Fisher,
Lynn. Dance
out of Darkness: and annotated bibliography of dance-related materials held in
institutions in Sydney, Australia. Prepared by Lynn Fisher. University of
Nepean, 1994.
Formby, D.
Australian ballet and modern
dance. Rev. edition.
Sydney, Lansdowne Press, 1981. 168p, illus. A photographic study of
Australian dance in the 1970s. First
published by Ure Smith in 1976.
Hall, Hugh P.
Ballet in Australia from Pavlova
to Rambert: photographs and commentary. Melbourne, Georgian House, 1948.
211p., illus. A photographic record of ballet in Australia from 1926 to 1948. A large proportion of the book is devoted to the companies brought to
Australia by Col. W. De Basil, 1936-1940 and includes a full list of each
company's repertoire. The National Library of Australian acquired the Hugh P Hall collection of
photographs (See articles by Lee Chistofis and John Thomson in National
Library of Australia News October 2007, pages 3-7).
Laughlin, P J.
Marilyn Jones:
a brilliance all her own. South
Yarra, Victoria: Quartet Books, 1978. 127p., illus. Marilyn Jones achieved
distinction as one of Australia's finest ballerinas. This biography traces her dancing career with the Borovansky
Ballet, the Australian Ballet and a number of foreign companies.
Lisner, C M.
The Australian
Ballet, twenty-one years. St
Lucia, Q., University of Queensland Press, 1983. 143p, illus. A history and
assessment of Australia’s national ballet company, 1962-1983. Includes a chronology, lists of repertoire, principal artists
arid guest artists. Copiously illustrated, many in colour.
Lisner, C M.
My journey through dance. St Lucia, Qld, University of Queensland Press, 1979. 191 p., illus.
Deals particularly with Lisner's pioneering work with the Queensland Ballet
Company.
Luminous: Celebrating 50 years of the Australian Ballet:
edited by Kate Scott and Lorelei Vashti ; picture research Jo Sapir and Jasmin
Tulk ; art direction & design by 3 Deep Design]. Southbank, Vic: The
Australian Ballet, 2011
Pask, E H.
Ballet in Australia: the second
act.1940-1980. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1982. 317p, illus.
Pask, E H.
Enter the colonies, dancing: a
history of dance in Australia, 1835-1940.
Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1979. 188 p., illus. The two
volumes by Edward Pask provide a detailed history of theatrical dancing in
Australia, particularly classical ballet arid modern dance. Copiously illustrated and each volume has a full chronology.
Salter, E.
Helpmann: the authorised
biography of Sir Robert Helpmann CBE.
Brighton, Eng., Angus & Robertson, 1978. 247 P., illus. The life of
Australia’s internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, actor and
director - a career which included artistic directorship of the Australian
Ballet in the 1960s and 1970s.
Salter, F.
Borovansky: the man who made
Australian ballet. Sydney,
Wildcat Press, 1980. 216 p., illus. A biography of Edouard Borovansky whose
vigorous promotion of ballet in Australia during the 1940s and 1950s with the
Borovansky Ballet laid the foundations for the establishment of the Australian
Ballet Company.
