In 2015 David McAllister, the Australian Ballet’s long time artistic director debuted his first full length work at the Sydney Opera House: his lavish, and wildly successful, “The Sleeping Beauty.”
In his own cabinet of natural curiosities, the Amsterdam-based pharmacist, Albertus Seba (1665–1736), placed exotic plants and corals, birds and...
A final performance. The audience applauds. Cries of Brava! can be heard, and flowers are tossed upon the stage in adoration and gratitude. In a tutu of rich autumnal hues, Clara takes her last bows. From the wings, her fellow dancers add to the applause.
