Series 12:
Other papers, 1948-1984
This series consists of notes, transcripts, newscuttings, letters, photographs and programs relating to van Praagh's activities as a freelance teacher, lecturer and producer prior to coming to Australia and also after resigning from the Australian Ballet. She continued freelance work and served as a member of many advisory boards and committees relating to the arts and ballet. There are also a number of folders containing information on the Cecchetti Society. The files have been arranged in chronological order.
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| Folder 1
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Information pamphlets on the Cecchetti Society and method of ballet including constitution, rules, standing orders and syllabus, 1948-1959 |
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Press cuttings, photographs and programs for performances by the Royal Danish Ballet and the Norsk Ballet produced by van Praagh, 1958-1959 |
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Press information, programs and photographs relating to the Edinburgh International Ballet and its performances at the Edinburgh Festival, 1958 Van Praagh was Dance Director of the Ballet.
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| Folder 4
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Jacob's Pillow, USA, 1959 : messages of appreciation from students attending a summer school conducted by van Praagh and programs for the dance festival, 1959 |
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Congratulatory messages, letters, newscuttings and programs for performances by the Royal Ballet School, including Coppelia and Swan Lake, 1959-1960 |
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Australian UNESCO Seminar on Support for the Performing Arts, Australian National University, Canberra : background papers, 25-31 May 1969 |
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Second International Ballet Competition, Moscow : programs and notes, 7-19 June 1973 Van Praagh was invited to be a judge at the competition. Australia was represented by Marilyn Rowe and Kelvin Coe who both received high acclaim for their performances and won Silver Medals.
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| Folder 8-9
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Reports to the Victorian Ministry for the Arts, 1975-1976, newscuttings on the Australian Ballet and the arts, 1976-1979 and a copy of Victorian Arts Report 1979-80, 1975-1980 |
| Folder 10-11
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Photocopies of transcripts with corrections of an interview with van Praagh for the Oral History Project, Dance Collection, New York Public Library The interview was recorded in Melbourne by Margaret Dale on 9 October, 1978.
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| Folder 12
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Newscuttings, press releases and programs relating to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Ballet, 1981 |
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Correspondence with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 1981-1983 Van Praagh was co-ordinator of dance studies at this time. There are also information brochures on the college and its courses.
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| Folder 14
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Notes and correspondence relating to four radio interviews with van Praagh on Sunday afternoon on ABC-FM, May 1982 The series discussed the relationship between choreography and music.
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| Folder 15
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Course outlines, lecture notes and reports for dance courses at the Victorian College of the Arts, School of Dance, 1982-1984 |
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Miscellaneous ballet school brochures and programs, including the New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet, 1983 |
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Material relating to the Cecchetti Society : syllabus for classical ballet, correspondence with van Praagh relating to her teaching classes at a summer school in London, 1983, information and brochures giving details of the summer school, letters of appreciation from students attending the course and souvenir programs celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Cecchetti Society in Australia in 1984, 1983-1984 |
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Cecchetti Society of Australia, 19th Annual Congress, Adelaide, 4-5 May, 1984 : program and notes Van Praagh, patron of the Society gave the opening and closing address.
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| Folder 20
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Notes on choreographer, Antony Tudor [n.d.] |