 Event |
Swan Lake / Les Belles Creoles
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| Venue |
Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
National Theatre Ballet Company |
| First Date |
23 June 1951 |
| Opening Date |
June 1951 |
| Last Date |
July 1951 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Probably one of Gertrude Johnson's forays into Sydney with the National Theatre Movement of Australia (based in Melbourne) at a time when Clarice Lorenz was setting out to establish a 'National Theatre' in Sydney. Works from the Melbourne Festival at The Princess Theatre but full repertoire not known |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Ballet
Compilation
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
Sourced from advertisement in programme for To Dorothy, a Son, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1952. This cast & producer are the same as the 1951 New Zealand tour which broke up at the end of that tour so its unlikely to be 1952.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Book |
National treasure |
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| Event Identifier |
15884 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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