Les Sylphides, Coppelia
'Coppelia' set designed by Geoffrey Head & Gordon Turnbull, winners of a Brisbane College of Art competition. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.

Les Sylphides, Coppelia

October 31st, 1973 — November 3rd, 1973

MISS DANAHER WELCOMES MISS MARILYN JONES OBE

It is with pleasure that Ballet Theatre presents this, its second season of ballet at her Majesty's Theatre in 1973. In April last it presented Peter and the Wolf and Nutcracker. That season was both financially and artistically successful with a total of 7,266 people seeing the six performances: the financial success enabled the mounting of this second season for 1973. 

It is from frequent performances such as you see here today that the students are able to develop and mature as artists and it is with great pride that Ballet Theatre welcomes the services of Miss Marilyn Jones, O.B.E., as its Guest Ballet Mistress for this season.

Miss Jones, as a former ballerina of the Borovansky, Marquis de Cuevas and the Australian Ballet companies, has a great store of knowledge, experience and artistry to give to the next generation of dancers. Her services are invaluable to the development of the young dancers of today.

Ballet Theatre exists to develop and mature the advanced students of the Brisbane area as artists. This can only be done by giving them the opportunity to dance the classics in a theatre such as Her Majesty's. At the same time, their performance must please you, the audience.

From the Program Notes

Researcher and writer: Dr Christine Comans

 

Credits

Venue
Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
Artistic Director
Phyllis Danaher M.B.E.
Rehearsal Director
Judith Lowe & Desley Hammond
Guest Artists
Marilyn Jones O.B.E., Guest Ballet Mistress
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Mistress: Elizabeth Proud
Scenic Designer
Ken McCaffrey
Geoffrey Head
Gordon Turnbull
Lighting Designer
John Rodgers
Musical Director
Charles Leonard
Music
Frederic Chopin
Leo Delibes
President
Sir Mostyn Hanger K.B.E.

Cast

  • Graeme Collins
  • Judith Lowe
  • Inara Svalbe
  • Colin Kratzing
  • Cheryl Boorman
  • Peter Lucas
  • Dianne Craitem
  • Diana Shohet
  • Petrea Gibbins
  • Kurt Lerps
  • Dayne Cory
  • Wendy Lowe
  • Christopher Gillard
  • Paul Atthow
  • Graeme Collins
  • Susan Mcintosh
  • Kathy Cameron
  • Sean O'Brien
  • Craig Phillips
  • Tricia Tommasi
  • Julie Morris
  • Leanna West
  • Jenny Lane
  • Susan Argaet
  • Marshall Garvey
  • Debbie King
  • Glenys Burton
  • S. Graham
  • P. Groth
  • P. McClurg
  • R. McKenzie
  • D. Lane
  • L. Bussey
  • M.Madden
  • M. Magill
  • S. Pollard
  • V. Jenkins
  • F. Morrison
  • J. Potter
  • P. Wilkinson
  • L. Bloor
  • K. Brown
  • D. Cox
  • P. Curtis

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'Coppelia' set designed by Geoffrey Head & Gordon Turnbull, winners of a Brisbane College of Art competition. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Judith Lowe on the Coppelia' set. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
'Coppelia' set designed by Geoffrey Head & Gordon Turnbull. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Coppelia' set. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Judith Lowe & Graeme Collins in 'Coppelia'
'Coppelia'
Judith Lowe & Graeme Collins in 'Coppelia'
Inara Svalbe and Colin Kratzing in 'Coppelia'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Inara Svalbe and Colin Kratzing in 'Coppelia'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Inara Svalbe and Colin Kratzing in 'Coppelia'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Judith Lowe and Graeme Collins in 'Coppelia'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Judith Lowe and 'Coppelia' cast members. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Inara Svalbe and Colin Kratzing. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
'Coppelia'
Judith Lowe & Dayne Cory in 'Coppelia'
'Coppelia'
'Coppelia'
'Coppelia'
'Coppelia'
'Les Sylphides'
Peter Lucas and Cheryl Boorman in 'Les Sylphides'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
'Les Sylphides'
'Les Sylphides'
Cheryl Boorman and Peter Lucas in 'Les Sylphides'. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
'Les Sylphides'
'Les Sylphides'
Peter Lucas & Cheryl Boorman in 'Les Sylphides'
'Les Sylphides'
Program courtesy QPAC Museum
Creative team
Principal artists
Program notes
Principal artists
BTQ 1973 Committee & Production team
'Les Sylphides' cast
'Coppelia' cast
'Coppelia' cast
'Coppelia' cast
Artistic Director Miss Phyllis Danaher's Annual Report. Courtesy Judith and Wendy Lowe.
Flyer. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.
Advertising alongside Helen Reddy, Vienna Boys Choir & Godspell. Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.Courtesy Dayne Cory Collection, SLQ.

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