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When the stage lights go up for The Australian Ballet this week after almost a year in the dark, it will signal a new beginning for the company of elite dancers.
While some dancers, such as Lilla Harvey, 19, will make their debut with the company, for the most senior principal artists such as Amber Scott, 37, it will be a chance to savour every moment of a
career that began in childhood.
Ballet dancers Amber Scott and Lilla Harvey will dance at Margaret Court Arena from February 26-28.
Credit:Jason South
âIt was a year taken from our careers last year and, for some people who are at the end of their careers, there arenât many moments left to cherish so we donât want to miss any of them now,â
New Australian Ballet director David Hallberg, with the Australian Ballet’s principal artist Amber Scott in the background.
THERE was a sense of excitement afoot as American dancer and choreographer David Hallberg stepped into the shoes of the Australian Ballet director of 20 years, David McAllister, to announce the 2021 season for the flagship company, themed as “a new era of artistry”.
Hallberg, who while a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre had become the first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet as a principal in 2011, first visited the Australian Ballet as a guest artist in 2010. In 2016, after more than two years being treated by the Australian Ballet’s artistic health team for an injury, he relaunched his career, partnering the company’s principal artist, Amber Scott, in “Coppélia”, during which time he became deeply immersed in the life of the company.