Peggy Sager interviewed by Michelle Potter [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2035598
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Sager, Peggy, 1924-2002, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1994
- 4 sound tape reels (ca. 187 min.) : analog, mono. ; 3 x 10 in. + 1 x 7 in.
- Summary:
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Sager, a dancer and teacher, speaks of her family background, recollects her early stage experiences and early technical classes, her life during the Depression, her early teachers, how she moved from New Zealand to Australia, how she took classes with Helene Kirsova, surviving as a dancer in Sydney in the 1940's, Kirsova's working methods, Anna Pavlova in New Zealand in the 1920s, joining the Borovansky Ballet, early Borovansky dancers and repertoire, the differences between the Kirsova and Borovansky companies, and Borovansky's productions such as Terra Australis and Petrouchka.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Nov. 10-11th, 1994 in Canberra.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217210440
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (11 p.) and corrected transcript available (typescript, 71 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Ballet dancers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Potter, Michelle, 1944-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2064 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1994
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