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Barry Moreland interviewed by Shirley McKechnie for the Australian choreographers oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 476182
Format AudioAudio
Author
Moreland, Barry, 1940-
 
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1990. 
7 tape reels (ca. 210 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in. 
Series

Australian choreographers oral history project.

Summary

Moreland, choreographer and Artistic Director, West Australian Ballet Company, speaks about his childhood in Melbourne; working for J.C. Williamson Theatres; dancing with the Borovansky Ballet and the Ballet Guild; moving to London; performing in West End musicals; dancing and choreographing for the London Comtemporary Dance Company and the London Festival Ballet; his choreographic style and influences; difference between Australian artists and other nationalities; joining the West Australian Ballet in 1983; repertoire of the West Australian Ballet; what he likes and dislikes about choreography; effect of the Australian landscape and lifestyle on culture; work of other Australian choreographers; and the future of the West Australian Ballet.

Notes

Part of a series of interviews by Shirley McKechnie with Australian choreographers.

Recorded in Perth, Western Australia on 20 October 1990.

Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available (typescript, 168 leaves) 
Subjects Moreland, Barry, - 1940- - Interviews.  |  West Australian Ballet Company.  |  Choreographers - Australia - Interviews.  |  Choreography - Methodology.
Other authors/contributors McKechnie, Shirley, 1926-

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