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Australian composer John Antill completed his musical score Corroboree in the mid-1940s. In 1950 choreographer Rex Reid created the first danced version of Corroboree. Today, Reid’s work raises issues about ownership of cultural traditions but in 1950 it was a resounding public success.

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Scene from Rex Reid’s Corroboree,
National Theatre Ballet, 1950
Pictures Collection,
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