A Collector's Book of Australian Dance
- ISBN-10
- 0642107564
- ISBN-13
- 9780642107565
- Category
- Dance
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- National Library Australia
- Author
- Michelle Potter
Description
Almost from the time that the camera was invented photographers have been tying to show what dance can be. The author explores the National Library's Pictorial Collection and presents these spectacular, damatic, sexy and very human moments our contemporary dancers and photographers have created.
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