yan […]
The 2023 Tony Awards: who won what
June 12, 2023/12.49
Some Like It Hot only took home a fraction of the awards it had been nominated for, while gongs went for the first time to two non-binary actors […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising a true celebration of the art
November 24, 2022/13.05
Subtitled ‘Three celestial ballets’, Venus Rising had been delayed four times due to COVID-19, but it was well worth the wait, writes Jack Yan […]
Tutus on Tour brings ballet without fuss
October 7, 2022/12.55
This year’s Tutus on Tour is akin to the Unplugged albums of the 1990s: you get to experience the Royal New Zealand Ballet in a more raw form, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella told with welcome, modern twists
August 3, 2022/14.41
Cinderella is what results when you allow creativity to flourish—Loughlan Prior’s latest does not disappoint, and it’s a tale told with a modern twist, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts 12 works digitally on May 12
May 4, 2022/11.55
Ross Brown Header image: Noelani Pantastico in Seattle Dance Collective’s Alice (photographed by Bruno Roque). Above: I Deeply Know, filmed in Heather Straka’s Isolation Hotel, with Saul Newport and Caulum Gray in the top photo, and Saul Newport in the second. With COVID-19 still very much with us, the Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts […]
The Firebird a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Loughlin Prior
July 29, 2021/14.49
Stephen A’Court Every element came together for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Firebird Loughlan Prior’s The Firebird is a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, one that raises Prior’s own high standards, perfectly suited to the strengths of the company and its regular collaborators. Its première at the Opera House in Wellington […]
Zalando launches positive summer campaign preempting a post-COVID era
May 22, 2021/23.32
Zalando’s new summer 2021 campaign, Activists of Optimism, is yet another effort signalling hope as COVID-19 vaccines get rolled out among many countries. It aims to spread optimism, ‘through the simple act of making people smile,’ according to the retailer. The campaign launches May 23, and comprises 22 videos of 15 seconds each, which […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle revival has a fresh, youthful energy
May 12, 2021/12.28
Stephen A’Court Giselle has become one of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s signature productions since this version was conceived by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg in 2012, and each season—this is the third in New Zealand—brings with it a different energy, as well as newfound elements to enjoy. The cast changes this time bring with […]
