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Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
Commissariat Store Museum 26 November 2021 – 8 March 2022William Street, Brisbane The first venue in the national tour of Dancing in Fetters: the culture of convict dance was the Commissariat Store Museum in the heart of Brisbane. The Commissariat … Continue reading
Regency Dance Weekend 2022
8 – 9 October 2022Dayboro, Queensland Thank you to everyone who attended our weekend! Photographs are available from David de Groot Photography. Visit Festival Photographs to see the complete gallery and place an order. Phillip’s Dog presents a weekend of … Continue reading
Van Dieman’s Bells
The dance and music for Van Dieman’s Bells [sic] was published in London in 1825. This is a very special dance – the first English dance created in recognition of Van Diemen’s Land (modern day Tasmania). It may have celebrated … Continue reading
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Dancing in Fetters – the musical
A select gallery from our Dancing in Fetters musical at the Royal Historical Society of Queensland’s Commissariat Store Museum. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia funding. Exhibition partners include Abbey Museum of Art and … Continue reading
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Edward Elliott
Irish Gentleman, Dancing Master, Australian Convict Oh! to see him dance … you would go any distance or spend any time; it was delightful, sir – aye, I say delightful! Lenihan, M. (1867). Reminiscences of a Journalist Limerick Reporter and … Continue reading
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Education pack
The Dancing In Fetters: the culture of convict dance education pack has been developed for use in museums which are hosting the touring exhibition and for participating primary schools. It is funded by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia programme. … Continue reading
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Dancing in Fetters: the culture of convict dance is a museum exhibition presenting the lost heritage of convict dance and music. It re-traces the origins of this largely unknown aspect of life in the early penal colony based on the … Continue reading
2021 Jane Austen Ball Gallery
Photos from the annual Jane Austen Ball at the Dayboro Community Hall on 9th October 2021. Music by Phillip’s Dog, MC & dance teacher Dr Heather Blasdale Clarke. Photos by Connor Clarke.
Fuddling
…fuddling, fiddling, and dancing at the hour of 12 last night. reported by the police. Sydney Gazette 1827 In 1827, three people – Catharine Boyles (free), Thomas Fellowes (prisoner), and a musician (a convict with a ticket of leave) were … Continue reading
The Much Admired Australian Quadrille
In 1835, the music for The Much Admired Australian Quadrilles arrived in Sydney. The colonial the music-seller, Mr. Ellard of Hunter Street, had arranged for his father in Dublin to print and ship the music, specifically for the Australian market. … Continue reading
