Story: Contemporary dance

Retina's ringmaster, 1995

Ringmaster Brian Carbee (front right) is shown with Retina, a dance company performing in Wellington in 1995. Carbee danced and choreographed with Limbs before settling in Australia in the later 1990s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1995/4355

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Marianne Schultz, Contemporary dance – New companies and international work, 1990s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/42594/retinas-ringmaster-1995 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Marianne Schultz, published 16 September 2013.

Comments

Glenn Birchall
24 May 2017

Hey - the comment ...Ringmaster Brian Carbee (front right) is shown with Retina, a Belgian/English dance company performing in Wellington in 1995. is INCORRECT. Retina Dance company was created by me Glenn Birchall. The show as called Carnival of Dreams choreographed by Glenn Birchall and co-written with Gary Henderson and performed at Downstage theatre. Let me know if you want the names of the other people/performers in the photo.