The
Foundation facilitates management, presentation and appreciation of the
performing arts.
Established in October 1998, it builds on the work of the Dennis
Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts, operated by the Sydney Opera
House Trust from 1973 to 1997. The principal sponsors of the library were
Sydney businessman and sculptor, Dennis Wolanski (1917-1992) and his son,
Phillip.
Following the closure of the
library and the dispersal of its collections to organisations in New
South Wales and interstate, Phillip Wolanski and the library's Manager, Paul
Bentley, explored options for continuing the family's involvement in the
performing arts. The Foundation's mission,
goals, programs and interests are derived from Acting
on a New Stage, a report on the management of performing arts
information resources in New South Wales.
