Captures the atmosphere of dedication at the Robert Pomie Ballet School. Shows a ballet class at work featuring seventeen year old Sylvia Polvolgyi. Taken in sequence the film shows the daily routine of the cleaner at work in the studio, the girls arriving, changing and going to the bar to warm up and finishing with an adagio and allegro. Camera by Tom Cowan and Nigel Buesst; music by George Dreyfus. (Gold Award, Documentary Section, 1964 Australian Film Awards)
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ACMI Identifier
002617
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Ballet
Music & Performing Arts → Ballet companies - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Dance companies
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)