how the Anzac story has been retold through dance for 80 years
- Written by Yvette Grant, PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne
Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in En Saga, 1947.Ronald Esler/National Library of AustraliaThe story of the Anzacs has been represented through art from the beginning.
The film Hero of the Dardanelles (1915) recreates the landing at Gallipoli. Official war artists were commissioned to document the conflict. One of the most powerful paintings was...





