Past Events
Mount Gambier
Tour - 23 January 1998
The Maxwell Collis Ballet Theatre was lauched at the Sir Robert Helpman Theatre in Mount Gambier. The purpose of the tour was to provide members of the company with the experience of touring. Students from the local ballet schools joined the members of the company in a master class conducted by Peter Dickinson ex Royal Ballet, London. performance & program Multicultural Day at Port Pirie Ballet Theatre performed on the invitation of the Folkloric Society at Port Pirie and participated in the Multicultural Parade. A program of Divertissements were performed on a stage erected on the back of a truck, a truly unique experience. Odeon Theatre - 20 & 21 February 1998 The season consisted of Tchaikowsky
Trilogy, Symphonic Variations and Vieux Paris. pictures
Sleeping Beauty -Scott Theatre - 28 & 29 August 1998 Four Act ballet with music by Tchaikowsky,
choreography by Sandy Whitelaw after Petipa. Pictures
and Program
Blakiston Theatre, Geelong Victoria - 31 October 1998 On the invitation of Mr Peter Dickenson, two members of the company were invited to perform in the D for Dance 98 program held at the Blakiston Theatre, The Geelong Performing Arts Centre. The Geelong Advertiser of Friday November 6, 1998 recorded: "Guest artists Jodi Proud and Yorgo Kaporis, principals of the Maxwell Collis Ballet Theatre of Adelaide, enthralled the audience with the Grand pas De Deux from The Sleeping Beauty." Cinderella - Odeon Theatre - 8,9 &10 April, 1999 Three Act ballet with music by Prokoviev, choreography by Sandy Whitelaw. The principal roles were danced by Celeste Tripodi, Cinderella and Jai Bassett as Prince Charming both aged fifteen years. Pictures and Program English National Ballet - Swan Lake April 1999 Lucas Harris and Jai Bassett from Maxwell Collis Ballet Theatre appeared with the English National Ballet in their production of Swan Lake at the Entertainment Centre, Adelaide. |
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