Australia dances

Item data

Title

Australia dances

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Borovansky, Edouard, 1902-1959 (Choreographer)
Bodenwieser, Gertrud (Choreographer)
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Commentator)
Murphy, Graeme (Commentator)
Bain, Keith (Commentator)
Scott, Margaret (Commentator)
Stock, Cheryl (Commentator)
Stock, Cheryl (Choreographer)
Warren, Leigh (Commentator)
Chan, Kai Tai (Choreographer)
Hafner, Dorinda (Commentator)
Taylor, Jonathan (Commentator)
Saliba, Paul (Commentator)
Heimans, Frank (Producer)
Anderson, J. Ringland (Cinematographer)
Australian Ballet School (Associated name)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Performer)
Original Ballet Russe (Performer)
Australian Ballet (Performer)
Dance North (Company) (Performer)
Australian Dance Theatre (Performer)
Sydney Dance Company (Performer)
One Extra Dance Theatre (Company) (Performer)
Victorian College of the Arts School of Dance, Melbourne (Performer)
Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (Performer)
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Choreographer)
Murphy, Graeme (Choreographer)
Warren, Leigh (Choreographer)
Hafner, Dorinda (Dancer)
Saliba, Paul (Choreographer)
Heimans, Frank (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1990

Table Of Contents

DANCE CONTENTS: Cassette 1 (approx. 62 min.): Minuet and waltz, perf. by Desme White's Heritage Dancers. -- Aboriginal dances. -- Excerpts of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and De Basil's Ballet Russe in Graduation ball, Les présages, Carnaval, The nutcracker, and Aurora's wedding, filmed by Dr. Ringland Anderson. -- Excerpt from Terra Australis, perf. by the Borovansky Ballet. Chor: Edouard Borovansky. -- Excerpts from The display and Elektra, perf. by the Australian Ballet. Chor: Helpmann. -- Excerpts from Swan lake and The sleeping beauty, perf. by the Australian Ballet. -- Excerpt from The demon machine. Chor: Gertrud Bodenwieser. -- Excerpt from Desert magic, perf. by Dance North. Chor: Stock. -- Excerpt from Never mind the bindies, perf. by Australian Dance Theatre. Chor: Warren. -- Excerpts from Rumours, Shining, Daphnis and Chloe, and Some rooms, perf. by Sydney Dance Company. Chor: Murphy. -- Excerpt from Jari jari, perf. by One Extra Company. Chor: Kai Tai Chan. -- Social dancing. -- Cassette 2 (approx. 29 min.): Folk dancing. -- African dance, perf. by Dorinda Hafner and company. -- Flamenco dancing, perf. by Conchita Gonzales Flamenco Dancers. -- No deposit, no return, perf. by students at Victorian College of the Arts School of Dance. Chor: Christina Sheppard and Sue Walsh. -- Excerpts from Birds and Women, perf. by Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre. Chor: Paul Saliba. -- Excerpt from The host, perf. by |||| students at National Capital Ballet School. Chor: Natalie Weir.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8646
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2552 (former)

Subjects

Dance -- Australia
Ballet -- Australia
Modern dance -- Australia
Flamenco
Folk dancing -- Australia

Genres

Documentary Films
Motion Pictures
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Motion picture produced by Cinetel Productions Pty Ltd., Sydney. Producer/director/writer/editor: Frank Heimans. Director of photography: Tony Wilson.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (92 min.) : sound, color iwth black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Wide-ranging survey of dance in Australia, including ritual, theatrical, social, and folk and ethnic dancing. Commentators include Kathryn Lowe, Geoffrey Ingram, Edward H. Park, Keith Bain, Sir Robert Helpmann, Margaret Scott, Cheryl Stock, Leigh Warren, Graeme Murphy, Dorinda Hafner, Jonathan Taylor, Paul Saliba, and others.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916044150-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170531
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb6f0690-8cf3-0135-4704-15dee7ab7f47

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1990

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