Sydney you are one lucky town, not only do you have a beautiful harbour; when you go the the
Theatre, the
Opera, the
Ballet; you get to head down to Circular Quay then, walking up along the waters edge you experience Utzon's beautiful vision, the Sydney Opera House with its soaring white sails poking out into the blue green water of the harbour and the deepening blue of the evening sky. All this even before enjoying your night of arts and entertainment. I don't think the experience of arriving at the Sydney Opera House is something I will ever be able to take for granted,
it is just too special. And of course arriving is just the beginning of a special night.
Last night that was certainly the case as I was invited to the Australian Ballet's preview of CHROMA the new triple bill of
Contemporary Ballet and Dance in the Dame Joan Sutherland theatre at the Sydney Opera House; and extra special for me, as a member of the digital media I was permitted to photograph the show - every photographers dream come true! Chroma from which the program takes its name is being performed in Australia for the very first time, and Chroma's choreographer the UK's Wayne McGregor was on-hand to fine tune the performance to deliver the utmost fidelity to the ballet's season in both Sydney and Melbourne. This work is performed to an orchestral score of 'The White Stripes' music in collaboration by Joby Talbot and Jack White III and delivers for Chroma perfect musical energy.
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| The Australian Ballet - CHROMA - Preview & Dress Rehearsal with Wayne McGregor |
ART TO SKY (2014) Premier Performance (dress rehearsal) by choreographer Stephen Baynes performed to the music of Piotr Tchaikovsky, a great ballet favourite with costume design and stage concept by Hugh Colman, Lighting design by Rachel Burke. If you were there on Opening Night you will have had two premiers, one Australian and one World Premier, and that certainly makes for a pretty special night out.
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| Beginning - Art to Sky by choreographer Stephen Baynes |
Part 2 of The Australian Ballet - CHROMA will cover PETITE MORT (1991) by late 20th Century great Jirí Kylián; a modern ballet but with a more classical feel, at least that's how my companion Vivienne felt about it and I am not one to disagree.
Special thanks to the Australian Ballet for the inviting Street Fashion Sydney to the media preview of Chroma.
3 comments:
WOW!!! Thank you for sharing these STUNNING images Kent! Also the article!! Now I have friends want to go get the tickets right now!!! :-)
Thank you @vivennejacinta. You can now view Chroma Part 2 here, http://streetfashionsydney.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/the-australian-ballet-breaks-rules-in.html
You can now view these images and the images from Part 2 here, LARGE on Flickr The Australian Ballet on Flickr.
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