Corroboree, Les Sylphides and The Listeners

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Event Corroboree, Les Sylphides and The Listeners
Venue Crystal Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW
Umbrella Event Victorian Centenary Arts Festival
First Date 30 July 1951
Opening Date 30 July 1951
Last Date 2 August 1951
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Although greatly handicapped by the limited space on the small stage, the National Theatre Ballet Co. gave a splendid performance at the Crystal Theatre last night when it opened its three-night season. [...] The company opened its programme with "Les Sylphides," which creates the original spirit of the ballet danced in the conventional "moonlit glade." its second offering was "The Listeners," a story of "The Traveller" who arrives at an abandoned house which holds intimate memories of his past life [...]. Undoubtedly the main attraction for the large audiences was "Corroboree," and in this t
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Ballet
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mikhail Fokine Choreographer Sylphide
Joanne Priest Choreographer Listeners
Rex Reid Choreographer
John Antill Composer Corroboree
Clement Kennedy Costume Designer Corroboree
Robin Lovejoy Costume Designer Corroboree
Mary Duchesne Dancer
Joyce Graeme Dancer
Rex Reid Dancer
Lesley Sexton Dancer
William Constable Designer Corroboree
Kenneth Rowell Designer Listeners/Sylphide
John Antill Musical Director Corroboree
James Penberthy Musical Director Listeners/Sylphide
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Barrier Miner, 31 July 1951, p. 6
Event Identifier 97513
Dataset AusStage