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Programmes from the 1950s

‘Let’s Make A Ballet’ – a 1954 programme which toured from June to October that year, including excerpts from Giselle, the ‘Grand Pas de Deux Classique’ (choreograph by Petipa, music by Tchaikovsky), the Tarantella from Napoli and Poul Gnatt’s Romeo & Juliet, also to music by Tchaikovsky.

Let's Make a Ballet | 1954

1955 poster for the New Zealand Ballet, performing through CAS

NZ Ballet Company poster | 1955

1956 poster for the New Zealand Ballet, performing through CAS

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Programmes from the 1950s

The early days of the RNZB (then New Zealand Ballet Company) had programmes and posters displaying the very first performances put on by the company. Take a look through these early artwork archives.

1950s poster artwork

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