Lighting Designer

The quintessential fairytale, Cinderella is sure to delight people of all ages with its magic and whimsy.

Let us grant your wish for a wonderful family outing this holiday season.

Cinderella

His Majesty's Theatre

Be among the first to witness this world premiere as choreographer Alice Topp returns to Perth with her modern reimagining of Madame Butterfly.

This enduring tale of unrequited love and loss will stay with you long after the curtain closes.

Butterfly Effect

Choreographed by renowned Australian Prima Ballerina, Dame Lucette Aldous AC (after Marius Petipa’s original), Don Quixote celebrates the best that classical ballet has to offer.

From fiery romance to laugh-out-loud humour, this production pushes the dancers to their limits with demanding choreography.

Don Quixote

Hansel and Gretel’s black-and-white world explodes with color—and candy—when they meet a witch in the woods in this hit ballet from Australian choreographer Loughlan Prior.

Featuring an original score from Claire Cowan and a captivating silent-film-aesthetic, this fresh take on the famous fairy tale delivers the perfect amount of October spookiness.

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Hansel and Gretel

Keller Auditorium

Dracula, Krzysztof Pastor’s choreography set to a selection of music by Wojciech Kilar, became a ballet sensation of 2018. Commissioned by the West Australian Ballet, it was given its debut in September 2018 in Perth. The company wanted to expand its repertoire to include a ballet adaptation of Bram Stoker’s world-famous horror novel and its 1992 Oscar-winning film version by Francis Ford Coppola with a score written by Wojciech Kilar. Having accepted the commission, Krzysztof Pastor decided to go beyond Coppola’s movie and showcase a wider selection of Kilar’s music in his production, which is set to a carefully arranged score put together by Michael Brett that features themes from Kilar’s soundtracks for Wajda’s The Promised Land and Chronicle of Amorous Accidents, Hoffman’s Leper, Zanussi’s Wherever You Are, and Majewski’s Jealousy and Medicine, as well as such self-standing works as Kościelec 1909, Symphony No. 5 (Advent Symphony), and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Dracula

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

The world’s most famous horror story about the Transylvanian count returns to the ballet stage. Krzysztof Pastor’s choreography was immensely popular in its premiere season in 2024 and is now revived by popular demand. The music by Wojciech Kilar was also heard in the Oscar-winning film Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola.

Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Vampires have roamed literature for many decades before they made themselves at home in pop culture. One extraordinary example is Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel, which made the story of Dracula an enduring part of mass culture. The narrative of Krzysztof Pastor’s ballet unfolds similarly to that of the novel, moving from the legendary Transylvania to Victorian London, where the count meets a woman who is a spitting image of his tragically deceased wife. He burns with a desire to pull her into his world, yet love prevails, and Dracula sacrifices his immortality on its altar. Wojciech Kilar’s music underpins this poignant ballet. The score blends the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, memorable dances from Jerzy Hoffman’s Leper and Andrzej Wajda’s The Promised Land, and fragments from Kościelec 1909 and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The ballet was originally commissioned by West Australian Ballet and will soon reach Riga, Brisbane, Helsinki, and our stage. Audiences welcome it enthusiastically regardless of the geographical location. 

Lighting Designer

Jon Buswell

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 30 - Nov 18, 2026

Dracula · Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Feb 27 - Mar 10, 2027

Dracula · Polish National Opera

Past events

Nov 21 - Dec 14, 2025

Cinderella · His Majesty's Theatre

5 - 20 Sep, 2025

Butterfly Effect · His Majesty's Theatre

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