A bespoke item is one made specially for a person. It’s tailored to suit and fit. That’s what the word means, full stop. But that’s only half the picture for Queensland Ballet’s annual program of new work. There are expectations that go significantly beyond a great fit. In 2023, for instance, the promise was that Bespoke would…
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Giselle, West Australian Ballet
His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, September 13 and 14. Was there ever a man who said his life’s ambition was to dance Hilarion? Probably not. He is the spurned lover in Giselle, a gamekeeper who can’t match the allure of his rival, aristo-in-disguise Albrecht. Hilarion offers dead birds to Giselle’s mother to shore up his position;…
