Did you know you can now download oral history interviews?
Here is a list of oral history interviews that are available to download now. The interviewees include Australian artistic directors, choreographers, dancers, dance teachers and arts administrators. Links take you to the interview's download page on the National Library's website.
Interviewed by Michelle Potter
- Gailene Stock (2012)
- Hugh Colman (2012)
- Jennifer Irwin (2011)
- Paul de Masson (2011)
- Eileen Kramer (2003)
- Bill Akers (2002)
- Martin Rubinstein (1995)
- Peggy Sager (1994)
- Moya Beaver (1994)
- Charles Boyd (1994)
- Hanny Exiner (1994)
for the Keep dancing oral history project
- Lynne Golding (2001)
- Bruce Morrow (2000)
- Shona Dunlop MacTavish (1998)
- Patrick Harding-Irmer (1998)
- Marina Berezowsky (1998)
- Reginald Bartram (1999)
- Robert Southey (1994)
in the Esso Performing Arts collection
- Irina Baronova (1994)
- Tamara Tchinarova Finch (1994)
- Kristian Fredrikson (1993)
- Kelvin Coe (1992)
- Noel Pelly (1992)
- Kira Bousloff (1990)
- Kenneth Rowell (1989)
- Valrene Tweedie (1988)
- Geoffrey Ingram (1988)
Interviewed by Peter Eckersall
- Yumi Umiumare (2012)
- Tony Yap (2012)
Interviewed by Shirley McKechnie
for the Conceiving connections oral history project (2003)
- Susan Healey (2003)
- Chrissie Parrott (2003)
- Hellen Sky and John McCormick (2003)
- Anna Smith (2003)
- Michelle Heaven (2003)
for the Australian choreographers oral history project
- Peter Brinson (1993)
Interviewed by Bill Stephens
- Nancye Hayes (2011)
- Ray Powell (1993)
- Edna Edgley (1985)
Interviewed by Lee Christofis
- Carole Johnson (2011)
- Lucy Jumawan (2011)
- Noel Tovey (2011)
- Valerie Grieg (2011)
- Tim Newth (2011)
- David McMicken (2011)
- Kim Walker (2010)
- Dennis Newie (2010)
- Annie Greig (2010)
- Kenneth Gillespie (2008)
- Meg Denton (2008)
- Perdita Eldridge (2007)
- Barbara Hardy (2007)
- Annette Gillen (2007)
- Irina Baronova (2007)
- Geon van der Wyst (2001)
Interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection
- Peggy Van Praagh (1973)
- Hal Lashwood (1973)
- Cyril T. Ritchard (1970)
- Robert Helpmann (1964)
Interviewed by Geri Lobl
- Shirley Andrews (1989)
Interviewed by James Murdoch
- Mary Duchesne (1986)
- Rex Reid (1986)
Interviewed by Barbara Blackman
- Margaret Walker (1985)
For more information about Australia Dancing, and finding dance resources at the National Library of Australia, read Is Australia still dancing?