Ann Rachel Church (7 May 1925 – 17 May 1975) was a set and costume designer from Australia.[1] Her attention to detail is considered as setting a new standard in Australian theatre design for ballet.
Church met her husband, Raymond Hubert Michel Bury in London. They were married on 30 August 1952. They had no children.[1]
Workedit
Church started her career by designing vividly coloured sets and costumes for Les Belles Creoles, a ballet created by Rex Reid in 1949 to music by Aaron Copland for the National Theatre Ballet Company.[2] After that, she continued working for the same company and designed sets for Peter and the Wolf and Prasnik. In 1951 Ann was assigned to design sets for Swan Lake (Act II). The following year she designed the decor and costumes for a full-length version of Swan Lake.[3]
Church left Melbourne in 1952. She went to London and worked as a set designer at the London Palladium. By the late 1950s, however, she had returned to Melbourne where, in 1957, she designed the set decorations and costumes for Fête de St Valentin. Her most masterful work The Night is a Sorceress (1959) was also created in Melbourne.[1]
In 1998 the Australian Ballet donated Church's costumes designed for Melbourne Cup, a ballet first performed in 1962. In 2017 the Estate of Ann Church donated Church's paintings, design notebooks and fabric swatches covering the span of her career.[4]
^"Designed Costumes For New Ballet". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 9 September 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^Judy Leech (10 July 2013). "Ann Church - Designer". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^Bowller, Nicole (20 June 2017). "Bold and Beautiful: The Creative Vision of Ann Church". Australian Performing Arts Collection. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
January 01, 1970
church, rachel, church, 1925, 1975, costume, designer, from, australia, attention, detail, considered, setting, standard, australian, theatre, design, ballet, 1950bornann, rachel, church, 1925, 1925south, melbourne, victoria, australiadied17, 1975, 1975, aged,. Ann Rachel Church 7 May 1925 17 May 1975 was a set and costume designer from Australia 1 Her attention to detail is considered as setting a new standard in Australian theatre design for ballet Ann ChurchAnn Church in 1950BornAnn Rachel Church 1925 05 07 7 May 1925South Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDied17 May 1975 1975 05 17 aged 50 Prahran Victoria AustraliaNationalityAustralianAlma mater Royal Melbourne Technical College 1942 45 National Gallery schools 1946 Occupation s Set and costume designer Contents 1 Life and education 2 Work 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesLife and education editChurch was the daughter of a merchant Seymour Church Her mother Michlia nee Osporat was Russian born Church traveled often in her early years She attended St Catherine s School Toorak and finished her higher education from the Royal Melbourne Technical College 1942 45 She also studied in the National Gallery schools Church met her husband Raymond Hubert Michel Bury in London They were married on 30 August 1952 They had no children 1 Work editChurch started her career by designing vividly coloured sets and costumes for Les Belles Creoles a ballet created by Rex Reid in 1949 to music by Aaron Copland for the National Theatre Ballet Company 2 After that she continued working for the same company and designed sets for Peter and the Wolf and Prasnik In 1951 Ann was assigned to design sets for Swan Lake Act II The following year she designed the decor and costumes for a full length version of Swan Lake 3 Church left Melbourne in 1952 She went to London and worked as a set designer at the London Palladium By the late 1950s however she had returned to Melbourne where in 1957 she designed the set decorations and costumes for Fete de St Valentin Her most masterful work The Night is a Sorceress 1959 was also created in Melbourne 1 Death and legacy editAnn Rachel Church was a patient of infectious endocarditis She died at Prahran Victoria on 17 May 1975 1 In 1998 the Australian Ballet donated Church s costumes designed for Melbourne Cup a ballet first performed in 1962 In 2017 the Estate of Ann Church donated Church s paintings design notebooks and fabric swatches covering the span of her career 4 References edit a b c d Reid Rex 2006 1993 Ann Rachel Church 1925 1975 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 13 National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 25 January 2018 Designed Costumes For New Ballet Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 9 September 1949 p 12 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Judy Leech 10 July 2013 Ann Church Designer Retrieved 25 January 2018 Bowller Nicole 20 June 2017 Bold and Beautiful The Creative Vision of Ann Church Australian Performing Arts Collection Retrieved 17 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ann Church amp oldid 1217720743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
