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Rowe, Marilyn (1946-)

Also known as
Maver, Marilyn Rowe- (1946-)
Rowe-Maver, Marilyn (1946-)
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-641196

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Australia Dancing

Marilyn Rowe, a Sydneysider by birth, is director of the Australian Ballet School. She was appointed to that position in 1999 and is the first graduate of the School to become its director. Prior to this appointment Rowe taught and coached at the School from 1984 and in 1990 was appointed its artistic consultant.

In 1965 Rowe was invited by Peggy van Praagh to join the Australian Ballet after only one year at the Australian Ballet School. She was quickly dancing soloist roles and was promoted to principal artist in 1970. Early in her career with the Australian Ballet she established an acclaimed partnership with Kelvin Coe and she and Coe won a silver medal for the most outstanding couple at the Second International Ballet Competition in Moscow in 1973. Rowe was much sought after by choreographers working with the Australian Ballet and had many roles created on her, including leading roles in Glen Tetley's Gemini , Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow and Andre Prokovsky's Anna Karenina . During the later phase of her Australian Ballet career she established outstanding partnerships with Gary Norman and John Meehan.

In 1981 she was appointed associate director of the National Theatre Ballet School, Melbourne and in 1982, following a dancers' strike which eventually left the Australian Ballet without an artistic director, was caretaker ballet director of the company while a search was made for a new artistic director. In 1983 she was deputy artistic director to Maina Gielgud. She directed the Australian Ballet School's Dancers Company from 1984 until 1990.

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Australian Women's Register

Marilyn Rowe, the first graduate of the Australian Ballet School to be appointed its director in 1999, was recruited into the Australian Ballet Company in 1965 after completing the course in 1964. She was a principal artist with the Australian Ballet and later became ballet director, deputy artistic director and in 1984 director of the Dancers Company, a post she held until 1990. She has been on the Board of the Australian Ballet since 1994. She has directed and coached many of the leading dancers of the Australian Ballet and has produced and directed major contemporary and classical works. Other positions include that of Life Governor of the Berry St Child and Family Care since 1985. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 for her services to ballet in Australia.

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Selected resources (29)

Australia Dancing

  1. [Don Quixote Curtain Call: The Australian Ballet] (Moving picture)
    Cast: Garth Welch, Marilyn Rowe and artists of the Australian Ballet
    [1970]
    Curtain call for Don Quixote superimposed over footage of the Queen of the Dryads' solo performed by Marilyn Rowe.
    The Keep Dancing! Collection
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 463711
  2. Interview with Kelvin Coe (Oral history)
    Interviewee: Coe, Kelvin; Interviewer: Michelle Potter
    [1992]
    Kelvin Coe discusses his career with the Australian Ballet including his early experiences as an apprentice dancer, the influence of Erik Bruhn, Peggy van Praagh and Rudolf Nureyev, his acclaimed partnership with Marilyn Rowe, and his role in the dancers' strike of 1981. Other material concerns Coe's family background, his dancing experience outside Australia, his work with Sydney Dance Company, his teaching experiences at the Australian Ballet School and his thoughts on AIDS and its effects on the dance community. Edited extracts from this interview are published in Lee Christofis (ed.), 'Just a tap dancing kid', Brolga 2 (June 1995), pp. 30-53.
    Esso Performing Arts and Oral History Archive Project
    National Library of Australia
    TRC 2807
  3. [Raymonda : The Australian Ballet] (Moving picture)
    Cast: Marilyn Rowe, Kelvin Coe and artists of the Australian Ballet
    [1971]
    Excerpts from Raymonda with Kelvin Coe and Marilyn Rowe in the leading roles.
    The Keep Dancing! Collection
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 450363
  4. Marilyn Rowe and John Meehan in 'The Merry Widow', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: McKinnon, John
    [1975]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/8157
  5. [Ballet Imperial] (Moving picture)
    Choreography: George Balanchine; Cast: Artists of the Australian Ballet with (possibly) Marilyn Jones, Warren de Maria and Marilyn Rowe
    [1968]
    The Australian Ballet is seen in excerpts from George Balanchine's Ballet Imperial (1941) first staged for the Australian Ballet by Victoria Simon in 1967. The footage was recorded in Perth in 1968.
    The Keep Dancing! Collection
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 463052
  6. Dame Peggy van Praagh, 1910-1990 (Moving picture)
    [1990]
    Some of Peggy van Praagh's colleagues reflect on her career as artistic director of the Australian Ballet. Those interviewed are Kelvin Coe, Ray Powell, Dame Margaret Scott, Noel Pelly, Edward Pask and Marilyn Rowe. The voice of Dame Ninette de Valois is also heard and the film opens and closes with archival photographs of van Praagh taken at various stages in her career.
    Australia Council Archival Film Program
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 316653
  7. [Don Quixote] (Moving picture)
    Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev; Cast: Artists of the Australian Ballet with (possibly) Marilyn Rowe
    [1970]
    Excerpts from all acts of Don Quixote .
    The Keep Dancing! Collection
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 463036
  8. Kelvin Coe (Moving picture)
    Interviewer: Murdoch, James
    [1990]
    In this filmed interview Kelvin Coe speaks about his long association with the Australian Ballet. He discusses the establishment of the company and the role he played in the early days. He recalls his encounters with and admiration for guest stars Erik Bruhn and Rudolf Nureyev, his partnerships with Kathleen Geldard, Lucette Aldous and Marilyn Rowe, and the dancers' strike of 1981. He also speaks about his career with other companies, including London Festival Ballet and Sydney Dance Company, his attitude to choreography and his experiences as a teacher.
    Australia Council Archival Film Series
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 288897
  9. Stroke of Genius (Moving picture)
    [1982]
    Brief footage of Marilyn Rowe and artists of the Australian Ballet in Act I of Spartacus appears in this documentary about the building and the eventual use of the Sydney Opera House.
    National Film and Sound Archive
    Title no: 475244
  10. Interview with Marilyn Rowe (Oral history)
    Interviewer: Michelle Potter; Interviewee: Rowe, Marilyn
    [2003]
    Marilyn Rowe discusses her career as a dancer. She talks about joining the Australian Ballet School and her transition to the Australian Ballet, her partners in particular Kelvin Coe and John Meeehan, and her teachers including Dame Margaret Scott, Leon Kellaway and Betty Pounder. She speaks about Peggy van Praagh as artistic director of the company and reflects on some of the company's repertoire. Works she speaks in particular about include Gemini and The Merry Widow . Rowe goes on to talk about Anne Woolliams as artistic director and also about her own time as ballet director prior to the appointment of Maina Gielgud. She speaks at length throughout the interview of her position as director of the Australian Ballet School and gives her aspirations for the future of the school.
    National Library of Australia
    TRC 4935
    Written permission required for research use (one tape closed)
  11. Marilyn Rowe as Juliet and Colin Peasley as Friar Laurence in John Cranko's 'Romeo and Juliet', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1975]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/4516, Album 1016/14
  12. Marilyn Rowe as Giselle, the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1973]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/5970, Album 1016/19
  13. Gary Norman and Marilyn Rowe in 'The Merry Widow', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: McMurdo, Don
    [1979]
    Don McMurdo personal archive collection
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/8336/131, Album 8336/1
  14. Marilyn Rowe in the Australian Ballet production of 'The Merry Widow' (Picture)
    Creator: McMurdo, Don
    [1981]
    Don McMurdo personal archive collection
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/8336/255, Album 1003/2
  15. Marilyn Rowe as Hanna in 'The Merry Widow', Act I, the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1975]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/7017, Album 1016/23
  16. Marilyn Rowe as Giselle and Garth Welch as Albrecht in 'Giselle' Act II, the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1973]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/6017, Album 1016/19
  17. Marilyn Rowe and John Meehan in 'Gemini', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1973]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/4766, Album 1016/14
  18. Marilyn Rowe and John Meehan in 'The Firebird', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1972]
    Choreography by Garth Welch
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/4131, album 1016/13
  19. Marilyn Rowe (left), John Meehan and Carolyn Rappel in Garth Welch's 'The Firebird', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1972]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/4145, Album 1016/13
  20. Marilyn Rowe as the Firebird in Garth Welch's 'Firebird', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1972]
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/4126, Album 1016
  21. Papers of Marilyn Rowe (Manuscript)
    [1913-1976]
    This collection contains material, incuding programs and photographs, relating to the tour to Australia by Adeline Genee and the Imperial Russian Ballet in 1913; photographs and programs relating to the Australian tour by the Royal Ballet in 1962, which was led by Margot Fonteyn and David Blair; photographs relating to productions of Petrouchka in Australia including that of Ballet Victoria in 1976 and the Australian Ballet in 1970; and some material showing members of the Borovansky Ballet visiting the Adelaide grave of Ballets Russes dancer Mira Dimina.
    National Library of Australia
    MS 9730
  22. Newspaper clippings, Marilyn Rowe (Ephemera)
    [1971-1999]
    A selection of press articles from various Australian newspapers and magazines relating to Rowe's career, including articles on leading roles, partnering Kelvin Coe, involvement with the Australian Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet, injuries, and motherhood.
    National Library of Australia
    Access through Newspaper/Microform Reading Room
  23. Mary Duchesne as Lady Capulet and Marilyn Rowe as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1975]
    Choreography by John Cranko
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P6558/4709, album 1016/14
  24. Marilyn Rowe in The Merry Widow, The Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: McMurdo, Don
    [1981]
    Don McMurdo personal archive collection
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/8336/256 LOC Cold store PIC McM Album 1036/2
  25. Marilyn Rowe in 'The Display', the Australian Ballet (Picture)
    Creator: McMurdo, Don
    [1983]
    Don McMurdo personal archive collection
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/8336/252, Album 1036/2
  26. Marilyn Rowe as Tatiana and John Meehan as Onegin in 'Onegin', the Australian Ballet [3] (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1977]
    W.F. Stringer collection of dance slides
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/1300 LOC Cold store PIC Stri Album 1016/5 *
  27. Marilyn Rowe as Tatiana and John Meehan as Onegin in 'Onegin', the Australian Ballet [2] (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1977]
    W.F. Stringer collection of dance slides
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/1268 LOC Cold store PIC Stri Album 1016/5 *
  28. Marilyn Rowe as Tatiana and John Meehan as Onegin in 'Onegin', the Australian Ballet [1] (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1977]
    W.F. Stringer collection of dance slides
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/1249 LOC Cold store PIC Stri Album 1016/5 *
  29. Marilyn Rowe as Tatiana and John Meehan as Onegin in 'Onegin', the Australian Ballet [4] (Picture)
    Creator: Stringer, Walter
    [1977]
    W.F. Stringer collection of dance slides
    National Library of Australia
    PIC/6558/1306 LOC Cold store PIC Stri Album 1016/5 *

Australian Women's Register

  1. Marilyn Rowe, OBE
    [2001]
    Published: Centenary of Federation Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria
  2. Marilyn Rowe and the technology of dance
    Power, Margaret and Thornton, Elaine
    [1991]
    Published: Curriculum Corporation, Carlton, Victoria
  3. Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
  4. Who's who in Australia 2002
    Herd, Margaret
    [2002]
    Published: Crown Content, Melbourne
  5. Victorian Women's Roll of Honour: Women Shaping the Nation
    [2001]
    Published: Centurary of Federation Victoria
  6. Portrait of Marilyn Rowe, O. B. E[ picture]
    [1993]
    1 photograph: silver gelatin on resin-coated paper; image 30.9 x 25.6 cm on sheet 37.6 x 29.6 cm.
    National Library of Australia
    PIC P977/88 LOC Q85

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  1. Family Notices
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    The Sydney Morning Herald..., Wednesday 16 October 1946 p 24
    ... Rookwood 15th October 1946 ROWE -October 13 1946 at her resl dence 49 Edwurd Street Kogarah beloved ... George V to Ann wife of Dr Volney Bulteau-a daughter BUTCHER (nee Aliso Thompson) -October 13 1946 at ... FITZPATRICK (nee Lambert) -October 15 1946 at Helenic private hospital Randwick to Margaret-a son ... 9503 words
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    The Sydney Morning Herald..., Monday 30 September 1946 p 16
    ... KARDCAS1LL -September 27 1946 at Crown Street Hospital to Dr and Mrs Phillp Hardcostlc-a daughter KATLR ... 26 1946 at King George V (Private) to Ml and Mrs Beau Mohr-a daughter (Su^an Margery) MOORE ... min J lines 1 ABRAHAMS -September 28 1946 at his daughter s residence 34 Service Al enuc Ash- field ... 12442 words
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    The Sydney Morning Herald..., Monday 7 January 1946 p 14
    ... Northern Suburbs Cemetery Januarv 4 1946 fcllZlATI IGK-January 4 1946 Marilyn Joyce Fitzpatrick beloved ... BIRTHS [Week days 10 line Sv.t .> min 3 lines ] " BEULT -January 1 1946 at Women s Ho3j)ltcl Cro n ... 1946 «I Mater Mtsericordlae Maternity Hospital In Mi and Mrs J Cairns of Neu tral Bay-i da lglnei ... 16304 words