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Together, we're lifting Marcus higher.

You voted Marcus Morelli as 2019 Telstra People's Choice Winner. We're proud to support his brilliant ballet talent through the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards.

Telstra and The Australian Ballet, celebrating 36 years of partnership.

Marcus Morelli 2019 Telstra People's Choice Winner

Photographer: Justin Ridler

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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET

2020 SEASON

Government Partners

13 ? 24 MARCH | Arts Centre Melbourne 3 ? 22 APRIL | Sydney Opera House

Commissioning Production

Partner

Partner

Lead & Production Partner

Lead Partner

Imogen Chapman. Photography Justin Ridler

Principal Partner

Tzu-Chao Chou and Lana Jones in Dyad 1929 Photography Jim McFarlane

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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET

2020 SEASON

NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

New works are the lifeblood of all arts companies. Over the centuries, dancers and dance makers have shaped and changed ballet, taking its technique to fresh and exciting places. In every generation a handful of visionaries can inspire us to see ballet through a new lens, and in turn inspire others to create. Volt is a celebration of this process.

I first saw Wayne McGregor's work in the early 2000s. The piece, brainstate, featured Deborah Bull, then a principal of The Royal Ballet, and it was riveting. Wayne went on to create works for the world's most prestigious ballet companies. His extraordinary vision, creativity and intellect have revolutionised the way we look at ballet in the 21st century. In 2009 Wayne created Dyad 1929 on our company as part of our four-year curation of works celebrating the innovations of the Ballets Russes, and thus began our dancers' love affair with his work. A young Alice Topp was part of the creation process for Dyad 1929, and this experience was one of the catalysts for her to begin her own choreographic journey by making a piece for our bodytorque program in 2010.

I want to thank Wayne for the opportunity to revive two of his masterworks, Chroma and Dyad 1929. It has been a joy to have Antoine Vereecken return to our studios to oversee the staging of these works, and to have Neil Fleming-Brown with us to teach Chroma. Their profound knowledge of Wayne's oeuvre has allowed us to revive these works in all their sharp and astonishing detail. It has been wonderful to hear the very different but equally galvanising scores of Joby Talbot and Steve Reich echoing through the corridors; they instantly make you want to dance. We have been amazed afresh by John Pawson's powerful set for Chroma under Lucy Carter's lighting and the sleek subtlety of Moritz Junge's costumes. Lucy's marvellous creativity is again on display in her lighting design for Dyad 1929; she also devised the stunning stage concept in collaboration with Wayne.

It is always a thrill to present a world premiere. Alice Topp's Logos was co-commissioned by Wayne's company Studio Wayne McGregor, The Australian Ballet and Dance@TheGrange. A duet from it, made on the dancers of Company Wayne McGregor, was performed for the first time in 2019 as part of Dance@TheGrange; we are now excited to unveil the full work as part of our Volt seasons. After the huge success of Alice's Helpmann Award-winning Aurum in 2018, she has chosen to continue her journey with long-time collaborator Jon Buswell, who designed both the set and the lighting for Logos, and her musical muse Ludovico Einaudi. Another of Alice's muses, our former Principal Artist Leanne Stojmenov, has returned to dance with us in Logos, bringing all the passion and dynamism of the performances we treasured during her 18 years with the company.

During my two decades as artistic director, it has been such a joy to see the growing audiences for our annual contemporary program. In The Australian Ballet's first season, Artistic Director Peggy van Praagh staged a choreographic workshop and commissioned a new Australian work, Rex Reid's Melbourne Cup. Since then, each director has added to our repertoire with works by the world's leading choreographers and Australia's unique dancemakers. I am sure this will continue well into the future, and that our company and audiences will always be challenged, excited and inspired. I hope you enjoy both this season of Volt and ballet's continuing evolution.

David McAllister AM

THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET

VOLT

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