Meryl Tankard: an Original Voice

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Meryl Tankard: an original voice. A book by Michelle Potter Meryl Tankard is one of Australia’s most original and daring artists—‘a choreographer of zany brilliance’ wrote dance critic Neil Jillett and ‘a woman of total theatre’ according to opera designer and director Stefanos Lazaridis. Meryl Tankard, an original voice traces Tankard’s life from her earliest journeys in the back of an FJ Holden between Darwin and Melbourne to her exploits as an independent choreographer working between Australia and the rest of the world. It examines her career with the Australian Ballet and with Pina Bausch, looks at the companies she has directed in Canberra and Adelaide and explores the nature of her contribution to Australian and international dance. ISBN: 9780646591445 (pbk) 210 pages, includes bibliography and index, unillustrated Published in Canberra, December 2012 Price in Australia: $30 (includes postage and packing). Please enquire for overseas prices and prices for bulk orders before placing a firm order. HOW TO ORDER Please send your order via the contact box on the website http://michellepotter.org. Be sure to include your name and mailing address. Enquiries may also be made via the contact box. When sending your order, please also pay by direct transfer. Bank: St George BSB: 112‒908 Account number: 150829762 Account name: Dr Michelle A Potter ‘Shouts’ from some who have read the book: ‘It has a sense of drama but also balance, and it brings Meryl and her work to life’; ‘The best and most comprehensive study of Tankard I have read’. This is a self-published initiative. Limited print run. .

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