MS 7629
Records of the Human Veins Dance Theatre



Scope and Content Note

  • Records 1979-1988
  • 8 metres (58 boxes) + 12 folio items + 6 elephant folio items
  • Available for reference

The Human Veins Dance Theatre records encompas the full range of dance company activities - administrative and financial papers including details of government grants, general and production files, publicity and reviews, a collection of photograph albums, programmes, some art work, and videos and cassettes. The collection provides a comprehensive record of the life of a contemporary dance company.


Background Note

Human Veins Dance Theatre was a small contemporary dance company formed by Don Asker in November 1979. Asker had already made a name for himself as a dancer and choreographer both in Australia and abroad, where he worked for some years with the Nederlands Dans Theatre and as a freelance.

After touring for some months, the Human Veins Dance Theatre company settled in Canberra, where Asker was a Creative Arts Fellow at A.N.U. for a period in 1980. A home for the company and a studio were found in Gorman House, Braddon.

Over the next eight years, Asker choreographed many works for Human Veins, which performed regularly in Canberra as well as touring extensively in NSW, Victoria and elsewhere and appearing at many festivals such as Expo '88. Artists, musicians, composers and other dance companies collaborated with Human Veins on several projects, and Asker gained a reputation for his innovative approach to contemporary dance theatre. The company was regularly supported by grants from the Australia Council and other government bodies.

At the end of 1988, when Don Asker took up a Churchill Fellowship for study overseas, the Human Veins Dance Theatre was disbanded.


Digitised Materials Note

Selected online copies from the collection are available:

Gould, Ross, 1946- Members of the Human Veins Dance Theatre, photographed in a tree at Gorman House, Canberra, 1988 [picture]
(http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms7629-0-1)

Gould, Ross, 1946- Don Asker, centre, with unidentified dancers of the Human Veins Dance Theatre, 1987 [picture]
(http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms7629-0-2)

Gould, Ross, 1946- Jane Mortiss and Wendy Wallace of the Human Veins Dance Theatre, in rehearsal for Les noces, 1982 [picture]
(http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms7629-0-3)


Series List

Series  1  Administrative records  Boxes  1- 4                  


Series  2  Letters  Boxes  5- 8                  


Series  3  Financial records  Boxes  9-25 + 3 items        


Series  4  Alphabetical subject files  Boxes 26-41                  


Series  5  Production files  Boxes 41-45                  


Series  6  Publicity and reviews, including art work  Boxes 46-48 + 2 folios + 10 elephant folio items


Series  7  Photographs  Boxes 48-54 + 2 folios + 1 elephant folio


Series  8  Programmes  Box 55                       


Series  9  Printed materials, cassettes and videotapes  Boxes 56-57

Series Description

Series  1         Administrative records                                      
                  This series comprises the following categories : Board,     
                  personnel (including dancers), classes, studio bookings     
                  and Gorman House.  Within these categories, arrangement     
                  is chronological.                                           
                  Files on performers' contracts are also found in Series     
                  5, Production Files.                                        
Series  2         Letters                                                     
                  These files contain copies of letters from HVDT to other    
                  people and organisations.  The letter files were            
                  sometimes used to keep copies of other company written      
                  work, so Board minutes, brief reports etc may also be       
                  found here.                                                 
Series  3         Financial records                                           
                  All financial records are arranged in one chronological     
                  sequence except for the files dealing with government       
                  grants, which have their own chronological arrangement at   
                  the end of the series (Boxes 22-25).                        
Series  4         Alphabetical subject files                                  
                  These files are arranged alphabetically using their         
                  original titles.  This means that there are many            
                  inconsistencies - for example some files under Melbourne    
                  and some under Victoria, Melbourne - so it may be           
                  necessary to scan all the file titles to ensure that all    
                  papers on a given topic have been discovered.  There is     
                  also considerable overlap with other series - for example   
                  publicity and reviews within or attached to subject files   
                  might more properly appear in Series 6.                     
                  In some cases, the dates on the file title do not           
                  correspond with the contents, and this is noted in the      
                  list.  At the end of the series (Box 41) there are          
                  several unnamed/unidentified items.  Many of the files no   
                  longer in use by HVDT were wrapped in brown paper parcels   
                  with the contents listed on the outside, and these          
                  original wrappings are also in a folder at the end of the   
                  series.                                                     
Series  5         Production files                                            
                  The files on Les Noces/Oresteia are grouped together at     
                  the beginning of this eries.  They are followed by an       
                  alphabetical arrangement for other productions (these       
                  files are often undated) then a few general technical and   
                  production files.  There is some overlap between this       
                  series and Series 4 (subject files) and also Series 5 for   
                  example publicity files for individual productions are      
                  here rather than there.                                     
Series  6         Publicity and reviews, including art work                   
                  This series includes newspaper cuttings (many in albums),   
                  press releases, company newsletters, art work for           
                  brochures and programmes, and posters. Folio size theatre   
                  and set designs are here too. Arrangement is                
                  chronological, with undated or mixed date items together    
                  with elephant folio material at the end of the series.      
                  Some files dealing with publicity and reviews may also be   
                  found in Series 4, with alphabetical subject files, and     
                  in Series 5, if they refer exclusively to a particular      
                  production.                                                 
Series  7         Photographs                                                 
                  This series consists mainly of photograph albums,           
                  arranged chronologically where the dates are known. The     
                  two principal photographers are Ross Gould and Jack         
                  Asker.  There are also separate photographs, mounted and    
                  unmounted, negatives and a box of slides.                   
Series  8         Programmes                                                  
                  Included here are programmes of HVDT productions,           
                  programmes of other productions with which HVDT was         
                  associated, and other companies' productions.               
Series  9         Printed materials, cassettes and videotapes                 
                  A small number of miscellaneous printed items found in      
                  the collection are here, together with 31 cassettes and a   
                  box of videotapes.                                          

Series Inventory

SERIES 1 : ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

BOX 1

Series 1

Folder  1               Agenda and records of Board meetings, 1981-1982       
Folder  2               Board meetings, 1981-1983                             
Folder  3               Board meetings, 1983                                  
Folder  4               Board meetings, 1984                                  
Folder  5- 6            Board meetings, 1984                                  
Folder  7               Board meetings, 1985                                  
Folder  8               Board meetings, 1985-1987                             

BOX 2

Series 1

Folder  9      List of Board members, July 1988;  List of members, undated;        
               Annual reports (printed) 1984-1987 (Note:  1984 and 1985 reports    
               include details of repertoire, 1979-)                               
Folder 10      Personnel applications, 1980-1983 (filed dated 1981-1983)           
Folder 11      Contracts, 1981-1983                                                
Folder 12      Applications for position of Administrator, 1982                    
Folder 13      1983 NSW Tour Contracts (Originals)                                 
Folder 14      Applications for contracts, 1983-1987                               
Folder 15      Contracts for personnel, 1983-1986 (file dated 1984-)               
Folder 16      Applications - Dancers, 1983-1987                                   

BOX 3

Series 1

Folder 17               Dancers contracts, 1984-1986 (filed dated 1985)         
Folder 18               Auditioning - Dancers, 1984-1986 (file dated            
                        1984-1985)                                              
Folder 19               Classes, 1980-1982 (4 files in 1 folder)                
Folder 20               Classes, 1983                                           
Folder 21               Class roll, 1983                                        
Folder 22               Class roll, 1984                                        
Folder 23               Class roll, May-June 1984                               
Folder 24               Classes, July-November 1984                             
Folder 25               Tai Chi enrolments, undated                             
Folder 26               Studio bookings, Guest teachers (1984 diary)            
Folder 27               Studio bookings (1885 diary)                            
Folder 28               Telephone and address book, undated                    

BOX 4

Series 1

Folder 29               Gorman House, 1980-1981                                 
Folder 30               Gorman House, September 1981-1983                       
Folder 31               Gorman House, Open Day, 1983-1984                       
Folder 32               Gorman House, December 1983-1985                        
Folder 33               Gorman House, 1985-1986                                 
Folder 34               Gorman House, 1985-1986                                 
Folder 35               Gorman House Manager, 1986                              

SERIES 2 : LETTERS

BOX 5

Series 2

Folders  1- 8           Letters, May 1981-July 1983                             

BOX 6

Series 2

Folders  9-12           Letters, August 1983-December 1984                      

BOX 7

Series 2

Folders 13-18           Letter, January 1985-December 1985                      

BOX 8

Series 2

Folders 19-21           Letters, June-December 1986, July 1987-February 1988    

SERIES 3 : FINANCIAL RECORDS

BOX 9

Series 3

Folder   1              Receipts, 1979-1980                                     
Folder   2              Income & expenditure, completed months, 1980            
Folder   3              Receipts and cash book, 1980                            
Folder   4              Miscellaneous invoices and financial notes, 1980        
Folder   5              Time and wages book, 1980                               
Folder   6              Cash book, 1980-1981                                    
Folder   7              Miscellaneous letters and invoices, mainly financial,   
                        1980-January 1981                                       
Folder   8              Budget, 1980-1981                                       
Folder   9              Banking, 1980-January 1981                              
Folder  10              Salary sheets and rates of pay, 1980-1983               
Folder  11              Bank books, 1980-1984 (in bag)                          

BOX 10

Series 3

Folders 12               18 Payment vouchers and invoices, 1981                 

BOX 11

Series 3

Folder  19              Cash book extracts, 1981                                
Folder  20              Projected activities reports, 1981                      
Folder  21              Invoices (cash), 1981-1982                              
Folder  22              Payroll sheets, 1981-1983 (in bag)                      
Folders 23-26           Payment vouchers and invoices, January-August 1982      

BOX 12

Series 3

Folder  27              Payment vouchers and invoices, June-July 1982                    
Folder  28              Payment vouchers and invoices, August-September 1982             
Folder  29              Income and expenditure.  Ledger book, 1982                       
Folder  30              Cash book, 1982                                                  
Folder  31              Bank books, 1982-1983 (in bag)                                   
Folder  32              Management reports, 1982-1983 (file dated 1981-1983.  Includes   
                        monthly reports on income and expenditure 1982-1983, mainly      
                        1983)                                                            
Folder  33              Journal, 1982-1984                                               
Folder  34              Payment vouchers and invoices, cash, March 1982-1984             

BOX 13

Series 3

Folder  35              Bank statements, 1982-1986                                       
Folders 36-37           BBC Hardware account, invoices, 1982-1984                        
Folders 38-40           Production account, Payment vouchers and invoices, 1982-1984     
                        (file dated 1983)                                                
Folder  41              Payment vouchers and invoices, January-March 1983                

BOX 14

Series 3

Folders 42-44           Payment vouchers and invoices, 1983                              
Folder  45              Cash book, 1983                                                  
Folder  46              Ledger, 1983                                                     
Folder  47              '1983 Account' (envelope containing several accounts, Bank       
                        books 1981-1983, Bank statements, 1980-1983)                     

BOX 15

Series 3

Folder  48              'Accounts paid 20 October 1983', 1983-May 1984                   
Folders 49-54           Payment voucher and invoices, 1984                               
Folder  55              Vouchers - Income, 1984                                          

BOX 16

Series 3

Folder  56              Budget, 1984                                                     
Folder  57              Petty cash - Production, 1984                                    
Folder  58              Payroll sheets and tax calculations, 1984                        
Folder  59              Bank books, 1984 (including several 1981-1983) (in bag)          
Folder  60              Incoming fees/Income - account book, 1984                        
Folder  61              Cash book, 1984  FOLIO BOX 1                                    

BOX 17

Series 3

Folder  62              Ledger, 1984-1985                                                
Folder  63              Journal, 1984-1987                                               
Folder  64              Car mileage book, 1984-1987                                      
Folders 65-68           Payment vouchers and invoices, January-June 1985                 

BOX 18

Series 3

Folders 69-70           Payment vouchers and invoices, July-December 1985                
Folder  71              Vouchers - Income, 1985                                          
Folder  72              Budget, 1985                                                     
Folder  73              Submissions and budget, 1985                                     
Folder  74              Wages - payroll sheets and tax calculations, 1985                
Folder  75              Cash book, 1985  FOLIO BOX 1                                    

BOX 19

Series 3

Folder  76              Bank books, 1985 (including December 1984) (in bag)              
Folders 77-82           Payment vouchers and invoices, 1986                              

BOX 20

Series 3

Folder  83              Income vouchers and attendance records, 1986                     
Folder  84              Budget, 1986                                                     
Folder  85              Financial - monthly, 1986                                        
Folder  86              Ledger, 1986                                                     
Folder  87              Depreciation schedule, 1986?                                     
Folder  88              Wages - payroll sheets and tax caculations, 1986                 
Folder  89              Bank books, 1986 (including November 1985 and January 1987)      
                        (in bag)                                                         
Folder  90              Cash book, 1986  FOLIO BOX 2                                    

BOX 21

Series 3

Folders 91-96           Payment vouchers and invoices, 1987                              
Folder  97              Income vouchers and attendance records, 1987                     

BOX 22

Series 3

Folder  98              Accounts-working papers and data listings, 1987 (includes        
                        material on grants, 1986-1988)                                   
Folder  99              Bank books, 1987 (including November 1986) (in bag)              
Folder  100             Wages - payroll sheets and tax calculations, 1987                
Folder  101             Cash books, 1987 and 1988 (in bag)                               
Folder  102             Grants - Australia Council.  General grant 1980                  
Folder  103             Grants.  Department of the Arts, Adelaide, 1980                  
Folder  104             Victoria.  Ministry for the Arts.  Grant                         
                        application 1980.                                                
                        Victoria.  Ministry for the Arts.  Grant application 1981 (2     
                        files in 1 folder)                                               

BOX 23

Series 3

Folder  105             Department of the Capital Territory.  Grants (application) 1980  
Folder  106             Australia Council.  General grant 1981                           
Folder  107             Australia Council.  Special projects 1981                        
Folder  108             Grant application.  Adelaide 1981                                
Folder  109             Department of the Capital Territory.  Grants 1981 (includes      
                        letter re Australia Council grant 1980)                          
                        Department of the Capital Territory Grants application 1982      
Folder  110             Australia Council.  Grant 1982                                   
Folder  111             Australia Council.  Special projects 1982                        
Folder  112             Department of the Capital Territory.  Capital equipment grant    
                        1982 (includes A.C.T. House of Assembly.  Report on Community    
                        Development Fund grants 1983/84.  (1983)                         
Folder  113             Australia Council.  General grant 1983                           
Folder  114             Australia Council.  Special projects 1983                        
Folder  115             Department of the Capital Territory.  Capital equipment grant    
                        1983                                                             
Folder  116             Department of Territories and Local Government. Community arts   
                        grant 1983                                                       

BOX 24

Series 3

Folders 117-118         Australia Council.  General grant 1984                           
Folder  119             Australia Council.  Special projects 1984                        
Folder  120             Department of Territories and Local Government. General grant    
                        1984                                                             
Folder  121             NSW 1984 grant                                                   
Folder  122             Australia Council.  Grant 1985 - submissions                     
Folder  123             Australia Council.  Special projects 1985 




BOX 25
                        


Series 3



Folder  124             Australia Council.  Grant 1986 - application                     
Folders 125-126         Application for Government Assistance by an Arts Organization    
                        1988 (file includes Australia Council 1988 submission, etc)      

     

SERIES 4 : ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT FILES

BOX 26

Series 4

Folder   1              Actors Equity.  1980-1985                                        
Folder   2              Adelaide season 1980                                             
Folder   3              Adelaide 1981                                                    
Folder   4              Adelaide season 1981 (includes press clippings and reviews)      
Folder   5              Adelaide 1982-1985                                               
Folder   6              Approaches to private enterprise.  1981-1986                     
Folder   7              Arts Centre, A.N.U. 1982                                         
Folder   8              Arts-Health Foundation.  1982-1984                               
Folder   9              Arts policy and administration - miscellaneous papers            
                        1979-1982 and undated.  (Includes ALP Arts Workshop 1981;        
                        "Strengthening the governance of arts organisations" 1979;       
                        NSW Premier's Department Initiatives and policy objectives for   
                        the arts 1982;  article entitled 'Audience engineering and       
                        psychology" (undated); E. Sweeting "Some observations on         
                        Boards with particular reference to subsidized non-profit        
                        organisations')                                                  
Folder  10              Audience survey 1985                                             
Folder  11              Australia Council dance debate.  1983-1984                       
Folder  12              Australia Council - General correspondence 1982-1984 (file       
                        dated 1982-1983)                                                 

BOX 27

Series 4

Folder  13              Australia Council - General correspondence 1984                  
Folder  14              Australia Council - General correspondence 1984-1987.  [Note:    
                        Other Australia Council files are in Series 3, Boxes 22-25]      
Folder  15              Australia Day - 1982-1983                                        
Folder  16              A.C.T. Playhouse June 1981                                       
Folder  17              A.C.T. Playhouse November 1981                                   
Folder  18              A.C.T. schools activities 1981-1983 (file dated 1983)            
Folder  19              A.C.T. schools - activities offered 1984                         
Folder  20              Bach project - Donald Hollier.  undated                          
Folder  21              Badges - Originals.  undated                                     
Folder  22              Balcony Theatre, Adelaide.  1979-1980 (includes Universal        
                        Theatre, Fitzroy, Hire Agreement)                                

BOX 28

Series 4

Folder   23             Belgium - information on festivals, etc. Includes material on    
                        Holland, Paris, U.S.A. undated (in bag)                          
Folder   24             Brisbane.  1980-1983 (3 files in 1 folder)                       
Folder   25             Campbells Cash and Carry Wholesalers.  1984                      
Folder   26             Canberra Celebrations Board.  1984                               
Folder   27             Canberra Festival 1979-1982                                      
Folder   28             Canberra Festival 1983                                           
                        Canberra Festival 1984-1985 and Canberra Australia Day Council   
                        1985 (2 files in 1 folder)                                       
Folder   29             CAPPA (Confereation of Australian Professional Performing Arts   
                        Ltd) 1981-1985                                                   

BOX 29

Series 4

Folder   30             CAPPA. 1985-1986                                                 
Folder   31             Casting - Season 1982 (-1984?)                                   
Folder   32             Castlemaine Festival 1982                                        
Folder   33             Classical and Contemporary Dance Co. 1984                        
Folder   34             Collaboration - Absence of Sunshine.  1982                       
Folder   35             Collaborations.  1983-1985                                       
Folder   36             Commonwealth Games Conference and Festival 1982                  
Folder   37             C.E.P. (Community Employment Program) General correspondence.    
                        1983-1986 (file dated 1984/85)                                   

BOX 30

Series 4

Folder   38             Contacts.  1979-1980                                             
Folder   39             Contacts and addresses.  1980-                                   
Folder   40             Cootamundra 1983                                                 
Folder   41             Costumes - From the South Seas Museum and Year of the Monkey -   
                        general (2 files in 1 folder)                                    
Folder   42             Crisis campaign 1982                                             
Folder   43             Dance Company Directors. 1984                                    
Folder   44             Dance magazines, etc - articles and correspondence.  1981-1986   
Folders  45-46          Department of Territories and Local Government. 1983-1986        
                        (file dated 1985-1986.  Includes correspondence and reports re   
                        funding and grants)                                              

BOX 31

Series 4

Folder   47             Department of the Capital Territory -                            
                        Administration.  1980-1981                                       
Folder   48             Designers.  1982-1984                                            
Folder   49             Designers.  1982-1983                                            
Folder   50             Erindale Centre Theatre.  undated                                
Folder   51             Expo '88 HVDT Tour                                               
Folder   52             Federal arts policy.  1981-1983                                  
Folder   53             Films, etc. 1981                                                 
Folder   54             43 Hopegood Place, Garran, A.C.T.                                
Folder   55             Forum of Performing Arts, 1984                                   
Folder   56             Friends of Human Veins.  Membership book and letter.  1983-1984  
                        Friends of Human Veins.  undated [1988?]                         

BOX 32

Series 4

Folder   57             General correspondence 1979-1980 (includes Equity, dance         
                        magazines, interviews, etc.)                                     
Folder   58             General correspondence.  1988 (unnamed file including papers     
                        on 1988 season, Churchill Fellowship, Victorian College of the   
                        Arts, etc)                                                       
Folder   59             General promotion.  1984                                         
Folder   60             Goulburn Spring Workshops.  1983-1984                            
Folder   61             Greek Festival 1983                                              
Folder   62             Greenwood:  "Hell for Leather" and "Windform". undated           
Folder   63             Human Veins - General (file containing various papers            
                        1977-1982, including copies of general articles in HVDT,         
                        papers and correspondence on New Zealand tour 1981, 1982         
                        company schedule, etc.)                                          
Folder   64             Indonesian overseas tour.  (mainly photographs. undated.         
                        1984/1985?)                                                      
Folder   65             International Youth Year 1985                                    
                        International Youth Year 1985 (2 files in 1 folder)              
Folder   66             Invitations 1980                                                 
Folder   67             Kelvin Grove C.A.E. - Drama Studio.  1980-1981                   

BOX 33

Series 4

Folder   68             Leeton.  1983                                                    
Folder   69             Lithgow.  1982-1983                                              
Folder   70             McKenzie, Graham.  CV                                            
Folder   71             Madge development (Geoffrey Madge) 1982-1984                     
Folder   72             Mailing list.  1981                                              
Folder   73             Melbourne.  1984-1987 (file dated 1984, 1985,                    
                        1986)                                                            
Folders  74- 75         Melbourne season 1986 (includes album of publicity and reviews)  
Folder   76             Melbourne Universal.  1982  [Note:  Other Melbourne files are    
                        under Victoria.  Melbourne in Boxes 39 and 40]                   
Folder   77             Merimbula.  1983                                                 

BOX 34

Series 4

Folder   78             Modelling function ("That's Me Boutique", Kingston, A.C.T.)      
                        1984                                                             
Folder   79             Myer Foundation.  1983                                           
Folder   80             National Dance Working Party.  1984                              
Folder   81             New dancer award.  1984-1986                                     
Folder   82             Dance award 1987.  1987-1988 (continuation of New dancer award   
                        file)                                                            
Folder   83             NSW country tour 1981                                            
Folder   84             NSW regional centres.  1980                                      
Folder   85             NSW tour 1983.  1982-1983                                        
Folder   86             NSW tour 1984.  1984-1985                                        

BOX 35

Series 4

Folder   87             New Zealand tour 1981.  1980-1981                                
Folder   88             New Zealand tour.  Finances.  1981                               
Folder   89             New Zealand press and publicity.  1981-1982                      
Folder   90             New Zealand 1983.  1982                                          
Folder   91             North coast (NSW) Area Association 1983                          
Folder   92             North-east coast (NSW) tour 1984.  1983-1984                     
Folder   93             Orange.  1982-1983                                               
Folder   94             Other companies (Limbs Dance Co. only. ca 1979)                  
Folder   95             Overseas tours.  1981-1983                                       
Folder   96             Overseas tours and communications.  1984-1988                    

     

BOX 36

Series 4

Folders  97-98          Pascoe debate 1985                                               
Folder   99             Pascoe report on the arts 1985                                   
Folder  100             P.P.P. (Personal Pricing Plan) 1983                              
Folder  101             Playwrites (sic) Conference.  1984                               
Folder  102             Printing.  Green Apple - bills.  1982-1983                       
Folder  103             Program notes (works) 1984?  (Includes list of                   
                        HVDT works and details of premiers 1980-1984)                    
Folder  104             Quarry.  undated                                                 
Folder  105             Queensland (not Brisbane).  1980-1981                            
Folder  106             Queensland Regional Tour 1984 (general correspondence)           
Folder  107             Repertoire to 1984.  '83 works (to October) 1983-1984            
Folder  108             Requests for assistance 1980                                     
Folder  109             Requests for performances.  1981                                 
Folder  110             Rotherwood (Australia Council).  1983-1986                       
Folder  111             Rotherwood.  1985-1986 (includes Report of the Residential       
                        Workshop for Australian dance administrators, Rotherwood,        
                        1985;  Report of the Residential Conference of Artistic          
                        Directors and Administrators in receipt of general grants from   
                        the Theatre Board, Australia Council, 1986; also                 
                        correspondence, notes, minutes, etc.)




BOX 37

Series 4

                            
Folder  112             St Martins (Theatre), Melbourne 1983.  1982-1983                 
Folder  113             Schedules and budgets 1983                                       
Folder  114             Schedules 1983-1984                                              
Folder  115             Schedules 1985                                                   
Folder  116             S.A.G.A. (Screen Actors Guild of Australia) 1983                 
Folder  117             Shera, G.P. "The tears of an excavator", a scenario for dance.   
                        1984                                                             
Folders 118-121         South Australia and Northern Territory tour 1985                 

     

BOX 38

Series 4

Folder  122             South Coast (NSW) tour 1984                                      
Folder  123             Subscription season 1985                                         
Folder  124             Sunday in the Park 1982 (includes Canberra Festival              
                        correspondence 1982)                                             
Folder  125             Sydney Biennial (correspondence with Sydney Theatre Company)     
                        1982                                                             
Folder  126             Sydney (Everest) 1983 (includes some general NSW                 
                        correspondence, 1982-1983)                                       
Folder  127             Sydney Festival 1981                                             
Folder  128             Sydney Festival 1983                                             
Folder  129             Sydney Festival 1984                                             
Folder  130             Sydney season 1980.  1980-1981                                   
Folder  131             Sydney season January 1982.  1981-1982                           

BOX 39

Series 4

Folder  132             Temora.  1982-1983                                               
Folder  133             Theatre plans and details, various states and                    
                        A.C.T., 1980-1981 (includes Union Theatre, Melbourne) (in bag)   
Folder  134             Touring Weekly Package 1983                                      
                        Touring package 1984 - correspondence (2 files in 1 folder)      
Folder  135             Travel.  1980                                                    
Folder  136             T-shirts.  Inventory.  1981 and undated                          
Folder  137             Union Theatre, University of Sydney.  1980                       
Folder  138             Universal Theatre, Fitzroy - The Choir-plan. undated             
Folder  139             University of New England.  Arts Theatre. undated                
Folder  140             Victoria.  Echuca.  Echuca Arts Workshop. undated                
                        Victoria.  Kyneton.  Shire Hall.  undated (2 files in 1 folder)  
Folder  141             Victoria.  Melbourne 1980-1981                                   
Folder  142             Victoria.  Melbourne - Grant Street Theatre, Victorian College   
                        of the Arts                                                      
                        Guild Theatre, University of Melbourne                           
                        Universal Theatre                                                
                        Memorial Theatre, Victoria University (sic)                      
                        National Theatre.  (ca 1981.  5 files in 1 folder)               

BOX 40

Series 4

Folder  143             Victoria.  Melbourne.  Concert Hall, Victorian Arts Centre -     
                        1983 (in bag)                                                    
Folder  144             Victoria.  Regional Tour 1983 [general file] 1982-1983           
Folder  145             Victoria.  Regional Tour 1983 Ararat                             
Folder  146             Victoria.  Regional Tour 1983 Ballarat                           
Folder  147             Victoria.  Regional Tour 1983 Bendigo                            
Folder  148             Victoria.  Regional Tour 1983 Warrnambool                        
Folder  149             Victoria - Regional 1984-1985 (General)                          
Folder  150             Victoria tours 1984 - Ararat, Ballarat, Bendigo, Warrnambool,    
                        Geelong                                                          

BOX 41

Series 4

Folder  151             Victorian tour 1984                                              
Folder  152             Wagga 1982-1983                                                  
Folder  153             Warana and Commonwealth Festival, Brisbane, 1982                 
Folder  154             Unnamed file containing information on and programmes of many    
                        other companies, including Circus Oz (with photographs), 1981    
                        Melbourne production of 'Mary Barnes', and 1980 season by        
                        European company Silk (Kiss) including programme and reviews     
                        of their production of "Oresteia"                                
Folder  155             Unidentified - 2pp of notes found with 1985 bundle of files      
                        Appendices re Type of Assistance Required, etc to unidentified   
                        budget or tour report.  2pp                                      
Folder  156             Brown paper wrappings listing files originally in parcels        

SERIES 5 : PRODUCTION FILES

BOX 41 (continued)

Series 5

Folder    1             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Designs, etc                   
Folder    2             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Contracts sent.  June-August   
                        1982                                                  
Folder    3             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Musicians' biographies and     
                        photos                                                
Folder    4             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Canberra.  Musicians           

BOX 42

Series 5

Folder    5             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Canberra.  Budgets Funding     
                        (2 files in 1 folder)                                 
Folder    6             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  School of Music                
Folder    7             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Invitations (includes          
                        another invitation, 1984)  Correspondence.  (2        
                        files in 1 folder)                                    
Folder    8             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Publicity                      
Folder    9             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Canberra Theatre statements    
Folder   10             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Contracts sent     
                        and contracts returned.  1982-1983                    
Folder   11             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Musicians'         
                        contracts 1982-1983                                   
Folder   12             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Musciians          
                        1982-1983                                             

BOX 43

Series 5

Folder   13             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Biographies/       
                        photos                                                
Folder   14             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Budgets.           
                         Results (2 files in 1 folder)                        
Folder   15             "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Venue and Technical            
Folder   16             "Les Noces/Oresteia". Melbourne  Correspondence       
Folders  17- 18         "Les Noces/Oresteia".  Melbourne.  Publicity          
Folder   19             Alice Underground - props                             
Folder   20             Biographies.  1987                                    

BOX 44

Series 5

Folder   21             "Cabbages and Kings".  1983 Canberra                  
Folder   22             "Chain Reaction".  1987                               
                        "A Change of Heart".  1985  (2 files in 1 folder)     
Folder   23             "Double Shuffle".  Set, props, drawings               
Folder   24             "Double Shuffle".  Acccounts (includes production     
                        schedule, props, etc.)                                
Folder   25             "Double Shuffle".  Publicity report.  1988            
Folder   26             "Eclipse '86" (cue sheets)                            
                        "End of a Dream".  Running sheets and technical       
                        information                                           
                        "First Light".  Script and set (3 files in 1 folder)  
Folder   27             "From the South Seas Museum".  General file.          
                        Costumes.  (2 files in 1 folder)                      
Folder   28             "Giggles".  Studio cue sheets                         
Folder   29             "Land of Eh".  Props list.                            
                                       Set.  (2 files in bag)                 
Folder   30             "Myself My Stranger".  Rehearsal Room, Canberra,      
                        November 1985                                         
                        "Pound of Flesh" (2 files in 1 folder)                
Folder   31             "Private Viewing".  Production schedule June-July     
                        1984                                                  
Folder   32             "Raising Dust".  General file                         

BOX 45

Series 5

Folder   33             "Raising Dust".  Basic lighting - plans               
                        Lighting plans and cue sheets (2 files in 1 folder)   
Folder   34             "Raising Dust".  Technical file (includes             
                        photographs of the set.  Also includes lighting       
                        details far From the South Seas Museum, Canberra,     
                        1983)                                                 
Folder   35             "Raising Dust".  NSW 1988 tour                        
Folder   36             "Ring Around & Rosy Room".  Production file June      
                        1984                                                  
Folder   37             "Slices".  Lunchtime theatre November 1988            
Folder   38             Spring Release, "Illusions" - lighting cue sheets     
                        [1984]                                                
Folder   39             "Strangers" and "Windform" - props list               
                        "Strangers" - lighting                                
                        "Windform" - lighting (3 files in 1 folder)           
Folder   40             Triple Vision, Gorman House, July 1986. [general      
                        file]                                                 
                        Lighting cue sheets (w files in 1 folder)             
Folder   41             "True Blue".  A.N.U., July 1985 - lighting and set    
                        "True Blue".  Studio Theatre, Melbourne, October      
                        1986 - lighting cue sheets (includes "Ebony",         
                        "Calcium II" and "Les Illuminations") (2 files in 1   
                        folder)                                               
Folder   42             "Under the Skin".  Preview, Erindale Centre,          
                        December 1980                                         
                        Canberra Playhouse, February 1981  (2 files in 1      
                        folder)                                               
Folder   43             Production includes notes on new productions and      
                        production meetings, 1984-1985)                       
Folder   44             Studio performances including Opening.  1984?         
Folder   45             Technical - Lighting cue sheets 1984 (includes True   
                        Blue computer disk, 28-30 October 1986)               
Folder   46             Technical - Production - Advertising Brochures        
                        -Lighting (versions theatres 1987-1988)               

SERIES 6 : PUBLICITY AND REVIEWS, INCLUDING ART WORK

BOX 46

Series 6

Folder    1             "The concept, the repertoire, the artists"            
                        -springback folder of press releases, etc. 1984       
Folder    2             Correspondence and early publicity and reviews,       
                        Dece,ber 1979-June 1980                               
Folder    3             Miscellaneous press releases and announcements,       
                        especially from early years.  1980-                   
Folder    4             Publicity and reviews 1980 (file in bag)              
Folder    5             Copies of press cuttings 1980-1982                    
Folder    6             Reviews 1981 (album in bag)                           
Folder    7             New Zealand publicity and reviews 1981 (album in      
                        bag)                                                  
Folder    8             Melbourne publicity and reviews May 1981              
Folder    9             Publicity and reviews folder.  1981-1982?             
Folder   10             Art works 1981-1983                                   

BOX 47

Folder   11             Publicity - clippings.  1981.  1982.  1983 (album) FOLIO BOX 1 
                                                                  
Folder   12             Reviews 1982 (album in bag)                           
Folder   13             February 1982 Season - press kit (folder)             
Folder   14             Press cuttings July 1982                              
Folder   15             Orders 1982-1983 (includes Tshort and advertising     
                        orders.  Also includes copies of HVDT Newsletters     
                        1982-June 1983, and copy of the A.C.T. Association    
                        for Drama in Education Journal 1982 with article on   
                        HVDT)                                                 
Folder   16             Reviews 1983 (album in bag)                           
Folder   17             Promotion - Canberra October 1983.  1983-1984         
Folder   18             Folders of publicity handouts.  1983?                 
Folder   19             Souvenir program material (artwork only) 1984?        
Folder   20             Art works 1984                                        
Folder   21             Copies of Victorian local newspapers February 1984    
Folder   22             Publicity - Clippings 1984 (album)                    
Folder   23             Publicity - Clippings 1985-1986 (album) Elephant      
Folder   24             Publicity - Clippings 1987-1988 (album) (3 items in   
                        1 bag)  Folioi                                        
Folder   25             Newsletter - 'Veins', V.1 no.1 - v.1 no.3 1985        

BOX 48

Series 6

Folder   26             Collection of school children's paintings and         
                        reviews of 'Waves and Ripples' November 1985 FOLIO BOX 1                                                                      
Folder   27             Publicity brochure 1986                               
Folder   28             Tshort.  1987/1988                                    
Folder   29             Publicity and press clippings 1988                    
Folder   30             Art work (bag)                                        
Folder   31             Art work.  various.  ELEPHANT FOLIO                   
Folder   32             Posters,  various.  ELEPHANT FOLIO                    
Folder   33             Posters for "True Blue", Melbourne,                   
                        October-November 1986 (Roll) ELEPHANT FOLIO           
Folder   34             Art work, photographs (large mounted prints of In     
                        the Distance Someone Singing and Oresteia, by Ross    
                        Gould) and a few posters (including Malinche poster   
                        from Asker's time in Europe). ELEPHANT FOLIO          
Folder   35             Art work, including photographs ELEPHANT FOLIO        
Folder   36             Costume designs - Illusions, January 1985 (Dorothy    
                        Herel), Under the Skin [December 1980]; art work      
                        far From the South Seas Museum programme, enlarged    
                        photocopies of reviews and information on dancers     
                        etc - various dates; portfolio of Working drawings    
                        for land of Eh! ELEPANT FOLIO                         
Folder   37             Plans - Gorman House Stage 2;  set designs Les        
                        Noces/Oresteia, Canberra, June 1982 (1 sheet torn);   
                        Pasolini set designs by students at Sydney            
                        University, October 1984;  Kibbntz Dance Co.,         
                        Israel, Shedding of Autumn Leaves screen              
                        construction, 3 May 1979;  Araluen Arts Centre        
                        lighting plan, april 1985;  Canberra Theatre Centre   
                        Playhouse floor plan, 1 February 1980. ELEPHANT       
                        FOLIO                                                 

SERIES 7 : PHOTOGRAPHS

BOX 48 (continued)

Series 7

Folder    1             Box of slide (transfered to the Pictures Branch cold store)                                           

BOX 49

Series 7

Folder    2             Company pictures 1980, 1981 (album)                      
Folder    3             Everyman, Calcium Light Night, the Outing, Shedding of   
                        Leaves, Strollers.  1980 (album)                         
Folder    4             Under the Skin.  1980 (album)                            
Folder    5             The End of a Dream.  1981-1982 (album)                   
Folder    6             The Year of the Monkey (album)                           

BOX 50

Series 7

Folder    7             "Les Noces/Oresteia" 1982 (album)                        
Folder    8             "In the Distance Someone Singing", "Swan of              
                        Tuonela", Set construction - "Les Noces/ Oresteia"       
                        June 1982, Friends of Human Veins Benefit Raffle         
                        January 1982, Rehearsals photographs (album)             
Folder    9             "Les Noces".  1983 (album)                               
Folder   10             Photographs 1984 (including From the South Seas          
                        Museum).  Photos by Ross Gould and Jack Asker (ablum)    
Folder   11             "A Change of Heart" season 1985 (album)                  
Folder   12             "Illusions" season 1985 (album)                          
Folder   13             True Blue season 1985 (album)                            

BOX 51

Series 7

Item      14            Canberra Times - Stephen Hall - photos taken January     
                        1986 - (album)                                           
Item      15            "Eclipse '86" March 1986 (album)                         
Item      16            "Illuminations".  October 1986 (album)                   
Item      17            Biographies, "Windform" 1987.  Ross Gould (album)        

BOX 52

Series 7

Item     18             "Chain Reaction".  August 1987 (album)                   
Item     19             "Land of Eh!", Chain Reaction 1987 (album)               
Item     20             "The Best of ... 1987".  "Shedding of Leaves", "Myself   
                        My Stranger", "Ritual and Seduction" (album)             
Item     21             "Raising Dust", "Windform".  1988 (album)                

BOX 53

Series 7

Item     22             "Double Shuffle".  October-November 1988 (album)         
Item     23             Rehearsals, School of Music, A.C.T. undated.             
Item     24             Company photographs - Group, Individual. undated         
                        (album)                                                  
Item     25             "Giggles", "Clowns", "Ring Around a Rosy Room" (album)   

BOX 54

Series 7

Item     26             "Alice Underground" (album)                              

BOX 54

Series 7

Item     27             Red album headed 'Human Veins Dance Theatre' only        
Item     28             Agfa box of various photographs.  (includes Robin        
                        Thompson 'True Blue' photos and negatives, Studio        
                        Opening 1984 photos, etc.) ELEPHANT FOLIO                
Item     29             2 Agfa boxes of photographs, Ross Gould 1987, and        
                        several large prints 1981-1986                           
Item     30             Various photographs, mounted and unmounted. FOLIO BOX 1    
                                                                            
Item     31             3 photographs mounted behind perspex. FOLIO BOX 2      

SERIES 8 : PROGRAMMES

BOX 55

Series 8

Items    1-  2          Programmes of HVDT productions and other productions     
                        in which HVDT took part (in bags)                        
Items    3-  4          HVDT programmes taken from lever arch file (in bags)     
Item     5              Other companies' programmes                              

SERIES 9 : PRINTED MATERIALS, CASSETTES AND VIDEOTAPES

BOX 56

Series 9

Item     1              Miscellaneous printed material found in the collection   
                        (in bag)                                                 
Item     2              Cassettes (16 in bag)                                    
Item     3              Cassettes (15 in bag)                                    

BOX 57

Series 9

Items    4- 12          Video tapes.  various                                   
Item    13              Video tape.  Windform project.  Garry Greenwood.        
                        Workshopped material November/December 1987             

MATERIAL ADDED MAY 1991

BOX 58

42 black and white photographs (mostly of productions)                                  
2 programmes and some promotional fliers                                                
Music score for "Xenakis" (Aganemnon)                                                   
Photograph album of tour of Malaysia and Singapore, 1987                                

Folio Package 12

29 large format black and white photographs                                             
Artwork for "true Blue" programme, Melbourne, 1986                                      
Artwork for "Illuminations" FOLIO BOX 2