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The Ballets Russes in Australia 1936-1940 an avalanche of dancing

Title: The Ballets Russes in Australia 1936-1940 [videorecording] : an avalanche of dancing / co-produced by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive Australia ; produced by Sally Jackson and Michelle Potter, National Film and Sound Archive Australia.
Publication: Australia : National Library of Australia, National Film and Sound Archive Australia, c1999.

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1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Documentary on the Australian tours of the ballet company directed by Vasily de Basil, which was variously known as the Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, the Covent Garden Russian Ballet, and the Original Ballet Russe. The program focuses on the cultural interchange between the dancers and Australian audiences and artists, and the company's impact on the development of Australian ballet. The company's influence made itself felt in advertising, fashion and journalism ; it inspired Australians to study ballet, and served as a model for homegrown companies such as the Australian Ballet. Reciprocal movements included the company's employment of Australian dancers (among them Valrene Tweedie) and designers. Among the topics discussed are the company's repertory, comprising ballets by Leonide Massine, George Balanchine, David Lichine and Michel Fokine ; notable personalities such as Léon Woizikowski and his daughter Sonia, Igor Youskevitch, Tamara Toumanova and Nina Verchinina ; dancers who stayed in Australia, and their ensuing achievements, which included the formation of the Borovansky Ballet, the Kirsova Ballet, the Polish-Australian Ballet, and the West Australian Ballet. The program is illustrated with performance excerpts and views of the dancers in class and rehearsal, backstage, and at leisure, including rarely seen footage by Dr. Ewan Murray-Hill, an Australian fan.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Michelle Potter.

Uniform Title

Swan lake (Choreographic work)
Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Thamar (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Beau Danube (Choreographic work : Massine)
Choreartium (Choreographic work : Massine)
Aurora's wedding (Choreographic work : Petipa, M)
Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Giselle (Choreographic work)
Terra Australis (Choreographic work : Borovansky)
Présages (Choreographic work : Massine)
Jeux d'enfants (Choreographic work : Massine)
Concurrence (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Carnaval (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Video.

Credits (note)

Script, research and archival research, Michelle Potter and Sally Jackson, National Film and Sound Archive Australia ; executive in charge of production, Jean Wein, National Film and Sound Archive Australia.

Performer (note)

Narrator: Michael Pate.
Interviewee (on camera): Valrene Tweedie.
Interviewees (voiceover): Irina Baronova, Max Dupain, Kira Bousloff (also called Kira Abricossova), Geoffrey Ingram.

Contents

Ballets seen in performance excerpts: Swan lake ; Les sylphides (choreography, Michel Fokine) ; Thamar (choreography, Fokine) ; Le beau Danube (choreography, Leonide Massine) ; Choreartium (choreography, Massine) ; Petrouchka (choreography, Fokine) ; Just for fun ; Giselle ; Terra Australis (choreography, Edouard Borovansky) ; Les présages (choreography, Massine) ; Jeux d'enfants (choreography, Massine) ; La concurrence (choreography, George Balanchine) ; Carnaval (choreography, Fokine) ; Capriccio italien.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3567

OCLC

NYPY99-F1045

Title

The Ballets Russes in Australia 1936-1940 [videorecording] : an avalanche of dancing / co-produced by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive Australia ; produced by Sally Jackson and Michelle Potter, National Film and Sound Archive Australia.

Imprint

Australia : National Library of Australia, National Film and Sound Archive Australia, c1999.

Country of Producing Entity

Australia.

Credits

Script, research and archival research, Michelle Potter and Sally Jackson, National Film and Sound Archive Australia ; executive in charge of production, Jean Wein, National Film and Sound Archive Australia.

Performer

Narrator: Michael Pate.

Interviewee (on camera): Valrene Tweedie.

Interviewees (voiceover): Irina Baronova, Max Dupain, Kira Bousloff (also called Kira Abricossova), Geoffrey Ingram.

Local Subject

Dance company tours.

Added Author

Baronova, Irina. Interviewee

Tweedie, Valrene. Interviewee

Dupain, Max, 1911- Interviewee

Bousloff, Kira, 1914- Interviewee

Ingram, Geoffrey. Interviewee

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Lichine, David, choreographer.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

Potter, Michelle, 1944- Producer. Screenwriter. Researcher

Jackson, Sally. Producer. Screenwriter. Researcher

National Library of Australia.

National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)

DHCA.

Added Title

Swan lake (Choreographic work)

Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Thamar (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Beau Danube (Choreographic work : Massine)

Choreartium (Choreographic work : Massine)

Aurora's wedding (Choreographic work : Petipa, M)

Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Fokine)

Giselle (Choreographic work)

Terra Australis (Choreographic work : Borovansky)

Présages (Choreographic work : Massine)

Jeux d'enfants (Choreographic work : Massine)

Concurrence (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Carnaval (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3567

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