Brolga 20 an Australian journal about dance

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Lynne Golding national star by Robin Grove
A strange occupation by Josef Brown
‘Dearest Mother’ letters from Algeranoff on tour in Australia, 1929* by Michelle Potter
Emergent kapa haka and ballroom dance forms in Aotearoa New Zealand** by Susan F. Graham
Margaret Barr, storyteller Part one: Snowy by Joanne Harris

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** This article has been peer reviewed

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Margaret Barr, storyteller Part one: Snowy

Choreographer Margaret Barr developed a rich style of dance-drama to communicate her strong social conscience. Since dance is ethereal, works are often lost after their performance, but fortunately, two of Margaret Barr’s choreographies were captured on film so we are able to observe her dramatic skills, sophisticated wit, manipulation of dance elements and the societal issues that were important to her.