This global online event will see each of the companies will stream live behind the scenes action from their rehearsal studios. The companies include The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet. The live stream will pass across time zones and cultures from Melbourne to Moscow to London to Toronto to San Francisco throughout the day.
The Australian Ballet will be the first company to present on World Ballet Day’s live stream, with key highlights including group rehearsal and pas de deux rehearsal for Graeme Murphy’s celebrated Swan Lake, and rehearsal of The Australian Ballet’s Fall for Dance piece by resident choreographer Tim Harbour which the company is performing in New York City during their October 2014 US tour.
To celebrate World Ballet Day, The Australian Ballet will be running a free morning of ballet-style classes on the main stage at Federation Square, Melbourne.
