Corroboree (ballet)

Corroboree is a ballet written by Australian composer John Antill in the early 1940s.

[2] Wildly successful and seen as a national "coming-of-age",[3] the ballet was performed again with new choreography by American-born dancer, choreographer and writer Beth Dean in 1954.

Notably, Dean and her Australian husband, Victor Carell, had spent several months in remote outback Australia researching Aboriginal ceremonies, costumes and dance, upon which Dean's version was based.

Many of the costumes and props for this version of the ballet are held by the National Museum of Australia.

[3] The music manuscript is held by the State Library of New South Wales.