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Journal Article
Robert Helpmann: Behind the Scenes with the Australian Ballet, 1963-1965
2016
Overview
Robert Helpmann played an influential role in the early development of the Australian Ballet as choreographer and co-artistic director. The first ballets he created for the fledgling company,
The Display
in 1964 and
Yugen
in 1965, were seen as a means by which the Australian Ballet could achieve an international profile: the Helpmann name was a powerful one. But the creative development period that brought these ballets to the stage reveals a demanding side of Helpmann's personality and approach-an uncompromising collaborative aesthetic in his dealings with his collaborators.
