On the cover this month
Jon Green
Olivia Millard 2003
col. digital photograph
Pictures Collection,
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In
1939, Russian dancer Kira Bousloff arrived in Perth on tour with the
Convent Garden Russian Ballet. She had in the country for less than an
hour before she decided to make Perth her new home. Bousloff
subsequently founded the West Australian Ballet, one of Australia’s
earliest state-based ballet companies, and boldly created a dance
environment that continues to flourish today. See story p. 3.
April 2006 Volume XVI Number 7
'MADAME BALLET'
Michelle Potter reveals how Russian dancer Kira Bousloff boldly created an environment for dance to flourish in Western Australia
THE CAMERA ART OF GEOFFREY POWELL
Jennifer Lovell uncovers the career of Geoffrey Powell, a photographer who had a knack for being where the action was
ROLL UP TO THE CIRCUS!
Gillian Arrighi searches for remnants of the FitzGerald Brothers' Circus, Australia’s largest and most dazzling producer of popular culture in the late 19th century
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Russell Doust examines restaurant menus in the National Library’s collection of ephemera
AN UNASSUMING RADICAL
Christobel Mattingley discusses the powerful influence of author Nene Gare’s work
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
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