A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia

A Thousand Encores tells the surprising and little known story of how, over 70 years ago, an extraordinary company of dancers made a deep impact on our cultural heritage. In 1936, the celebrated Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo stepped off a boat into the bright Australian sunlight. With exotic sets and costumes designed by cutting edge-artists and avant-garde music by great composers like Stravinsky, the Ballets Russes inspired a nation and transformed our cultural landscape.

Over five years from 1936 to 1940 they came to Australia three times, winning the hearts and minds of Australian audiences, inspiring a generation of our greatest artists - Grace Cossington Smith, Jeffrey Smart and Sidney Nolan - and ultimately sowing the seeds for Australian ballet today.

CREDITS

WRITER & DIRECTED: Mandy Chang
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sharyn Prentice
PRODUCERS: Marianne Latham & Lavinia Riachi
EDITOR: Karin Steininger

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