Queensland Ballet welcomes Ivan Gil-Ortega as new artistic director
After a year of controversy Queensland Ballet has welcomed its new artistic director Ivan Gil-Ortega. The Spanish-born former ...
Qld Ballet Artistic Director Ivan Gil-Ortega makes strides in first days in Brisbane
No stranger to Brisbane, Mr Gil-Ortega was part of Queensland’s production of Strictly Gershwin in 2016 and 2023 and Shanghai ...
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Mao's Last Dancer
The true story of Li Cunxin and his journey from rural China to the bright lights of ballet stardom. 11-year-old Li Cunxin is living with his parents and six siblings while attending a tumbledown ...
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Australia's ballet rising star following in the footsteps of 'Mao's Last Dancer'
Cunxin is the man behind the 2003 autobiography, that was made into the 2009 motion picture film Mao’s Last Dancer. Wang Yichuan Source: The Australian Ballet/ Helen Chen Like Cunxin ...