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Symphonic Variations as seen through the eyes of Wendy Ellis Somes

May 6, 2015 – 9:57 am

This article was first published in The Sydney Morning Herald. With its bomb sites, rubble and rationing, London in 1946

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Frederick Ashton, Het Nationale, Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Symphonic Variations, Wendy Ellis Somes | Comments (0)

Laurel Martyn, once a dancer, always a dancer

October 27, 2013 – 10:41 am

As a child in the 1920s, Laurel Martyn saw Anna Pavlova dance in Brisbane. Of course she found Pavlovaâ€™s performances

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Adeline Genee, Anna Pavlova, Ballet Guild, Edouard Borovansky, Felix Emery, Jennie Brenan, Judith Espinosa, Laurel Martyn, Marjorie Hollinshed, Ninette de Valois, Phyllis Bedells, Royal Academy of Dancing, The Rake's Progress, Vic-Wells Ballet | Comments (0)