After Venice - A Season of Dance

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Event After Venice - A Season of Dance
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 4 November 1987
Last Date 14 November 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Sub-titled "... a story of decay", Graeme Murphy's brilliant ballet, created for an "adults only" audience, was inspired by his collaboration in the Toronto Festival production of Britten's opera "Death in Venice", itself based on the novel by Thomas Mann.
The ballet starts where the opera ends, with the death of Aschenbach on the beach of the Lido.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Ballet
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Graeme Murphy Choreographer
Janet Vernon Choreographer, Assistant
Gustav Mahler Composer
Olivier Messiaen Composer
Jennifer Irwin Costume Maker
Alistair Roberts Costume Maker
Shane Carroll Dancer Love
Lael Evans Dancer Love
Michael Hennessy Dancer Lust
Paul Mercurio Dancer Tadzio
Bill Pengelly Dancer Aschenbach,the Younger
Francoise Philipbert Dancer Jashu's gilr
Nina Veretennikova Dancer Madame Aschenbach
Janet Vernon Dancer Mother of Tadzio
Kim Walker Dancer Jashu
Garth Welch Dancer Aschenbach
Alfred Williams Dancer Death
Kristian Fredrikson Designer
Caroline Jones Designer, Assistant to the
John Drummond Montgomery Lighting Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Oct/Nov 1987
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Brochure
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Programme
Event Identifier 113061