Naomi M Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Graham Watts has just tweeted this. 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Amazing news! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 The Royal Ballet's loss will doubtless be Queensland's gain. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Fabulous news! A move back home after so many years. Wow! Many congratulations to Leanne, but she will be sorely missed at the RB. I have heard nothing but praise for her coaching in the MacMillan rep in particular. Maybe she will come back as a guest coach from time to time. I wish her happiness and success in her new role. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Wow! Will be very interesting to see what she does with the company. But yes, I hope she might keep her ties with the RB to some extent. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Congratulations Leanne Benjamin! I did wonder if she would apply since she has extensive experience dancing with different companies and there is a personal connection-she is a Queensland native (although her husband - son of Georgina Parkinson and Roy Round - is British and his theatre work is based here, and their son has grown up in England). It will be interesting to see where she takes the company (artistically as well as geographically). Edited December 19, 2023 by Emeralds 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Wonderful news. Tiny powerhouse that she is, I'm excited to see what happens. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD Driver Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) This is wonderful news for QB & the ballet scene in Australia!. So happy! Edited December 19, 2023 by DD Driver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Congratulations! Lovely news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Another female Artistic Director 👏👏👏 And with Royal Ballet backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Just in case, here is the official announcement from Queensland Ballet. Such wonderful news! https://www.queenslandballet.com.au/news/queensland-ballet-announces-new-artistic-director Queensland Ballet has announced Leanne Benjamin AM OBE as its new Artistic Director. Named Australian of the Year in the UK 2023, this is a homecoming for Ms Benjamin, a Queenslander who has been a vibrant voice in ballet, vocational development, advocacy, and governance on the world stage for many years. Ms Benjamin will be the sixth Artistic Director to take the helm at Queensland Ballet and the first female to assume the role. In a natural balance to her international accomplishments, she started life in Rockhampton, so Queensland runs through her, strong and vibrant. it says that Kevin O'Hare was on the selection committee. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 So pleased to hear this news. No surprises that her career has progressed in this direction. She has so many qualities that suggest sh will make an excellent director of a company. If you read the full announcement, Kevin O’Hare is singled out by being quoted at length in his assessment of the qualities and experience she will bring to the role. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 And with apologies to Michelle Potter's '... on dancing' website this morning, this super photo from one of the RB annual programmes of at least 10 years ago is appropriate: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Great news for her …..has always particularly struck me with her calm intelligence and hopefully fingers crossed it may mean we see more of the Queensland Company in U.K. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Lucky Queensland Ballet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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