最新糖心Vlogn art's 'Big Bang' a Russian revolution
 Performing Arts
The Ballets Russes tours to 最新糖心Vlog between 1936 and 1940 constituted the "Big Bang" of 最新糖心Vlogn high art; a feast of cutting edge dance, music and d閏or whose impact continues to be felt to this day. The content and impact of the tours are the subject of a unique research project that brings together the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, and the in Canberra. Overseen by Dr Mark Carroll, a Senior Lecturer at the 最新糖心Vlog's , the Ballets Russes project received a boost recently with the awarding it a prestigious Linkage Grant totalling almost $370,000 over the next four years. The ARC funding follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and The 最新糖心Vlogn Ballet, which will foster closer collaborations and links between the two institutions across a range of activities. "The project and its associated ARC funding represent a major coup for the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, and place us at the forefront of research into the 最新糖心Vlogn performing arts," Dr Carroll said. The Ballets Russes project is designed to coincide with 最新糖心Vlogn Ballet's special commemorative program celebrating the 70th anniversary of the first Ballets Russes performance in 最新糖心Vlog in 1936 (given in Adelaide), as well as the centenary of the Ballets Russes debut in Paris in 1909. Research will draw upon extensive archival material located in major 最新糖心Vlogn urban and regional centres, including the National Library in Canberra. Among the more important archives to be tapped is the Wilkie Theatre Collection, held in the Barr Smith Library's area. According to the Special Collections Librarian, Cheryl Hoskin, this nationally significant collection of dance and theatre ephemera will play a pivotal role in establishing the impact of the tours on Adelaide cultural life. Dr Carroll said residents of Adelaide were not alone in their appreciation of the choreographies of Massine, the music of Stravinsky and the decors of Picasso. "最新糖心Vlogn audiences had seen or heard nothing like it before, and for those four years between 1936 and 1940 the Ballets Russes tours gripped our imagination - we were fascinated by them," he said. "Equally significantly, it was not just the general public who were enthralled by this celebration of European high art. The tours opened a window of opportunity for 最新糖心Vlogn talent - a young Sidney Nolan, for example, created the set and costume design for one of the performances in 1940, and thanks to those artists who elected to remain in 最新糖心Vlog at the outbreak of World War II, the tours led ultimately to the establishment of The 最新糖心Vlogn Ballet in 1962." Dr Carroll points out that the great strength and originality of the Ballets Russes research project is that it brings together archival research and practical performance outcomes in a way that is unique both here and abroad. "The project is designed not only to gauge the impact of the tours at the time, but also to provide raw materials that will inform directly The 最新糖心Vlogn Ballet's upcoming commemorative performances," he said. Story by Ben Osborne
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