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The Strictly Ballroom Story

Start Date 05 April 2014
End Date 29 November 2014
Venue The Museum at FIT
Location Sydney, Australia
Curator Charles Pickett, Glynis Jones, Lindie Ward

Its thirty years since Strictly Ballroom set the world dancing and to celebrate its incredible journey, the Powerhouse Museum is presenting The Strictly Ballroom Story, a new exhibition opening on Saturday 5 April 2014. 

The exhibition celebrates the sequinned splendour of the hit stage and screen musical and tells the Strictly Ballroom story through design drawings, cast and set photos, performance and rehearsal clips. A highlight is 40 dazzling original costumes created by four time Oscar winner Catherine Martin which played a critical role in creating the larger than life quality of the film