Invited by Dame Peggy van Praagh to be a Principal with the newly formed Australian Ballet in 1962, Welch was central to the company’s formative repertoire.

The ballet icon’s life and work undergo a forensic examination that pulls no punches.

The Australian director, whose distinguished career crossed television, film, theatre, opera and ballet, has died at the age of 89.

A beautifully filmed live performance of a cherished ballet takes to cinema screens across Australia.