Margaret Barr

Australia, 1986

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Episode of Series “Dance: Videos of Australian dancers and choreographers”.
Margaret Barr first trained in the Denishawn style and went on to study with Martha Graham in New York where she developed her interest in choreography. She discusses the importance of stress in the Graham technique and how it differs from classical ballet. Research and interview conducted by James Murdoch.

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Credits

producer

Peter Campbell

production company

Australia Council

Duration

00:56:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Appears in

Group of items

Dance: Videos of Australian dancers and choreographers

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304425

Language

English

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Barr, Margaret, 1904-1991

Music & Performing Arts → Choreography

Music & Performing Arts → Dancers

Music & Performing Arts → Dancers - Australia - Interviews

Music & Performing Arts → Modern dance

People → Barr, Margaret, 1904-1991

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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

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