Dancing Under the Southern Skies: A History of Ballet in Australia

by Valerie Lawson

A vivid narrative history of Ballet in Australia, Valerie Lawson's Dancing Under the Southern Skies goes far beyond what audiences see on stage to reveal what has been behind the red velvet curtain. The lives of the dancers who toured to Australia, among them Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn, and of those who stayed and of those who created companies in Australia, are presented in a fascinating mosaic of interviews, letters and personal stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925588742
• ISBN13: 9781925588743
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Arden
• Length: 374 Pages