[Tintookies : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3531745
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
- folders of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Biography/History:
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The Tintookies, from an Aboriginal word meaning 'little people who come from the sandhills', was an elaborate marionette musical theatre production first staged by creator Peter Scriven at the Elizabethan Theatre in Sydney in 1956. Peter Scriven MBE (1930-1998) was the founding artistic director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia, and after the success of this production, Tintookie became the generic name for any of the puppets used by the Marionette Theatre of Australia (formed by Scriven under the auspices of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust). Scriven's work legitimised Australian puppetry, transforming it into a major performing art form.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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