Adam's Leap Of Fate

A boy from Melbourne's west is now one of Australian ballet's brightest stars. John Bailey reports.

Stretton Was 'confused' Or 'sick'

LADY (Deborah) MacMillan, the Australian accused by Ross Stretton in a deathbed interview of conducting a spiteful campaign against him while he was artistic director of the Royal Ballet, has described the dancer's claims as those of someone "sick" or "confused".

Ballet's Wild Colonial Stings From The Grave

AN INTERVIEW intended to be kept under wraps for 40 years has shed remarkable light on an Australian's disastrous directorship of the Royal Ballet in London.

Quixotic Tale Of The Colonial Upstart, The Haughty Arts Aristocracy, Those Sexual Rumours ... And The Ballet That Commanded Royal Attention

AN INTERVIEW intended to be kept under wraps for 40 years has shed light on an Australian's disastrous directorship of the Royal Ballet in London.

Jerome Robbins - A Celebration

The Australian Ballet. The Arts Centre, until tomorrow. $115-$30. Tel: 1300 136 166.

Hands Up, You've Been Acosta-ed

AS A pianist caressed out Debussy, the only other sound in the State Theatre yesterday was the click and buzz of cameras as Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta arched, posed and preened for the media.