ONE of my first memories of Natalie Weir is from 25 years past, chatting with us young dancers at the affectionately named watering-hole, Aunty Sue’s, opposite the Australian Ballet’s headquarters on Kavanagh Street in Melbourne. Weir was young too, a Queensland girl from Townsville: friendly, softly spoken, down-to-earth, enjoyed a pint. She was refreshingly normal and easy-going for a choreographer, and prodigiously talented.
Dark Lullaby was the piece being created, her first commission as resident choreographer of the Australian Ballet. It was a visually striking piece inspired by Goya’s etchings. It is one of over 150 pieces choreographed by Weir (she admits she has lost count!), created on a range of international and
