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3 unusual facts about Garth Welch


Garth Welch

Welch was Artistic Director of the West Australian Ballet from 1980 to 1982 and throughout the 1980s and 1990s taught extensively across Australia.

Since that first piece, he has created many more works for the flagship company as well as pieces for the West Australian Ballet, Ballet Victoria, Ballet Philippines, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the Queensland Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company.

He partnered the Australian Ballet's principal dancers including Marilyn Jones, Kathleen Gorham and Marilyn Rowe, and partnered guest artists including Dame Margot Fonteyn.


West Australian Ballet

Luis Moreno succeeded Reid as artistic director in 1973, followed by Robin Haig in 1977, Garth Welch in 1979 and Barry Moreland in 1983.


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