Dance :: Ballet at the Quarry

Ballet at the Quarry
West Australian Ballet

Bring your friends and a picnic, and enjoy a superb evening of three ballets under the stars.

Celebrated Australian choreographer Natalie Weir presents Lacrimosa, inspired by Mozart’s Requiem, written just before his death. Weir says ‘A beautiful cohesion exists between the human voice and dance and its ability to touch and move one’s soul, sometimes without us knowing why’.

The evening continues with Lickety-Split by internationally-acclaimed Spanish choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo. Beguiling, romantic and humorous, Lickety-Split was originally commissioned and performed by Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.

Finally, talented Australian Timothy Harbour, who has choreographed for The New York Choreographic Institute and The Australian Ballet, presents the world premiere of a new work created especially for Ballet at the Quarry.

Cerrudo’s enigmatic piece for three couples offers something stranger and ultimately more satisfying … Mr. Cerrudo threads deft, mysterious arm gestures throughout his easy, generous choreography
The New York Times

Tim Harbour mixes conventionally upright, textbook ballet moves with stretchy, bendy extremes that look splendid
The Australian

Event Details

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  • When
    11 Feb–28 Feb: 

    8.30pm
    Gates open 7pm
    No performance Sun or Mon


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  • Where

    Quarry Amphitheatre

    Quarry Amphitheatre

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    Address: Oceanic Drive, City Beach

    The Quarry Amphitheatre is a magnificent open-air venue, which was created from an abandoned quarry at Reabold Hill.

    The Quarry seats up to 645 people on grass surfaces, allowing panoramic views across the City to the Darling Range.

    Transport
    Located on Oceanic Drive in City Beach, and there is a limited bus service, requiring a short walk to the venue. A small set down/pick up point is at the entrance of the theatre. Public transport from the Quarry ends at 10:30pm in the summer.

    Parking
    Free parking is available for approximately 350 cars.

    Access
    For access information visit the Department of Culture and the Arts website.

    The Quarry is a non-smoking venue. A smoking area is located outside the main gates of the Venue. The Quarry Amphitheatre is a BYO licensed venue, so picnics, beer and wine can be brought into the venue. All beverages and snack food only, are sold at the venue.

    Please check your tickets: if it states 'chairs' on the ticket, a chair will be supplied to you; if it states 'cushions', these are what is recommended for this area and need to be brought by the ticket holder.

  • Price

    • A Reserve $58
    • A Reserve Friends $52
    • A Reserve Concession $52
    • B Reserve $48
    • A Reserve Child $46
    • B Reserve Concession $43
    • B Reserve Friends $43
    • B Reserve Child $38

  • Festival Info

    6488 5555