Australian Ballet, 1961-1985

Component identifier:

Series 9

Content Summary:

The Australian Ballet was established in 1962 by the Australian Ballet Foundation. The Foundation was created in 1961 by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd following the disbandment of the Borovansky Ballet which had toured extensively in Australia and New Zealand since 1943. Peggy van Praagh was invited to be the founding Artistic Director of the Ballet. The new company gave its first performance on 2 November 1962.

The series consists of correspondence, notes, programs and reports relating to the administration and activities of the Australian Ballet.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated to the National Library in four instalments in 1986, 1995, 1999 and 2001. The original instalment was donated by Peggy van Praagh. The additional instalments were forwarded by the executors of her estate.

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