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ETHAN Stiefel has again taken centre stage. The ’s principal dancer and star of the teen movie Centre Stage Natasha Stott Despoja is in town to play Basilio in at the State Theatre. There’s Stiefel will appear in two performances before returning to to appear in several ballets, a mayor including Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. ‘‘I have played the role in there a number of times,’’ he says. ‘‘Although I am DEMOCRATS senator quite familiar with Natasha Stott Despoja it, there are some dif- has been urged to run for ferences in this the job of Lord Mayor of performance. Adelaide. ‘‘It is a great role — Senior business and very comedic but also political figures are with some technical believed to have ap- challenges. I am open to proached the senator doing another film if it over the past few weeks. (would) fit in with my dance career. I have She has said she will not worked my whole life to contest the next federal be a dancer so that is my election and her term as first priority.’’ senator expires in June next year. Stiefel will dance alongside Rachel Raw- The high profile former lins in Melbourne on Sat- Democrats leader urday and Tuesday in shocked the party in what has become one of October when she said the most performed bal- she would be giving prior- lets in the company’s ity to her family. She and repertoire. husband Ian Smith have a two-year-old son. Stiefel has danced with London’s Royal Ballet Yesterday she would and the Kirov. He has not comment on whether made guest appearances or not there had been any with Boston Ballet, Zur- approaches to join the ich Ballet, Tokyo’s New mayoral race due in the National Ballet, Ham- second half of this year. burg Ballet and Teatro

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