Historic Australia

Teacup ballet

by Olive Cotton, 1935

Coca-Cola advertisement shot of ballet dancer at dressing table with Coca-Cola

McQuillan, Ern, 1926-

‘AURORA’S WEDDING’, A BURLESQUE BALLET, STAGED FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE TROOPS BY THE 4TH DIVISION CONCERT PARTY. HERE PRINCE CHARMING, CORPORAL G C NICHOLLS, LEFT (1) AWAKENS AURORA, WARRANT OFFICER 2 S H ELWOOD (2) WITH A KISS.

missfolly:

Max Dupain: Valentina Blinova & Valentin Froman in Stravinsky’s ‘The Firebird’, Australia, 1938

“Aurora’s wedding” with Tamara Toumanova, Michael Panaieff, Anton Vlassoff and Oleg Tupine

1940

letsgobananas:

Napier & Yvonne, Australian vaudeville act, 1920.

(Source: colettesaintyves)

Artists of the company, in Le lac des cygnes, the Original Ballet Russe, Australian tour, His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne

1940

- Hall, Hugh P.

Part of Australian ballet Corroboree premiered at the Empire Theatre, Sydney

During the rain dance in Corroboree, the sky darkens, lightning flashes, thunder peals but, as so often happens in inland Australia, all this fury is followed by only a few drops of rain [picture]

1950?

- Brindle, Bill.