MS 9263 includes correspondence, photographs, costume designs, programs, press cuttings, publicity material and posters, music scores, writings by Bodenwieser, personal documents, dissertations and publications. The collection documents Bodenwieser's career in modern dance both in Europe and Australia, and the tours and performances of her dance companies Tanzgruppe Bodenwieser and the Bodenwieser Ballet. The collection also documents numerous exhibitions and writings relating to or featuring Bodenwieser, which reflect the continuing appreciation of her talent and influence. There are few letters to or from Bodenwieser. The correspondence primarily relates to administration of the Gertrud Bodenwieser Archives, including arrangements for exhibitions of material from the collection, and donation of material to various dance archives, libraries and museums. Among the correspondents are Shona Dunlop MacTavish, Eileen Cramer, Margaret Chapple, Hede Juer, Johanna Exiner, Hilde Holger, Robyn Rawson, Giora Manor, Lysbeth Cohen, Karl Bittman, Dr Agnes Bleir Brody, Meg Abbie Denton, Claire Robilant, Paul Bentley, Edward Pask, Ann Butt, Genevieve Oswald, Bengt Häger, Carlos Hecht and Sir Eugene Goossens.
The Acc16.119 instalment includes a detailed timeline of Gertrud Bodenwieser's life and work; photographs and recollections of Bodenwieser group reunions; a comprehensive list of Madame Bodenwieser's choreographies for children, accompanied by production photographs; photographs of Emmy Steinninger-Taussig teaching Bodenwieser inspired classes and improvisation; drawings of dancers in the Bodenwieser style; and documents relating to recent revivals and re-imaginings of Bodenwieser choreographies, illustrating the continuation of Madame Bodenwieser's legacy.
The Acc21.039 instalment includes recollections of friends of Gertrud Bodenwieser compiled by Barbara Cuckson including from herself, Elaine Vallance, Robert Cuckson, Eileen Kramer, Diane Overall and Margaret Cuckson.
Dancer, choreographer and teacher. Born in Vienna, Bodenwieser established her first dance group Tanzgruppe Bodenwieser in 1923. In 1939 she arrived in Australia and established the Bodenwieser Ballet in Sydney. Following her death, papers documenting her extensive career were left in the custody of Marie Cuckson, who then formed, arranged and added to the Gertrud Bodenwieser Archives.
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