Papers of Shirley McKechnie, 1938-1996 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1050223
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- McKechnie, Shirley, 1926-
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1938-1996]
- 0.78 m. (5 boxes) + 1 packet.
- Summary:
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The bulk of the papers in MS 9553 relate to Shirley McKechnie's involvement in the development of contemporary dance in Australia. The papers include correspondence, 1966-1996, a report of a 1974 study tour to investigate how dance is incorporated into the education system and a subsequent submission of the State College of Victoria Accreditation Committee, 1977, papers relating to a choreographic workshop at the University of New England, 1976, copies of papers presented at a dance education conference, 1977, papers relating to "Canon for four dancers" which was choreographed by McKechnie, 1988, a report of a visit to China for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 1992, and papers relating to the first meeting of the Tertiary Dance Council of Australia, 1996.
Also included in this collection are papers relating to McKechnie's involvement in the Green Mill Dance Project, 1991-1994, and her long association with both Dame Peggy van Praagh and Peter Brinson. There are posters, programs and brochures, 1956-1972, press cuttings, 1964-1996, photographs, and correspondence. Correspondents include Werdon Anglin, Peter Brinson, Lenton Parr, Gordon van Praagh, Peggy van Praagh, Ian Spink and Janet Vernon (5 boxes).
The Acc10.024 instalment comprises a display folder containing programs and news clippings collected by McKechnie and her colleague Ilma Ladner. The material lists McKechnie and Ladner as dancers in various ensembles (1 packet).
- Biography/History:
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A dancer, teacher, choreographer and dance director, Shirley Elizabeth McKechnie is one of the pioneers of contemporary dance in Australia. McKechnie founded the Australian Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1963 and, in 1975, the first degree course in dance studies in an Australian tertiary institution at Rusden College, now Deakin University. With Dame Peggy van Praagh she founded the Australian Association For Dance Education (now Ausdance) in 1977. She was founding chair of the Tertiary Dance Council of Australia, 1986, and founded the Green Mill Dance Project. McKechnie has served on national and international panels for the accreditation of dance courses, for symposiums on research in dance and as a consultant to government on policies for art education. In 1987 she received a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to dance particularly as a teacher and in 2001 she was awarded a Centenary Medal. McKechnie is a joint author of Thinking in four dimensions: creativity and cognition in contemporary dance with Robin Grove and Catherine Stevens (2005). She is presently a professorial fellow at the Victoria College of the Arts.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9553, MS Acc10.024.
- Related Material:
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- Interview with Shirley McKechnie; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 2517.
- Shirley McKechnie interviewed by Mark Gordon; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 5983.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
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- McKechnie, Shirley, 1926- -- Archives
- Van Praagh, Peggy, 1910-1990 -- Correspondence
- Brinson, Peter, 1920-1995 -- Correspondence
- Green Mill Dance Project -- Archives
- Dancers -- Australia -- Archives
- Choreographers -- Australia -- Archives
- Dance teachers -- Australia -- Archives
- Dance -- Australia
- Dance -- Study and teaching -- Australia
- Time Coverage:
- 1938-1996
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Shirley McKechnie's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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