[Borovansky Ballet : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3526721
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
- folders of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Biography/History:
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The Borovansky Ballet was founded in 1940 by the Czech dancer Edouard Borovansky. Borovansky had been a dancer in the touring ballet company of the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova and, after visiting Australia on tour with the Covent Garden Russian Ballet, he decided to remain in Australia, establishing a ballet school in Melbourne in 1939, out of which he developed a performance group which became the Borovansky Ballet. The company was supported and funded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd from 1944. Following Borovansky's death in 1959, the English dancer and administrator Dame Peggy van Praagh was invited to become artistic director of the company. The Borovansky Ballet was disbanded by J.C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. in 1961.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Parts of this collection were transferred from the Records of J.C. Williamson, ,1874-1976 MS 5783 Boxes 365-366 to the PROMPT collection.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 10069 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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