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Peter Brinson interviewed by Shirley McKechnie for the Australian choreographers oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 1115571
Format AudioAudio, OnlineOnline
Author Brinson, Peter, 1920-1995
Online Versions http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn1115571
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1993. 
4 sound tape reels (ca. 468 min.): analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track mono; 7 in. 
Series Australian choreographers oral history project. 
Summary

Brinson, a dance writer, speaks of his contribution to the Ballet For All programs and the writing of the book The Choreographic Art, a collaboration between himself and Peggy van Praagh. He speaks of his own role in many dance initiatives in Australia throughout the 1970s, and provides many insights into the role played by Peggy van Praagh in the politics of Australian dance and her role as the founding Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet.

Notes

Recorded on Jan. 12th to 13th, 1993 in Melbourne, Vic.

Also available online via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn1115571

Index/Finding Aid Note Summary (1 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, [53] leaves) 
Subjects Brinson, Peter, - 1920-1995 - Interviews.  |  Van Praagh, Peggy, - Dame, - 1910-1990.  |  Australian Ballet.  |  Choreographers - Australia - Interviews.  |  Ballet - Australia - History.  |  Authors, Australian - Interviews.
Occupation Authors.  |  Choreographers.
Other Authors McKechnie, Shirley, 1926-
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ORAL TRC 2910
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