Stephen Baynes (born 1956 in Adelaide, South Australia) has been Resident Choreographer with

The Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and direct ...

since 1995. He trained with

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and graduated from The Australian Ballet School in 1975. He has danced with the Australian Ballet (1976–81, 1985 and promoted to Soloist in 1992), the

Stuttgart Ballet Stuttgart Ballet is a leading German ballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by John Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received the ...

(1981–84) and worked with choreographers such as

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, William Forsythe and

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. He has also created works for La Scala Ballet,

Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company is a contemporary dance company in Australia. The company has performed on stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Joyce Theater in New York, the Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, and th ...

West Australian Ballet West Australian Ballet is the State ballet company of Western Australia and is based in Perth, at the Western Australian Ballet Centre in Maylands. The company was founded in 1952 by Madame Kira Bousloff (formerly of the Ballets Russes) ...

, the Queensland Ballet,

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and

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's Diamond Project.

Choreography

* ''Strauss Songs'' (1986) for the

Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson's, J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teache ...

. * ''Ballade'' (for The Australian Ballet's 25th Anniversary Choreographic Competition, 1988-1989) * ''Catalyst'' (1988) * ''Andante'' (1990) * ''Four Reflections of a Quintet'' (1993, The Dancers Company) * ''Souvenirs'' (1994) * ''Episodes'' (for

La Scala Theatre Ballet The La Scala Theatre Ballet ( it, Corpo di ballo del Teatro alla Scala) is the resident classical ballet company at La Scala in Milan, Italy. One of the oldest and most renowned ballet companies in the world, the company pre-dates the theatre, ...

) * ''Beyond Bach'' * ''Into the Darkness'' (for the

) * ''At the edge of night'' for the Australian Ballet at the

Melbourne International Arts Festival Melbourne International Arts Festival, formerly Spoleto Festival Melbourne – Festival of the Three Worlds, then Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, becoming commonly known as Melbourne Festival, was a major international arts festi ...

. * ''Into Dharma'' (1986,

) * ''Shadow in the Facet'' (1986) * ''1914'' (1997) * ''The Fold'' (1999, The Queensland Ballet) * ''Lachrimae'' (2000, West Australian Ballet) * ''Molto Vivace'' (2003) * ''Unspoken dialogues'' (2004, to the music of Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano by

Alfred Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and rec ...

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Raymonda ''Raymonda'' (russian: Раймонда) is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, his Opus 57. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mar ...

'' (2006) * ''Constant Variants'' (2007) * ''Night Path'' (2008)

notes

Awards

*1988 Qantas Youth Award *1995 Kelvin Coe Memorial Scholarship

References

External links

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Resident Choreographers at The Australian Ballet
(source of choreography) Ballet choreographers Australian male ballet dancers Australian choreographers Living people New York City Ballet Diamond Project choreographers 1956 births Australian Ballet School alumni Helpmann Award winners {{Australia-bio-stub