The Royal New Zealand Ballet at sixty / edited by Jennifer Shennan and Anne Rowse. - 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes index.

The artistic directors. Poul Gnatt 1953-1962, 1969 -- Russell Kerr 1962-1968 -- Bryan Ashbridge 1971 -- Una Kai 1973-1975 -- Philip Chatfield 1975-1978 -- Harry Haythorne 1981-1992 -- Ashley Killar 1992-1995 -- Matz Skoog 1996-2001 -- Gary Harris 2001-2010 -- Dancers and choreographers -- Friends and colleagues -- From there to here.

"The sixtieth birthday of the Royal New Zealand Ballet is a triumph for the vision of Poul Gnatt who, in 1953, led a troupe of dancers travelling the length and breadth of this country. This book, with over fifty contributors - including artistic directors, dancers and other notable characters - and more than 300 illustrations, is both a rich history and a vibrant celebration of that herioc story." -- Front flap.

9780864738912 : $60.00


Royal New Zealand Ballet--History.


Ballet--History--New Zealand
Ballet dancers--New Zealand

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