Divergence (1994 - )
McFarlane, Jim: Justine Summers, Damien Welch and Vicki Attard in Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 1994
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Choreographed by Stanton Welch on twenty dancers of the Australian Ballet, Divergence premiered in Melbourne on 1 September 1994. With costumes by Vanessa Leyonhjelm, set by Ben Anderson and lighting by William Akers, the work was danced to Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite. Divergence was dedicated to Welch's grandmother.
In his program notes for the inaugural season of the work Welch said '... It is a work of no literal meaning. Rather, I have suggested at a collage of emotions and situations'. Since its premiere season the work has been revived several times by the Australian Ballet and has toured nationally and internationally. Divergence entered the repertoire of Houston Ballet in 2004.
See also: Akers, William (Bill) ; Australian Ballet, The ; Welch, Stanton
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- Interview with Stanton Welch, 1995 (Oral history)
- Interviewer: Michelle Potter
- Interviewee: Welch, Stanton
- Audiotape
- 60 mins
- Stanton Welch talks about his approach to choreography and his interest in working within the genre of classical ballet. He discusses some of his works including Divergence, Madame Butterfly, Corroboree and Of Blessed Memory and also discusses his career to date including the role of his parents, Garth Welch and Marilyn Jones, of Maina Gielgud and of the Australian Ballet in its development. He talks about working in America with San Francisco Ballet and addresses the related issues of his youth and the reception of his ballets.
Edited extracts from this interview have been published as 'Boundless Dreams' in Michelle Potter, A Passion for Dance (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1997), pp. 135-147.
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Welch, Stanton ;
Gielgud, Maina ;
Australian Ballet, The ;
Welch, Garth ;
Jones, Marilyn ;
Corroboree [Dance work made to the score of John Antill] ;
Of Blessed Memory ;
Madame Butterfly
- Location:
- National Library of Australia
- TRC 3321
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McFarlane, Jim: Justine Summers in Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 1994
- McFarlane, Jim: Justine Summers in Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 1994 (Picture)
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Summers, Justine ;
Welch, Stanton ;
Australian Ballet, The
- Location:
- National Library of Australia
- PIC/7360/7
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McFarlane, Jim: Justine Summers in Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 1994
- McFarlane, Jim: Justine Summers in Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 1994 (Picture)
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Welch, Stanton ;
Australian Ballet, The ;
Summers, Justine
- Location:
- National Library of Australia
- PIC P1791
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- Newspaper clippings, David McAllister, 1985-1999 (Ephemera)
- A small selection of press articles from various Australian newspapers and magazines relating to McAllister's career, including articles relating to the Moscow International Ballet Competition, Perth City Ballet, and the Australian Ballet's productions of Divergence and Madame Butterfly.
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Madame Butterfly ;
McAllister, David ;
Australian Ballet, The
- Location:
- National Library of Australia
- Access through Newspaper/Microform Reading Room
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Busby, Jeff: Robert Curran and Madeleine Eastoe in a study for Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 2001
- Busby, Jeff: Robert Curran and Madeleine Eastoe in a study for Stanton Welch's 'Divergence', the Australian Ballet, 2001 (Picture)
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Australian Ballet, The ;
Welch, Stanton
- Location:
- National Library of Australia
- PIC/7577/1
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