Charles Lisner
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Charles Lisner was the founder and first artistic director of the Queensland Ballet
. Born in Paris
, France
, Lisner emigrated to Australia
with his parents in 1937. He started dancing late in life, in his early twenties, and traveled to London where he spent time with the Sadler's Wells Ballet. He later joined the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
.
In 1953, Lisner returned to Queensland
after the death of his father, and established the Lisner Ballet Academy with virtually no money. From that academy grew Lisner's privately-owned company, the Lisner Ballet, which was established in 1960. In 1962, the name was changed to the Queensland Ballet
. Lisner stepped down as Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company in 1974.
Lisner married Valerie, one of his dancers. He was an uncredited dancer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101913/ in The Red Shoes (1948) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040725/
Queensland Ballet studio seasons are performed in The Charles Lisner Studio Theatre of the Thomas Dixon
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Queensland Ballet
The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane.- About Queensland Ballet :...
. Born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Lisner emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with his parents in 1937. He started dancing late in life, in his early twenties, and traveled to London where he spent time with the Sadler's Wells Ballet. He later joined the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
.
In 1953, Lisner returned to Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
after the death of his father, and established the Lisner Ballet Academy with virtually no money. From that academy grew Lisner's privately-owned company, the Lisner Ballet, which was established in 1960. In 1962, the name was changed to the Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet
The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane.- About Queensland Ballet :...
. Lisner stepped down as Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company in 1974.
Lisner married Valerie, one of his dancers. He was an uncredited dancer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101913/ in The Red Shoes (1948) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040725/
Queensland Ballet studio seasons are performed in The Charles Lisner Studio Theatre of the Thomas Dixon
Thomas Hill Dixon
Thomas Hill Dixon was the first Superintendent of Convicts in Western Australia. Together with his superior, the Comptroller General Edmund Henderson, he created a reforming, humane convict regime for Western Australia...
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