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The Australian Archives of the Dance (also known as the Australian Dance Archives) |
The '''Australian Archives of the Dance''' (also known as the Australian Dance Archives) is Australia’s oldest specialist dance archive. Established by [[The Australian Ballet]] in 1972, the Archive was transferred to the [[Performing Arts Collection]] of the [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|Melbourne Arts Centre]] in 1998. |
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==Collection== |
==Collection== |
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The |
The Archives include over 50,000 items covering the breadth of Australia’s dance history, with particular reference to the main Melbourne-based ballet companies: the [[Borovansky Ballet]], the [[Victorian Ballet Guild]] / [[Ballet Victoria]], the [[National Theatre Ballet]] and [[The Australian Ballet]]. The Archives include costumes, costume elements, costume and set designs, lighting plans, props, business records, correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, programs, personality files, and newspaper clippings. |
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Material relating to The Australian Ballet within the |
Material relating to The Australian Ballet within the Archives is largely in the form of personality and, to a lesser extent, performance photographs, programs, and scrapbooks. The personality photographs are notable for their extensive coverage of principal dancers (e.g. [[Garth Welch]], [[Kathleen Gorham]], [[Kathleen Geldard]], [[Kelvin Coe]]) and guest dancers (e.g. [[Margot Fonteyn]] and [[Rudolf Nureyev]]) who performed with the major Australian ballet companies. |
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===Formed Collections=== |
===Formed Collections=== |
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The Archives |
The Archives include a number of subsidiary formed personality collections, donated by their creators, these include: |
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* [[Peggy van Praagh]] Collection |
* the [[Peggy van Praagh]] Collection |
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* [[Joyce Graeme]] Collection |
* the [[Joyce Graeme]] Collection |
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* [[Laurel Martyn]] Collection |
* the [[Laurel Martyn]] Collection |
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* Rex Smith Collection |
* the Rex Smith Collection |
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===Composite Collections=== |
===Composite Collections=== |
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The |
The Archives hold important composite collections built up from a number of donations relating to: |
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* the three Australian tours of [[Wassily de Basil]]’s [[Ballets Russes]] companies (1936-1940) |
* the three Australian tours of [[Wassily de Basil]]’s [[Ballets Russes]] companies (1936-1940) |
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* the Australian tours of [[Anna Pavlova]] (1926, 1929) |
* the Australian tours of [[Anna Pavlova]] (1926, 1929) |
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==External |
==External links== |
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* [https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/dance Collections & Research, the Arts Centre, Melbourne] |
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[[Category:Archives in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Dance in Australia]] |
Latest revision as of 20:47, 27 January 2021
The Australian Archives of the Dance (also known as the Australian Dance Archives) is Australia’s oldest specialist dance archive. Established by The Australian Ballet in 1972, the Archive was transferred to the Performing Arts Collection of the Melbourne Arts Centre in 1998.
Collection
[edit]The Archives include over 50,000 items covering the breadth of Australia’s dance history, with particular reference to the main Melbourne-based ballet companies: the Borovansky Ballet, the Victorian Ballet Guild / Ballet Victoria, the National Theatre Ballet and The Australian Ballet. The Archives include costumes, costume elements, costume and set designs, lighting plans, props, business records, correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, programs, personality files, and newspaper clippings.
Material relating to The Australian Ballet within the Archives is largely in the form of personality and, to a lesser extent, performance photographs, programs, and scrapbooks. The personality photographs are notable for their extensive coverage of principal dancers (e.g. Garth Welch, Kathleen Gorham, Kathleen Geldard, Kelvin Coe) and guest dancers (e.g. Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev) who performed with the major Australian ballet companies.
Formed Collections
[edit]The Archives include a number of subsidiary formed personality collections, donated by their creators, these include:
- the Peggy van Praagh Collection
- the Joyce Graeme Collection
- the Laurel Martyn Collection
- the Rex Smith Collection
Composite Collections
[edit]The Archives hold important composite collections built up from a number of donations relating to:
- the three Australian tours of Wassily de Basil’s Ballets Russes companies (1936-1940)
- the Australian tours of Anna Pavlova (1926, 1929)