Steven Heathcote

1961. Li, onze ans, vit avec ses parents et ses six frères dans la province chinoise pauvre du Shandong. Un jour, des recruteurs de l'académie de danse de Madame Mao arrivent de Pékin à la recherche de nouvelles recrues afin d'en faire les futures étoiles de la Révolution Culturelle. Le jeune garçon est sélectionné et va devoir suivre une formation artistique et idéologique très rigoureuse...

This acclaimed adaptation of Tchaikovsky's fabled masterwork from Graeme Murphy and the Australian Ballet tells the story of a famous Russian ballerina who immigrates to Australia in the 1940s, only to find a newly tumultuous life awaiting her there. Noel Smith conducts the State Orchestra of Victoria, and Vicki Attard, Siobhan Elsmann, Steven Heathcote and Dame Margaret Scott star in this 1994 production.

Oscar©, a powerful exploration of the life and writings of literary legend, Oscar Wilde. A spectacular new full-length ballet by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon In a celebration of the beauty and complexity of love in all its forms, Oscar© brings queer romance to life through Wheeldon’s innovative and heart-stirring choreography. Oscar© journeys through the extraordinary life of Wilde – a man who dared to live and write with unapologetic boldness – while masterfully integrating two of Wilde’s best-known works, The Nightingale and the Rose and The Picture of Dorian Gray.