Dance Australia – June-July 2017

Join ballet aficionado Donna Cusack for a flurry of beautiful ballet (and maybe snow too!).

Experience some of the ballet repertoire’s finest works performed by the world’s leading

companies and be enthralled by beautiful dancing, and exquisite costumes and decor.

BADEN-BADEN, STUTTGART, PARIS AND LONDON

with Donna Cusack | 21 December 2017 – 03 January 2018 (14 days)

Christmas Ballet Spectacular

For detailed information, call 1300 727 095 (AU), visit renaissancetours.com.au or contact your travel agent.

Paquita photo Darian Volkova

© State Academic Mariinsky Theatre

JUNE / JULY 2017 | WWW.DANCEAUSTRALIA.COM.AU

30 /SHOWTIME!

‘CUT’!” Gamblin explained how unsettling
thatwasforadancer,accustomedtolong
hoursofpractiseandrehearsalswhilst
striving to attain perfection. He admitted,
“Istruggledwiththatabit.Notinfilm,
becauseinfilmyouhaveabitmoretime
andthedirectorreallywantstogetthebest
outofyou.ButinTV,timeismoneyand
they’re not striving for Royal Shakespeare-
qualityactingandit’shard.Sotobeableto
spendtime...”,hetrailedoffwistfully,fora
moment, and then added excitedly, “When
Iwastoldwehadafourorfiveweek
rehearsalperiodIwassothinking:ICAN’T
WAIT!But,insayingthat,we’vegotso
muchtofitintothosefiveweeks!
“Thisrehearsalperiodhasbeensomuch
fun.Ilovethecamaraderieofmusicaltheatre.
It’s very different to contemporary dance and
ballet.Nottosaythatpeoplearen’tfriendlyin
balletbutIjustfindinthestrictdanceworld
it’ssocompetitive–anditcouldbethesame
inmusicaltheatre(whenyou’reauditioning)
–butIthinkwheneverybody’sinthejobthe
energy and excitement that comes with that
feelslike,‘Okay–let’sallgoonthisjourney!’
It’s very family-orientated. I mean we’ve only
been working together for two weeks but you

canseethateverybodyissoexcitedtobeon

the journey together.”

AstheinterviewdrewtoacloseIasked

Gamblinabouttheopportunitytoplayarole

createdbyOscar-awardwinningactorKevin

Costner.Heconfessed,“Asakid,growingup,

Irememberhestarredinsomeofmy

favourite movies likeFieldofDreams.

Iabsolutelylovedthatfilm.OfcourseIcan’t

tryandbeKevinCostner...butI’mjustso

excitedthatIgettorunaroundwithguns...

And I don’t have to smile – which is a bonus

comingfromTVwhereit’sallbigsmilesand

cheesy. Also–gettingtowearbeautifulsuits

isachange.Istandaround,looking(andhe

strikes aBlue Steelpose)‘brooding’.Ipacka

gun.Iliftupandsavegirls.And knock out

afewdudes.It’sadream!”

‘The Bodyguard – the musical’ opened at

Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on April 27, after

whichittravelstoBrisbane’sQPACTheatre

inJuly,beforeheadingtothe Regent Theatre

in Melbourne in August.

PHOTO: JEFF VAN DE Z ANDT (AK A DIGITAL)

Gamblinrehearsingafightscene

inThe Bodyguardwith cast

member Samuel McKeown II.