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to see his first lyrebirds in their natural surroundings. Helpmann was "fascinated for hours" by the birds' fanciful mating dance, referred to in
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was rejected. For decades, it was assumed lost until dance historian Michelle Potter chanced upon a copy in the
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displayed by a group of Australian men as they attempt to seduce a woman at a
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draws parallels between the courtship rituals of the lyrebird and the
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Grove, Robin (March 1965). "Robert Helpmann's ballet 'The Display'".
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was originally approached by Helpmann to write the scenario for
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came to Robert Helpmann in a dream in which he saw his friend,
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Helpmann: The Authorised Biography of Sir Robert Helpmann, CBE
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had an all-Australian cast, with sets and costumes by artist
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is an Australian ballet produced and choreographed by
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Index

Robert Helpmann
Malcolm Williamson
The Australian Ballet
Sidney Nolan
Her Majesty's Theatre
Adelaide Festival of Arts

Hollywood
Katharine Hepburn
dais
lyrebirds
Old Vic
Sherbrooke Forest
Victoria
Dandenong Ranges
ornithology
courtship display
mateship
bush picnic
Australian rules football
VFL
Ron Barassi
Patrick White
libretto
National Library
Kathleen Gorham
Garth Welch

adding to it
Salter, Elizabeth

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