New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Date
1953 - 1969
By
New Zealand Ballet; Ashton, Beatrice Ramsey, 1920-1999
Reference
Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1953/1969
Description

Includes copies of posters and programmes from the Royal New Zealand Ballet's performances and tours, 1953-1969:

1950s? CAS presents the New Zealand Ballet in Petrouchka. poster / photo.

1956:

Community Arts Service presents members of the New Zealand Ballet Company, Poul Gnatt, Gloria Young, Arthur Turnbull ... Auckland University College Council of Adult Education [1956]

1959:

Poul Gnatt in "The ambassador". A varied programme for everybody. Music, ballet, humour, drama. NZ Ballet presents Poul Gnatt in his entertaining one man production [1959?] (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. Recreation Hall, Kingseat Hospital, Saturday June 27 [1959]

New Zealand Ballet. Regent [Theatre] Greymouth. Thurs 29 Oct at 8 pm. Book at Harley's. (2 copies)

Ballet (United Ballet Company). Pricipals Rowena Jackson, Philip Chatfield, Sara Neil, Walter Trevor, Poul Gnatt, Russell Kerr. His Majesty's, 28 November - 7 December [1959]. Poster (2 copies)

1960s?:

New Zealand Ballet. [Mock-up graphics]

1960:

"Alice in Wonderland" (handout for children). [1960]. (2 copies)

[Raymond Boyce]. 75,000 children. Alice in Wonderland (White Rabbit poster). [1960]

[Raymond Boyce]. The New Zealand Ballet in "Alice in Wonderland" (cat poster). 1960

1961:

New Zealand Ballet. Nora Kovach - Istvan Rabovsky. His Majesty's Dunedin. 12-17 June [1961].

New Zealand Ballet. Nora Kovach - Istvan Rabovsky. Playhouse, June 29 to July 8 [1962]

1964:

New Zealand Ballet. Alexander Grant. Petrouchka. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. August 24 to 29 [1964]. (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. Alexander Grant. Petrouchka. Opera House Palmerston North. Sept 8 and 9 [1964].

New Zealand Ballet. Alexander Grant. Petrouchka. Napier September 10, Hastings September 14 [1964]

New Zealand Ballet. Alexander Grant "Petrouchka". Theatre Royal Christchurch. September 21-23 1964.

1965:

Gala spring season. New Zealand Ballet. Svetlana Beriosova, Marilyn Burr, Karl Musil, Jean-Paul Comelin. Giselle, Facade, Swan Lake Act II, Prismatic Variations, Divertissements. [1965]

Gala spring season. New Zealand Ballet. Svetlana Beriosova, Marilyn Burr, Karl Musil, Jean-Paul Comelin. Giselle, Facade, Swan Lake Act II, Prismatic Variations, Divertissements. His Majesty's, October 26-30 [1965].

Gala spring season. New Zealand Ballet. Svetlana Beriosova, Marilyn Burr, Karl Musil, Jean-Paul Comelin. Giselle, Facade, Swan Lake Act II, Prismatic Variations, Divertissements. Opera House [Wellington], October 18-23 [1965]

New Zealand Ballet. Orchestral season. Founders' Theatre [Hamilton]. Nov 29 to Dec 1 [1965].

New Zealand Ballet. Orchestral season. Opera House, December 3 & 4 [1965?]

For Christmas. New Zealand Ballet presents "The Nutcracker". Marilyn Burr, Jean-Paul Comelin, Terry Westmoreland. St James Theatre, Dec. 15-18 [1965]. (2 copies) (C size)

1966:

New Zealand Ballet. "Les Patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Majestic Theatre, November 2.

New Zealand Ballet. "Les Patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Civic Theatre, October 21 & 22 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. "Les Patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". His Majesty's, September 29 - October 8.

New Zealand Ballet. Whangarei Town Hall, March 2 & 3 [1966].

New Zealand Ballet. Kaitaia College Hall. Mon. March 7 at 8 [1966]. (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. Kaikohe Memorial Hall. Thurs Mar 10 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Tauranga Town Hall. Sat March 19 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Taupo College Hall. Sat March 26 at 8 [1966].

New Zealand Ballet. Timaru Theatre Royal, Sat July 23 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Blenheim [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Nelson Majestic Theatre, July 27 & 28 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Timaru Opera House. Saturday Sept 11 [1966] (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. Hawera Memorial Theatre, Wednesday Sept 22 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Thames Memorial Hall. Monday November 21 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Te Aroha College Hall. Friday November 25 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Kingseat, Sat November 26 at 8 pm [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Cambridge Town Hall. Wednesday November 23 [1966]

New Zealand Ballet. Matamata Memorial Hall, Thursday November 24 [1966]

1967:

New Zealand Ballet. "One in five", "Peter and the wolf", Symphonie Troisieme", "Divertissements". Summer season 1967. His Majesty's, Saturday February 18 at 8.

New Zealand Ballet. "One in five", "Peter and the wolf", Symphonie Troisieme", "Divertissements". Summer season 1967. Regent Theatre, Monday February 20 at 8.

New Zealand Ballet. "One in five", "Peter and the wolf", Symphonie Troisieme", "Divertissements". Summer season 1967. Opera House Wellington. Wednesday March 15 at 8. (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. Hawera Memorial Theatre. Wednesday, Sept. 22 [1967].

New Zealand Ballet ... with Belinda Wright & Jelko Yuresha. 1967 Festival season. Opera House, May 30 to June 3 [1967].

New Zealand Ballet ... with Belinda Wright & Jelko Yuresha. 1967 Festival season. Civic Theatre, June 16-17 [1967].

New Zealand Ballet. Fire disaster fund. No contribution can be too small. Send to Box 2442, Wellington. (2 copies)

New Zealand Ballet. "One in five", "Pas des Sylphes", "Charade", "Divertissements. Principals and corps de ballet. Spring season 1967.

New Zealand Ballet. "One in five", "Pas des Sylphes", "Charade", "Divertissements". Spring season 1967. Memorial Hall Cromwell, Thursday September 14 at 8.

New Zealand Ballet. The New Zealand Ballet. [A time for Offenbach. Spring season 1967. Autographed by 8 members of the company]

New Zealand Ballet. "Charade", "A Time for Offenbach", "Petrouchka". Spring season 1967. Grand Opera House, November 2 to 9 (2 copies)

1968:

The New Zealand Ballet. [Photographic poster, blank space]

The New Zealand Ballet. Bowl of Brooklyn. Thursday February 25, with an all-new programme including 2 world premieres.

The New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1968. Theatre Royal, March 14 to 19.

The New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1968. His Majesty's, March 23 to April 3.

The New Zealand Ballet. Birthday season 1968. Opera House, September 9,10,11; members' night Sept 7.

The New Zealand Ballet. Regent Theatre, Monday November 11 ... with an all-new programme.

The New Zealand Ballet. Municipal Theatre Hastings, Saturday Nov 23 ... with an all-new programme.

The New Zealand Ballet. Contemporary dance for lunch-hour entertainment. Opera House, December 2-4, 12-30 to 1.30 [1968?]. (2 copies)

1969:

The New Zealand Ballet. "The rite of spring", "Children of the Mist", "Prismatic Variations. [1969] (2 copies)

The New Zealand Ballet. "The rite of spring", "Children of the Mist", "Prismatic variations". Civic Theatre, Oct 16 and 18 [1969].

The New Zealand Ballet. "Cinderella". Opera House, April 1, 2, 3 & 5 [1969].

The New Zealand Ballet. "Cinderella". Winter tour. Town Hall Dargaville, Wednesday August 6 & 7. (2 copies)

Quantity: 67 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying around 420 x 297 mm.

Provenance: Many posters donated by Mr John Ashton, Wellington in 2004, from the collection of Beatrice Ashton.

Some posters purchased privately, 2004; and some from the Royal New Zealand Ballet Collection, donated 2004.

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67 colour photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Posters, Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying around 420 x 297 mm.
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[Ramage, Donald James], 1923-2009 :New Zealand Ballet. Orchestral season. Founders' The...

Date: 1965

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

By: Ramage, Donald James, 1923-2009

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1965-02

Description: Poster shows ballet dancers singly and in couples, arranged in a rough circle around the title words. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 498 x 300 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr John Ashton, Wellington, in 2004.

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New Zealand Ballet :The New Zealand Ballet. [A time for Offenbach. Spring season 1967].

Date: 1967

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

By: Petre, Athalie Millicent, 1919-2000

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1967-01

Description: Shows a photograph of a scene from "A time for Offenbach", a ballet designed for the New Zealand Ballet by Jurek Shabelewski. The scene includes a group of female dancers, and one male dancer in a military costume. At the top are autographs of the following dancers: Jacquie Trimmer, Jill George, Wayne George, Annabel Murray, Jill Sunderland, Lyndsay McLachlan, Vivien Anderson, Louise McElroy. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Colour photograph, on thin card 458 x 317 mm, with autographs. Provenance: Donated by Mrs A Petre in 1999.

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[Ramage, Donald James], 1923-2009 :New Zealand Ballet. Orchestral season. Opera House, ...

Date: 1965

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

By: Ramage, Donald James, 1923-2009

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1965-01

Description: Poster shows ballet dancers singly and in couples, arranged in a rough circle around the title words. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 498 x 300 mm. Provenance: Donated by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2004.

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New Zealand Ballet :New Zealand Ballet. Nora Kovach, Istvan Rabovsky. London, Paris, Ne...

Date: 1961

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1961-01

Description: Shows a male and female dancer in a black starry shape in a red-striped background. Nora Kovach and Istvan Rabovsky performed in New Zealand with the New Zealand Ballet Company in 1961. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, on card 510 x 315 mm.

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[Ramage, Donald James], 1923-2009 :New Zealand Ballet. Alexander Grant "Petrouchka". Th...

Date: 1964

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

By: Ramage, Donald James, 1923-2009

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1964-01

Description: Shows an outline of Petrouchka the puppet, above text in different types. The programme for the "Petrouchka" tour, says that the publicity was designed by Don Ramage. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, on card poster 383 x 292 mm.

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[Ramage, Donald James], 1923-2009 :Ballet. The rite of spring; Children of the mist; Pr...

Date: 1969

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

By: Ramage, Donald James, 1923-2009

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1969-01

Description: Poster shows an abstract curving wave or spiral pattern in blue, brown, orange and white. Other Titles - October Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 445 x 305 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr John Ashton, Wellington, in 2004.

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New Zealand Ballet :Poul Gnatt in "The ambassador". A varied programme for everybody. M...

Date: 1959

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1959-01

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a central photograph of dancer Poul Gnatt performing in a costume of military design. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint on card 315 x 253 mm.

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New Zealand Ballet :CAS presents the New Zealand Ballet in "Petrouchka" [1956?]

Date: 1956 - 1959

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1956-01

Description: Photograph mounted on card shows a male and female dancer from the 1956 production of "Petrouchka". Item may date from 1959. The Ballet sometimes used photographs from previous productions of the same ballet, to promote the new production. The CAS also supported the Ballet to produce "Petrouchka' again in 1959. Quantity: 1 photograph(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Photographic prints (text 118 x 290 mm, image 310 x 290 mm) on cardboard 483 x 290 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr John Ashton, Wellington, in 2004.

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New Zealand Ballet :Gala spring season. New Zealand Ballet with international guest art...

Date: 1965

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1965-03

Description: Poster shows an arrangement of text in different type faces, in red and black Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on light card, 515 x 283 mm.

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New Zealand Ballet :Grand Opera House, November 2 to 9. The New Zealand Ballet. Charade...

Date: 1967

From: New Zealand Ballet :[Posters advertising performances of the New Zealand Ballet. 1953-1969].

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-NZB-1967-02

Description: Poster shows an arrangement of text, printed in red, with ornate border. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on card poster.. Physical Description: Colour print on thin card 458 x 317 mm.