Robert Helpmann lived a life – or maybe several lives in one. The boy from Mount Gambier studied with Anna Pavlova, then followed his star to London, where he acted with the Old Vic (as Oberon opposite Vivian Leigh as Titania in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’) and danced with Sadler’s Wells Ballet (partnering Margot Fonteyn). He directed and choreographed for the stage and acted in films, including ‘The Red Shoes’ and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, in which he made a memorable villain as the Child Catc

This #TuTuTuesday we're heading back to Don Quixote 1973 for a Queen of the Dryads moment 💚 Marilyn Rowe in Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann’s 1973 film version of Don Quixote | The Australian Ballet

Fifty years on from the release of the film, tomorrow night Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann’s 1973 film version of Don Quixote returns to the stage. Whether you have fond memories of this ballet through the years or are experiencing it for the first time, we hope you love this staging of Don Quixote ❤️ Featuring Marilyn Rowe and Amy Harris | The Australian Ballet

Robert Helpmann, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall & Sally Ann Howes in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) Helpmann began his career on stage in Australia before joining the Vic-Wells Ballet (later The Royal Ballet) in London, where he became one of its leading male dancers and choreographers. | Old Hollywood

Robert Helpmann and Frederick Ashton as ugly sisters in "Cinderella". Chor. Sir Frederick Ashton | Passionballet