Company’s artistic director David Hallberg says he was ‘shocked’ by critic’s review and that critique of dancers’ bodies is ‘not acceptable’
has come out swinging against a scathing review of its latest show that described the company’s dancers as “unusually thin”, with its artistic director saying that remarks on dancers’ physiques are “not acceptable” in criticism.
Hallberg said that the Australian Ballet had been working with the National Eating Disorders Collaboration to develop guidelines to “prevent and manage eating disorders” and help dancers “thrive both on and off the stage, build long and fulfilling careers, and excel in their post-dance lives”. Principal artist Benedicte Bemet, who performs in the show, told the ABC she was “quite offended” by the line.
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