Episode of Series “Dance: Videos of Australian dancers and choreographers”.
Margaret Evelyn Walker is one of the best loved figures in dance in Australia. She discusses her travels in Eastern Europe in the 1940’s and 1950’s, her belief in the power of folk music, her struggles to have it accepted as a subject in schools and of the establishment of the Australian Association for Dance Education. Interview conducted by James Murdoch.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304422
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers - Australia - Interviews
Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan