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Go behind the scenes on World Ballet Day

Now in its sixth year, World Ballet Day is a global celebration of dance and a unique look at a day in the life of some of the world’s best dancers and ballet companies.

22 Oct 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

World Ballet Day allows livestream viewers to look in on leading ballet companies, including The Australian Ballet. Photo credit Kate Longley.

First held in 2014, World Ballet Day sees cameras go behind the scenes at some of the world’s leading ballet companies for a global livestream on Facebook and YouTube.

A record 31 companies are participating in this year’s World Ballet Day, which is hosted by The Australian Ballet, The Royal Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet. The live stream begins at 1pm AEDT (3pm NZDT).

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts