Ballet companies - New Zealand

Date: 1936-1937, 1953-2017

By: Royal New Zealand Ballet

Reference: MS-Group-1156

Description: Files include correspondence, financial records, contract agreements, reports, technical specification plans, music scores, sound recordings, biographical details, printed material, photographs, ephemera, and bound volumes of media files comprising photocopies and printouts of reviews and press/media pieces. Source of title - Supplied The New Zealand Ballet Company was founded by Poul Rudolph Gnatt in 1953. Gnatt was the first Artistic Director of the Ballet from 1953 to 1962. The Company received a charter from the Queen in 1984 and became the Royal New Zealand Ballet. In 1998 the company moved into its own premises adjacent to the St James Theatre in Wellington. Quantity: 26 box(es) 280 folders. 128 10" reel(s). 91 7" reel(s). 46 5" reel(s). 25 folder(s). 15 volume(s). 3 compact disc(s). 6.12 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, ephemera, and sound recordings. Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - 77 posters - To Ephemera Collection - 66 performance programmes - To Photographic Archive - See photographs in PAColl-8294.

Date: 1991 - 1999

Reference: Eph-E-DANCE-RNZB-1990s

Description: Includes: 1991: Forging ahead; a dynamic dance collection. Shona McCullagh, Timothy Gordon, Garth Welch am [sic], Eric Languet, Peter Boyes ... Wellington State Opera House. Thu 31 Oct, etc. Lifespan Smokefree. [1991] (2 copies) 1992: Kulturresferat der Stadt Villach. The Royal New Zealand Ballet. "Hamlet". Kongresshaus Villach. 7.11 [1992] Europa-tournee 1992. The Royal New Zealand Ballet. Direkto Ashley Killar. "Hamlet" Choreographie Jonathan Taylor, musik: Aus der Zeit. "Faust divertissement". Choreographie Andre Porkovsky. Musik Charles Gounod (2 copies). 1994: "Dancing with Mr B", Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, George Balanchine; opening the dance programme of the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts. St James, February 24th to 28th 1994. Posters in teal (2 copies), green (2 copies), and pink (2 copies) "The nutcracker". Wellington State Opera House. 21 May - 28 May 1994 with the Wellington Sinfonia. "Romeo & Juliet" - 'One of the artistic highlights of the year' - Metro. With the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Wellington State Insurance Opera House. 9-13 November [1994]. 1995: "The rite of spring", also featuring George Balanchine's Agon and Tchaikovsky Pas de deux, plus Summer day. St James Theatre Wellington. 16-20 May 1995. National Business Review season of "A servant of two masters". Aotea Centre, 14-20 July with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra; State Insurance Opera House Wellington, 1-8 July with the Wellington Sinfonia. (2 copies) 1997: National Business Review season of "The nutcracker". Christchurch Theatre Royal 14-16 November; Dunedin Regent Theatre 19-20 November; Wellington State Insurance OPera House 28 November - 3 December; Auckland Aotea Centre 9-19 December. (2 copies) Eric Languet's "Alice; the protecting veil". Wellington 13-20 September; Auckland 24-28 September [1997]. (2 copies) 1998?: "See the music, feel the dance"; a stunning triple bill: Soldatenmis by Jiri Kylian; Smashing sweet vixen, by Shona McCullagh, music by Gareth Farr; Tis goodly sport, by Jonathan Taylor. Westpac St James Theatre Wellington. 26-30 August [1998?] (2 copies) 1999: The Royal New Zealand Ballet. The Telecom season of Michael Parmenter's "Seven deadly sins", plus Graeme Murphy's "The protecting veil". Wellington WestpacTrust St James Theatre, 15-19 September 1999; Auckland Aotea Centre, 22-26 September 1999. (2 copies, each slightly different colouring) Quantity: 14 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters, plus duplicates. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying below 1100 mm. Provenance: Some posters donated by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2002 and 2004, and via Hamish Thompson on 2003.

Date: 2020-2021

By: National Dance Archive of New Zealand; Pringle, Lyne, active 1980-2000s

Reference: OHColl-1630

Description: Four interviews with senior women in the New Zealand dance industry. The interviews were commissioned by the National Dance Archive of New Zealand Ngā Kaitiaki Taonga Kanikani o Aotearoa and conducted by Lyne Pringle between 2020 and 2021. The interviewees were Jenny Stevenson, Jamie Bull, Shona McCullagh, and Carla Van Zon. Title supplied by Library. Earlier interviews by the National Dance Archive of New Zealand are described at OHColl-0208. Quantity: 4 Interview(s). 34 digital sound recording(s). 10 Electronic document(s). 4 printed abstract(s) include recording agreement forms. 1 folder(s) biographical information forms. 1 folder(s) project report. Search dates: 2021

Date: 1988 - 1989

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-RNZB-1988/1989

Description: Includes: 1989: The Royal New Zealand Ballet. A servant of two masters. [Tour, March 1989 - Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth]. (2 copies) The Royal New Zealand Ballet. A servant of two masters. [Tour, March-April 1989 - Hamilton, Auckland]. (2 copies) The Royal New Zealand Ballet. A servant of two masters. [Tour, April 1989 - Tauranga, Rotorua, Napier] The Royal New Zealand Ballet. Le Papillon, "a flight of fancy", with No Exit and Palindrome. New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, May-June 1989. The Royal New Zealand Ballet. Le Papillon, "a flight of fancy", with No Exit and Palindrome. [Tour May-June 1989 Hamilton, Auckland] The Royal New Zealand Ballet. Le Papillon, "a flight of fancy", in a combined season with Gray Veredon's "A servant of two masters". [Tour, June -July 1989 - Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill] Talk Talk [German periodical] 6/1 1989. Article about Royal New Zealand Ballet on page 19 Wolfsburger Theaterblatt. Oktober/November 1989. Zu den Gastspielen des Royal New Zealand Ballet am 18 und 19 November (2 copies) Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters, plus some duplicates. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying below 500 mm.

Date: 1968

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1968-01

Description: Programme with numerous photograph of ballet corps members. Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Booklet of 16 pages, each 247 x 185 mm.

Date: 1967

From: Ashton, John Hammond, 1917-2010 :Negatives

Reference: PAColl-7208-09-26

Description: Photographs of the Royal New Zealand Ballet production of Les Rendezvous and Charade at Hamilton, photographed in 1967 by John Ashton. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-201023 to 201035, 35mm-42129 to 42169 Quantity: 13 b&w original negative(s). 21 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strips with 43 images. 19 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips with 45 images.

Date: 1957

By: Turnbull, Arthur, active 1956-2005

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1957-01

Description: Commercially printed ticket with the details of venue and date written in ink. Admission was 5 shillings for adults and 2 shillings for children. The verso has signatures of Agnes Hartigan, Anne Struthers, Joy Musson and Jim McHerron. Verso shows this ticket was for Row A, no. 9. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Black and white print and ink holograph on card, 76 x 115 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Arthur Turnbull, Victoria, Australia, in 2007.

Date: 1967

By: New Zealand Ballet

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1967

Description: Includes: New Zealand Ballet. "Symphonie troisieme", "One in five", "Valse eccentrique", "Les patineurs", "Peter and the wolf". Bowl of Brooklands, 7 February 1967. Programme The New Zealand Ballet. Summer season 1967, 13 February - 18 March 1967. "Symphonie troisieme", "Black swan pas de deux", "Peter and the wolf", "Valse eccentrique", "One in five". Itinerary / booking form The New Zealand Ballet presents "One in five", "Peter and the wolf", "Symphonie troisieme", "Divertissements". Summer season 1967. (Actual inside programme lists: "One in five", "Valse eccentrique", "Peter and the wolf", "Black swan pas de deux", Schubert's "Symphony in D major", with Dellice Brady, Jon Trimmer, Nicholas Carroll, Loma Rogers, Wayne George, Gary Kidd, Sherril Cooper, Harold Collins, Robin Thompson, Brian Paltridge, Frederic Werner, Pamela Meakins, Kevin Baddiley). Programme (2 copies) Casting list for Levin performance of the above: 15 February 1967. Flier New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Romeo and Juliet", "Petrouchka","Charade". His Majestys Theatre Auckland, commencing 5 May 1967. Programme New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Les rendezvous", "Charade", "Pas des sylphes", Schubert's "Symphony in D Major" . His Majestys Theatre Auckland, commencing 5 May 1967.. Programme New Zealand Ballet. Auckland Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "A time for offenbach", "Pas des sylphes", "Charade", "Symphonie troisieme", "Les rendezvous", "Petrouchka", "One in five". Auckland season, 5-20 May 1967. Booking form New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Les rendezvous", "Pas des sylphes", Schubert's "Symphony in D Major", "Romeo and Juliet", "Charade". Grand Opera House, commencing 30 May 1967. Programme The New Zealand Ballet. Winter season - "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Black swan pas de deux", "Charade". 14 July - 5 August 1967. Booking form The New Zealand Ballet. Spring season - "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Black swan pas de deux", "Charade". 4 September - 7 October 1967. Booking form The New Zealand Ballet. 1967 spring season. "Charade", "A time for Offenbach", "Petrouchka" (With Denise Le Comte, Bernard Hourseau, Gillian Francis, Dellice Brady). Grand Opera House Wellington, 2-9 November 1967. Programme (2 copies) and booking form (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Mrs A M Petre, 1999, some from the collection of Keith Woods, some from the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2004; some from the collection of Poul Gnatt 2013.

Reference: Eph-B-DANCE-NZB-1981

Description: Includes: New Zealand Ballet. "Carnival" ("Peepshow", "Wheel of fortune", Huapango", "Clowns", "Faust"). Itinerary [6 March - 23 May 1981]. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. "Giselle" South Island tour [29 April - 19 May] 1981. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. Triple Bill North Island tour [27 June - 8 August 1981]. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. The André Prokovsky season. "Vespri", Konigsmark", "Faust". Itinerary [21 July - 17 September 1981]. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. Premiere Australian tour 1981. Queensland tour [25 September - 24 October] 1981. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. Premiere Australian tour 1981. "The ragtime dance company", "Witch boy", "La Ventana". [Booking form for Brisbane, 25 September - 3 October 1981] (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. Premiere Australian tour 1981. [Booking form for Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns, 10-24 October] (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. "The nutcracker". 1981 itinerary [Hamilton, Auckland, Hastings,19 November - 15 December]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes around 300 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Royal New Zealand Ballet :[Programmes. 1984-1999]

Reference: Eph-B-DANCE-RNZB-1989

Description: Includes: The Royal New Zealand Ballet [Booklet 1989] (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet proudly presents "Palindrome", "No exit", "Le Papillon". 1989 [Tour 20 May - 11 July 1989]. Programme (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet proudly presents "A servant of two masters" 1989 [Tour 10 March - 8 July 1989] (2 copies) Queensland Arts Council proudly presents the Royal New Zealand Ballet "Coppelia; the classic tale of a living doll. [Tour 22 August - 9 September 1989]. Programme (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet. Theater Ludwigshafen im Pfalzbau. Pamphlet (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet. [Letter from Harry Haythorne to Scweinfurter Tagblatts Zeughaus, 24 November 1989] Schlosstheater Fulda (July 1978 publication probably collected on German tour) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Royal New Zealand Ballet :[Programmes for performances. 1984 onwards].

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-RNZB-1989-1

Description: Includes: International Year of Dance 1989. The Royal New Zealand Ballet, the Shanghai Ballet, The Queensland Ballet. Pamphlet / booking form (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet. "A servant of two masters"; "Coppelia". Australia tour 1989. Booklet (2 copies) Brisbane Festival presents the Royal New Zealand Ballet. "Coppelia". Brisbane River Stage, City Botanic Gardens, 8 September [1989]. Programme (2 copies) Royal New Zealand Ballet. "A servant of two masters". Sheet of three stickers Royal New Zealand Ballet. "A servant of two masters". Canberra Theatre Trust [Canberra 1989] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Royal New Zealand Ballet :[Programmes for performances. 1984 onwards].

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-RNZB-1989-3

Description: Includes: Royal New Zealand Ballet. A'servant of two masters". European tour 1989. Tour booklet (2 copies) Bretter Bericht Kulturspiegel. November 1989 Kultur in Schweinfurt. Lebendig. Veranstaltungen im November 89 Monats-Bulletin, Winterthur 12/89 Schwabenlandhalle Fellbach. Veranstaltungen September-Dezember 1989 Theater Schweinfurt 89/90 Theatrefurth 1989/90 (Booklet) Veranstaltungskalender, VAK 4, Dezember 1989 Was Wann Wo in Furth, November 1989 Witten TIPS; offizzieller Veranstaltungskalender, Nr 11, November 1989 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Royal New Zealand Ballet :[Programmes for performances. 1984 onwards].

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-RNZB-1989-2

Description: Includes: Stadttheater Schaffhausen. Spielplan 1989-90 SVK; Schweinfurter Veranstaltungs Kalender, November '89 [page 8] Veranstaltungsmagazin Groschenheft, Schweinfurt, November 1989 [pages 27-28, 65] Royal New Zealand Ballet. Vivat Vivaldi. "Der Diener zweier Herren". Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Royal New Zealand Ballet :[Programmes for performances. 1984 onwards].

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-RNZB-1989-4

Description: Includes: Royal New Zealand Ballet. "Knecht van twee Meesters". Tournee Nederland, 10-17 Oktober 1989. programme (2 copies) Club Kiwi; New Zealand Association (Zurich). Newsletter September 89 Club Kiwi; New Zealand Association (Zurich). Newsletter October 89 Stadttheater Lippstadt Theater 1989-90. Kulturring Lippstadt e.V. VKI; Villacher Kulturinformation 11-12 / 89 Wohin in Wolfsburg, November 1989. Das aktuelle Taschen-Magazin Zeitschrift fur Fulda; Domspatz. 15 November - 15 Dezember [19]89 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1939 - 1977 - 1996

By: National Dance Archive of New Zealand

Reference: Eph-B-DANCE-DA

Description: Includes newsletters and programmes of the New Zealand Ballet and the Royal New Zealand Ballet, in New Zealand and on overseas tours, including a tour of the United States of America 1990. Includes a promotional booklet for the Covent Garden Russian Ballet New Zealand season 1939, with signatures by the following dancers beside their portrait photographs: Tatiana Riabouchinska, Anton Dolin. Quantity: 40 Programme(s). Physical Description: Booklets and flier, sizes varying below 330 mm. Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts and Archives; material transferred from here to other sections: New Zealand Pacific Books; Serials; Photo Archive..

Date: 1963

By: New Zealand Ballet

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1963

Description: Includes: New Zealand Ballet. Pamphlet about progress to the end of 1962. (2 copies) The New Zealand Ballet Trust. Ballet performance sponsorship. Flier New Zealand Ballet; artistic director Russell Kerr. South Island spring tour 1963. "The nutcracker (Act II)", "Les sylphides", "Esmeralda pas de deux", "Pas de deux from Coppelia", and Russell Kerr's new ballet "Form and form-free". Motueka, Saturday Sept. 14 [1963]. Programme /flier New Zealand Ballet; artistic director Russell Kerr. "Peter and the wolf", "Les sylphides", "Do-wack-a-do!". [1963?] Programme New Zealand Ballet. Private performance to celebrate the opening of the 1963 Schools Project, with "The nutcracker" (Act II) [and "Les sylphides"]. Little Theatre Lower Hutt, 7 June 1963. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet; artistic director Russell Kerr. Special tour 1963. "The nutcracker"; also "Form-free", "Coppelia pas de deux", or "Esmeralda pas de deux". Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. A Christmas season with the NZBC Concert Orchestra. "Casse-noisette" and the premiere performance of the "Winter-Garden". Grand Opera House Wellington, 2-7 December 1963. Programme (2 copies) and coloured promotional pamphlet (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1954

By: Galina Wassiliewa School of Russian Classical Ballet

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-1954-01

Description: Anarrangement of text in red and blue on white card. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on card, 305 x 478 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: New Zealand Ballet

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1950s

Description: Includes the following programmes for the ballet under Poul Gnatt with assistance from Dorothea Franchi: 1950?: Tolv Unge fra Den kongelige danske Ballet Kobenhavn - promotional pamphlet. ca 1950. 1952?: Community Arts Service presents The New Zealand Ballet Company (touring members). "Peer Gynt". [Undated]. Programme (2 copies) 1953: Performance with the Light Opera Club. His Majesty's Theatre 6-8 August [1953]. Programme. (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet at the Playhouse Theatre. 30 June - 1 July [1953]. Programme (2 copies) Tuakau Town Hall. Poul Gnatt of the Royal Danish Ballet present New Zealand Ballet. 20 August [1953] With Hamilton Amateur Operatic Society. [1953]. Programme. "Round the continent", "Le Spectre de la Rose", "Valse triste", "Fun fair", "Swan Lake", "Blue bird", "Waltz in Vienna". [ca 1953-1954?] (2 copies) "Let's make a ballet". Various pamphlets and programmes. [1953] (2 copies) 1953/54: Community Arts Service presents New Zealand Ballet with Poul Gnatt of the Royal Danish Ballet. Regional Council of Adult Education [1953/54] (2 copies) 1954: New Zealand Ballet. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 24-27 November 1954. Programme. (2 copies) 1955?: Community Arts Service. "Swan Lake", "Petrouchka", "Popular pastime" / or "Swan Lake", "Sonata", "Romance in D Flat", "Valse triste", "Romance in D Minor", "Popular pastime". Programme (2 copies) Community Arts Service - "Le Conservatoire", "Four in a glasshouse","Coppelia". Programme [ca 1955?] (2 copies) Regional Council of Adult Education, Auckland University College. Community Arts Service - "Le Conservatoire", "Four in a glasshouse","Coppelia". Programme [Nov 1955] (2 copies, one of which is autographed) 1956: The New Zealand Ballet Company. Producer and principal dancer Poul Gnatt. Alternative programme ("Le conservatorie", dances from "Coppelia", "Romeo and Juliet" "Tarantella" from "Napoli". [April 1956]. Photocopied programme (2 copies) Community Arts Service presents members of the New Zealand Ballet Company in an entirely new programme. Poul Gnatt producer and leading dancer; Gloria Young [and] Arthur Turnbull, principal dancers; Dorothea Franchi pianist. Auckland University College Council of Adult Education. [Flier. 1956] The New Zealand Ballet Company. Community Centre Thames, Thursday 14 June 1956. Flier with photograph of Poul Gnatt in the dressing room. Victoria University College Council of Adult Education. Ballet School 1956 under the direction of Poul Gnatt. Pamphlet. Community Arts Service. 27-31 October 1956. Programme (2 copies) 1957: Community Arts Service. - "Tale of long ago", "Romeo & Juliet", "Gaucho". Programme. Community Arts Service. - "Tale of long ago", "Triptych", "Gaucho". Programme "Sylphides", "Popular pastimes", "Triptych", "Napoli third act". 1957? Programme (2 copies) "Sylphides", "Bluebird", "Triptych". Programme (2 copies) Community Arts Service. NZ Ballet Company touring members - brochures 1957/1958 (several, 2 copies of some) 1958: The New Zealand Ballet Company. 1958 tour ("Badinage", "La sylphide", "Memories of Vienna"). Booklet Community Arts Service presents the New Zealand Ballet Company (touring members). "Badinage", "La Sylphide", "Memories of Vienna". University of Auckland Council of Adult Education [1958] (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet at the Playhouse Theatre 7-12 July 1958. Programme (2 copies) Also blue flier for this performance. New Zealand Ballet "Badinage", "La Sylphide", "Memories of Vienna". Tour sponsored by Adult Education Department, Canterbury University College. 1958? (Printed by Caxton Press). (2 copies) 1959: Festival of the Pines. New Plymouth, 17-24 February 1959. Programme University of Auckland. Council of Adult Education. New Zealand Ballet Company in "Four in a glasshouse", "Petrouchka", "Prismatic variations", and "Facade". Programme Victoria University of Wellington. Council of Adult Education. New Zealand Ballet Company in "Four in a glasshouse", "Petrouchka", "Prismatic variations", and "Facade". Programme (2 copies) "Peer Gynt", "Stranger in Paris". Tour sponsored by Adult Education Department, University of Canterbury. 1959. Programme. The New Zealand Ballet Company and the New Plymouth Orchestra proudly present "Coppelia". Opera House New Plymouth, 7-9 September 1959. programme (2 copies) Pamphlet for "Dream vision", "Prismatic variations", "Les patineurs", "Prince Igor". [1959/60] United Ballet Company (Auckland Ballet Theatre - New Zealand Ballet Company). "Dream visions", "Prismatic variations", "Les Partineurs" [Patineurs], "Prince Igor". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 28 November -7 December 1959. Programme Quantity: 23 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1958-1982

By: Wassiliewa, Galina, 1925-1999

Reference: OHColl-0704

Description: Galina Wassiliewa with Sue Bennett - ballet played on 2ZB 10 Nov 1981; the arts in Wellington, New Zealand Ballet Company as played on Digest Radio, 2YA and 2YC. Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 7" reel(s). 2 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1984 - 2020

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-RNZB

Description: Not yet listed Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 330 mm.