My Royal View

In the excitement leading up to the Royal Ballet's visit, don't forget the other "Royal Ballet", writes Matthew Lawrence .

The Royal is coming to Australia! The Royal Ballet (RB), that is, not the Royals themselves, although Her Majesty, the Queen is patron of the company, and His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales is the company’s president. Let me introduce you to my view of the RB from behind-the-scenes – though from down the road a bit with another Royal. First some facts. The RB is royalty, heritage and stars all wrapped inside the five-star Royal Opera House package. Most alluring. At $249 for a premium vantage point at Queensland’s Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), where it will be performing in Australia, it is also quite expensive. It is testament to the RB’s deluxe brand that its 12 Brisbane shows, June 29 to July 9, are expected to sell out. Audiences would…

You're reading a preview of

Dance Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2017

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.