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Receiving funding

A delighted crowd of dancers and directors look at an Arts Advisory Council cheque in 1961. The person holding the cheque is artistic director Walter Trevor; with him are Graeme Pickering (ballet master), Russell Kerr (artistic director, 1962–69) and Poul Gnatt (artistic director, 1953–62 and 1969).

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Royal New Zealand Ballet

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Jennifer Shennan, Ballet – Building a foundation, 1960s and 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43136/receiving-funding (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jennifer Shennan, published 22 October 2013.