TY - BOOK AU - Shennan,Jennifer AU - Rowse,Anne TI - The Royal New Zealand Ballet at sixty SN - 9780864738912 : U1 - 792.80993 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Wellington PB - Victoria University Press KW - Royal New Zealand Ballet KW - History KW - Ballet KW - New Zealand KW - Ballet dancers N1 - 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 N2 - "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 ER -