Tag Archives: Anton Dolin

Tracing the path of the mystery man of the Ballets Russes in Australia

January 27, 2016 – 9:29 pm

His first name was Otis. His second name was Pearce, or maybe Pierce, as his name was often spelt. He

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Frederic Franklin, the Peter Pan of dance

May 9, 2013 – 10:22 am

Six weeks before the start of World War I, Fred Franklin, a caterer, and his wife, Mabel, gave birth to

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Anton Dolin: “Dance this for me, ladies and gentleman”

November 1, 2011 – 4:52 am

It’s not so much Anton Dolin in his dapper white trousers and pumps that intrigues, as the faces of the

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A balletomane’s moment in the spotlight

June 6, 2011 – 10:08 am

The winter 2011 edition of the State Library of New South Wales magazine, SL, includes an article I’ve written on

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The Blue Bird and the Princess of Monaco

April 4, 2011 – 10:30 pm

Ballet and the ruling Grimaldi family of Monaco have danced cheek to cheek for a century. But the death last

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