The names of the choreographers are more than enough to recommend Prism, which brings together William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins – not seen on The Australian Ballet stage for 17 years – and TAB resident choreographer Stephanie Lake. It’s a terrific night of theatre: stylish, glamorous and varied in mood.

It’s also incredibly exposing for the dancers, who come up trumps. The bar (not barre; talk of that comes with the Forsythe work) has been set high and the challenge is met. The company looks wonderful.

The precision needed for Robbins’s Glass Pieces; the guts, personality and theatrical impact asked for by Lake in Seven Days; the sophisticated command of ballet technique that Forsythe demands and then explodes in Blake Works V (The Barre Project): they are all there on stage.

If there’s one quibble it’s this. Prism puts Glass Pieces first and Blake Works V closes the program. The effect would have been stronger if those positions had been reversed but you get why the choice was made. Forsythe is a living legend and honour must be paid. He came to Melbourne, where Prism opened in September, to put finishing touches on his work...