Australian Dance Awards
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The Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence in dance in Australia
, they are awarded under the auspice of the Australian Dance Council (Ausdance)
for performance, choreography
, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions.
The awards date from 1997, first held in Sydney
, moving to Melbourne
in 2008.
The Awards have their origin in the informal community Dancers' Picnic founded by Keith Bain first held in 1986 on or close to International Dance Day
.
. Held at Melbourne’s Arts Centre, State Theatre. Winners were:
. The winners were:
, Dancing with the Stars
and Rachael Beck
from It Takes Two. The winners were:
, the star of the Australian production of the musical "The Producers
" and Eddie Perfect
. The winners were:
. The winners were:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, they are awarded under the auspice of the Australian Dance Council (Ausdance)
Australian Dance Council
The Australian Dance Council is a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators. It has offices in the states and territory...
for performance, choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions.
The awards date from 1997, first held in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, moving to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 2008.
The Awards have their origin in the informal community Dancers' Picnic founded by Keith Bain first held in 1986 on or close to International Dance Day
International Dance Day
International Dance Day has been celebrated on April 29 through promotion by the International Dance Council , an umbrella organization within UNESCO for all kinds of dance....
.
2011
The 2011 Australian Dance Awards. Held at QPAC Playhouse, Brisbane. Hosted by Fenella Kernebone. Winners were:| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Robina Beard OAM | ||
| Services to Dance Education | Valda Craig | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance | QL2 Dance | Hard Yards | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Rafael Bonachela | 6 Breaths | Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ... |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Expressions Dance Company Expressions Dance Company Expressions Dance Company is an Australian contemporary dance company based in the The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, in Fortitude Valley. It was founded in 1984 by Maggi Sietsma, Artistic Director and Abel Valls, General Manager... |
Where the Heart Is | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Narelle Benjamin | In Glass | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Amy Hollingsworth | Irony of Fate | Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ... |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Daniel Gaudiello | Coppelia | The Australian Ballet |
| Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Alinta Chidzey | West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... |
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| Hall of Fame | Keith Bain OAM | ||
| Award for Services to Dance | Ruth Osborne | Artistic Director - QL2 Dance (Canberra) |
2010
The 2010 Australian Dance Awards. Hosted by Neil PigotNeil Pigot
Neil Pigot is an Australian actor, best known to audiences as Inspector Falcon-Price on Blue Heelers.Pigot began his career in theatre, and after a long apprenticeship moved to guest starring roles in television shows such as The Games , The Secret Life of Us , Marshall Law and Stingers...
. Held at Melbourne’s Arts Centre, State Theatre. Winners were:
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Bill Akers AM | ||
| Services to Dance | Stephen Page Stephen Page Born in Brisbane in 1965, Stephen Page is a descendant from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh tribe from southeast Queensland... |
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| Services to Dance Education | Maggi Phillips | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance | Restless Dance Theatre | Hard Yards | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Meryl Tankard Meryl Tankard Meryl Tankard is an Australian dancer and choreographer who has a wide national and international reputation.... & Paul White |
The Oracle | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson, an African-American and founding director of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association . Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning "to make fire".Stephen Page has been the... |
Fire - A Retrospective | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Sue Peacock | Questions Without Notice | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Lana Jones | Firebird | The Australian Ballet |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Paul White | The Oracle | |
| Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Caroline O’Connor | Chicago |
2009
The 2009 Australian Dance Awards winners were:| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime Achievement | Lucette Aldous Lucette Aldous -Biography:Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she undertook her early training in Australia, and later at the Royal Ballet School. She returned to Australia in 1970, quickly rising to Resident Principal Dancer with the Australian Ballet.... |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Jeff Meiners | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance | Tracks Inc | STRUCK | Awarded for the first time in 2009 |
| Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Nick Twiney, Rarmian Newton, Rhys Kosakowski, Lochlan Denholm, Joshua Waiss Gates, Dayton Tavares, Joshua Denyer & Michael Dameski | Billy Elliot The Musical Billy Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes... |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Force Majeure | The Age I'm In | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Tanja Liedtke Tanja Liedtke Tanja Liedtke was a German-born professional dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia.- Biography :... (posthumous) |
construct | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Kristina Chan | construct | choreographed by Tanja Liedtke |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Reed Luplau | Sid's Waltzing Masquerade | Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ... |
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Tanja Liedtke (posthumous) | construct | |
| Award for Dance on Film | Chris Scherer | If The Shoe Fits If the Shoe Fits If the Shoe Fits is the fourth studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released in 1976 .-Track listing:#"That'll Be the Day"... |
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| Award for Services to Dance | Lee Christofis | A former dance critic and now curator of dance at the National Library of Australia |
2008
The 2008 Australian Dance Awards were hosted by Michael VeitchMichael Veitch
Michael Veitch is an Australian comedian, author and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows The D-Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal, as well as for his books on Second World War aviation and the Bass Strait Islands.Veitch emerged from the tradition of...
. The winners were:
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime Achievement | Paul Hammond Paul Hammond (ballet dancer) Paul Clement Hammond OAM is a former Australian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer.He was born in Sydney and started dancing at the age of 17.- Biography :... OAM |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Helen Cameron | ||
| Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters... |
The Boy From Oz The Boy from Oz The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. The book is by Nick Enright. The production had its world premiere, directed by Gale Edwards, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Australia, on 5 March 1998 and toured Brisbane,... |
Choreographed by Kenny Ortega and Kelley Abbey Kelley Abbey Kelley Abbey is an Australian actress, choreographer, singer and dancer. She has been a leading performer and choreographer in TV, film and musical theatre for more than 20 years.... |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Lucy Guerin Inc | Structure & Sadness | Choreographed by Lucy Guerin |
| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Shaun Parker | This Show Is About People | Produced by Marguerite Pepper Productions |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Lucinda Dunn | Don Quixote Don Quixote (ballet) Don Quixote is a ballet originally staged in four acts and eight scenes, based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus and was first presented by the Ballet of the... |
(The Australian Ballet) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Paul White Paul White Paul White may refer to:*Paul Dudley White , cardiologist*Paul Frederick White, anaesthesiologist*Paul White , news director of CBS during WWII*Paul White , "Jungle Doctor"... |
Honour Bound | Choreographed by Garry Stewart Garry Stewart Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999, following Meryl Tankard.Stewart studied at the Sydney City Ballet Academy and the Australian Ballet School... |
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Garry Stewart Garry Stewart Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999, following Meryl Tankard.Stewart studied at the Sydney City Ballet Academy and the Australian Ballet School... |
Honour Bound | Commissioned by Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957... & Malthouse Theatre |
| Award for Dance on Film | Sue Healey | Will Time Tell | Produced by Sue Healey |
| Award for Services to Dance | Dally Messenger III & Karen van Ulzen |
2006
Hosted by Todd McKenneyTodd McKenney
Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars.He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing...
, Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
and Rachael Beck
Rachael Beck
Rachael Beck is an Australian stage and television actress.-Career highlights:Beck's best known role is that of Martin Kelly's niece, Sam, on the popular sitcom, Hey Dad...!....
from It Takes Two. The winners were:
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime Achievement | Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy is an Australian dance choreographer. Together with his fellow dancer Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies.... and Janet Vernon |
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| Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Buzz Dance Theatre | ||
| Award for Services to Dance | Hilary Crampton | ||
| Outstanding Achievement In Choreography | Tanja Liedtke | Twelfth Floor | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Clare Dyson | Churchill’s Black Dog | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Kristina Chan | Twelfth Floor | (Tanja Liedtke Co.) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Byron Perry | Headlock | (Kage Physical Theatre Kage Physical Theatre Kage Physical Theatre is a physical theatre/contemporary dance company founded in 1996, by Kate Denborough and Gerard van Dyck. They perform at the intersection of dance, circus and theatre... ) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Australian Dance Theatre Australian Dance Theatre The Australian Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman,... |
Devolution | by Garry Stewart Garry Stewart Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999, following Meryl Tankard.Stewart studied at the Sydney City Ballet Academy and the Australian Ballet School... |
| Award for Dance on Film | Sam James & Julie-Anne Long | Nun’s Night Out |
2005
Hosted by Chloe DallimoreChloe Dallimore
Chloe Dallimore is an Australian actor best known for her performance as Ulla in Mel Brooks' musical The Producers starring Bert Newton.- Filmography :-Theatre:- External links :* at the Internet Movie Database...
, the star of the Australian production of the musical "The Producers
The Producers (musical)
The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich...
" and Eddie Perfect
Eddie Perfect
Eddie Perfect is an Australian actor, comedian and musician who currently plays Mick Holland in Channel Ten's Offspring series. He won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work, the Victorian Premier's Literacy Award and the Green Room Award for his musical, Shane Warne The...
. The winners were:
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Kathryn Lowe | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Jenny Kinder | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer | Margrete Helgeby | Aqueous | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer | Dein Perry Dein Perry Dein Perry is an Australian actor, dancer and choreographer best known for his work with Tap Dogs.-References:-External links:... |
Tap Dogs Tap Dogs "Tap Dogs" is a tap dance show, created by Australian dancer and choreographer, Dein Perry. The original production of the show had its world premiere in January 1995 at the Sydney Theatre Festival in Australia.... |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Force Majeure Kate Champion Kate Champion is a contemporary dance choreographer and the director of Force Majeure, a dance collective exploring strong physical performance.Champion began her dance training with Karen Kerkhoven and also studied in Munich... |
Already Elsewhere | Choreographed by Kate Champion |
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Wendy Houstoun, Narelle Benjamin, Brian Carbee, Julie-Anne Long & Michael Whaites Graeme Murphy |
In the Dark Grand |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance | Julie-Anne Long | The Nun’s Picnic | |
| Award for Services to Dance | Mark Gordon Mark Gordon Mark Gordon is an American television and film producer.- Background :Gordon was born in Newport News, Virginia on October 10, 1956... |
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| Award for Dance Film | Gina Czarnecki | Nascent | Choreographed by Garry Stewart |
| Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Josef Brown in | Dirty Dancing | |
| Inducted to the Hall of Fame. | Colin Peasley, John Lanchbery John Lanchbery John Arthur Lanchbery OBE was an English, later Australian, composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements.-Life:... and Ross Stretton Ross Stretton Ross Stretton was an Australian ballet dancer and artistic director. As a dancer, he performed with the Australian Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre... |
2004
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement award | Julie Dyson AM | National Executive Officer Executive officer An executive officer is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.-Administrative law:... of Ausdance since the Australia Council began funding the organisation in 1985 also received the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards honour Sidney Myer a Jewish Australian businessman and philanthropist who established what is now the Myer Foundation. These awards seek to enhance the status of the performing arts in Australia and recognise outstanding achievement in drama, comedy, dance,... for Administration in 1994 |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Michelle Saunders | General Manager of STEPS Youth Dance Company | |
| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Frances Rings Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Indigenous Australian dancer, choreographer and television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia and is a descendant of the Kokatha people... |
Unaipon | (Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson, an African-American and founding director of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association . Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning "to make fire".Stephen Page has been the... ) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Australian Dance Theatre Australian Dance Theatre The Australian Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman,... |
Held | Choreographed by Garry Stewart. |
| Outstanding Performance by a female dancer | Larissa McGowan | Held | (Australian Dance Theatre) |
| Outstanding Performance by a male dancer | Patrick Thaiday Paul Zivkovich |
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Bangarra Dance Theatre Australian Dance Theatre. |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Chloe Dallimore Chloe Dallimore Chloe Dallimore is an Australian actor best known for her performance as Ulla in Mel Brooks' musical The Producers starring Bert Newton.- Filmography :-Theatre:- External links :* at the Internet Movie Database... |
(The Producers The Producers (musical) The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich... ) |
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| Outstanding achievement in independent dance | Kate Denborough | Nowhere Man | (Kage Physical Theatre Kage Physical Theatre Kage Physical Theatre is a physical theatre/contemporary dance company founded in 1996, by Kate Denborough and Gerard van Dyck. They perform at the intersection of dance, circus and theatre... ) |
| Award for services to dance | No award | ||
| Award for dance on film | I Dream of Augustine | Concept & Direction: Cordelia Beresford Choreography & Performance: Narelle Benjamin |
2003
Hosted by Libbi GorrLibbi Gorr
Lisbeth Joanne "Libbi" Gorr is an Australian broadcaster, writer, voice artist and journalist. She is also known for the satirical character that she created called "Elle McFeast"....
. The winners were:
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Cheryl Stock | As a performer, choreographer, artistic director, advocate, researcher, academic, and leader in tertiary dance education | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Keith Bain OAM | ||
| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy is an Australian dance choreographer. Together with his fellow dancer Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies.... AM |
Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger... |
(Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ... ) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Sydney Dance Company | Underland | Choreographed by Graeme Murphy. |
| Outstanding Performance by a female dancer | Simone Goldsmith | Swan Lake | (The Australian Ballet) |
| Outstanding Performance by a male dancer | Bradley Chatfield | Underland | Sydney Dance Company |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Joshua Horner | Tivoli | Sydney Dance Company |
| Outstanding achievement in independent dance | Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham | Morphia Series (Delirium and Morphia) | |
| Award for services to dance | Michelle Potter | ||
| Award for dance on film | Sue Healey | Fine Line |
2002
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Meryl Tankard Meryl Tankard Meryl Tankard is an Australian dancer and choreographer who has a wide national and international reputation.... |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Nanette Hassall | Founder of Dance Works and currently Head of Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , Edith Cowan University was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition comparable to the highest calibre of national and international training benchmarks to be able to meet industry needs around the globe.The school is located in the... |
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| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Garry Stewart Garry Stewart Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999, following Meryl Tankard.Stewart studied at the Sydney City Ballet Academy and the Australian Ballet School... |
The Age of Unbeauty | (Australian Dance Theatre Australian Dance Theatre The Australian Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman,... ) |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Australian Dance Theatre | The Age of Unbeauty | Choreographed by Garry Stewart. |
| Outstanding Performance by a female dancer | Roz Hervey | Same Same but Different | (Force Majeure) |
| Outstanding Performance by a male dancer | Dean Walsh | The Age of Unbeauty | Australian Dance Theatre |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Todd McKenney Todd McKenney Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars.He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing... |
Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography... |
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| Award for services to dance | Ian McRae | ||
| Award for dance on film | No award |
2001
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes | |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Shirley McKechnie OAM | Professorial Fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts Victorian College of the Arts The Faculty of the VCA and Music is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria . VCAM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the... and has pioneered of Australian contemporary dance in |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Margaret Markham | Fellow of the Australian College of Educators Australian College of Educators The Australian College of Educators is the principal organisation representing the field of teaching and education in Australia, and acts as the independent interest body for Australian teachers... and founder of The McDonald College in 1984. |
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| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy is an Australian dance choreographer. Together with his fellow dancer Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies.... AM |
Tivoli | Artistic director Artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization... of the now Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ... , choreographed over forty works and was awarded the OM for his services to dance in Australia. |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Company | The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company |
Tivoli | Choreographed by Graeme Murphy as a joint production | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Individual | Harry Haythorne | Tivoli | Sydney Dance Company | |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Tracey Carrodus | Tivoli | Sydney Dance Company. | |
| Award for services to dance | Lucette Aldous Lucette Aldous -Biography:Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she undertook her early training in Australia, and later at the Royal Ballet School. She returned to Australia in 1970, quickly rising to Resident Principal Dancer with the Australian Ballet.... |
Ballerina and an inspirational teacher and mentor to students at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , Edith Cowan University was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition comparable to the highest calibre of national and international training benchmarks to be able to meet industry needs around the globe.The school is located in the... |
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| Award for dance on film | Boro's Ballet | Directed by Michelle Potter and Sally Jackson Produced by ScreenSound Australia A documentary charting the work of choreographer Edouard Borovansky Edouard Borovansky Edouard Borovansky was a Czech- born Australian ballet dancer, choreographer and director. After touring with Anna Pavlova's company, he and his wife settled in Australia where they established the Borovansky Ballet company... and the foundation of the Boronovsky Ballet |
2000
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Kira Bousloff OAM | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Martin Rubenstein OAM | ||
| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Ted Bransden | Carmen Carmen Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin... |
West Australian Ballet West Australian Ballet The West Australian Ballet is the premier ballet dance company of Western Australia and is based in Perth at His Majesty's Theatre, Western Australia. The company was founded in 1952 by Madame Kira Bousloff and is one of the oldest ballet companies in Australia. Artistic directors have included... |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | The Australian Ballet | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | Choreographed by William Forsythe William Forsythe (dancer) William Forsythe is an American dancer and choreographer resident in Frankfurt am Main in Hessen. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballett Frankfurt and The Forsythe Company... |
| Outstanding Performance by an Individual | Steven Heathcote AM | Don Quixote | The Australian Ballet |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Todd McKenney Todd McKenney Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars.He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing... |
The Boy from Oz The Boy from Oz The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. The book is by Nick Enright. The production had its world premiere, directed by Gale Edwards, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Australia, on 5 March 1998 and toured Brisbane,... |
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| Award for services to dance | Julie Dyson | National Executive Officer of the Australian Dance Council Australian Dance Council The Australian Dance Council is a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators. It has offices in the states and territory... |
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| Award for dance on film | No award |
1999
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Keith Bain OAM | Fulfilled roles as dancer, teacher and choreographer and administrator over five decades, founder the Dancer's Picnic | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Professor Susan Street | Performer, choreographer, educator and administrator. | |
| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Leigh Warren Leigh Warren Leigh Warren is an Australian contemporary dance choreographer and Artistic Director of Leigh Warren & Dancers having previously been at the Australian Dance Theatre... |
Shimmer | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Company | Leigh Warren & Dancers Leigh Warren & Dancers Leigh Warren & Dancers is a contemporary dance company based in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Formed in 1993 by Leigh Warren , the company has toured internationally and won several awards.... |
Masterpieces of the 20th Century and Shimmer |
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| Outstanding Performance by an Individual | Delia Silvan | Silent Cries | Leigh Warren & Dancers |
| Outstanding Performance in a stage musical | Carolyn O'Connor | Chicago Chicago (musical) Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"... |
A dancer, actress and singer in the London West End West End theatre West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking... and Australia with roles in a number of classic stage musicals |
| Award for services to dance | Kristian Fredrikson Kristian Fredrikson Kristian Fredrikson was a New Zealand-born Australian stage and costume designer working in ballet, opera and other performing arts. His work was acclaimed for its sumptuous, jewel-like quality, and a sensuous level of detail.... |
As a costume designer | |
| Award for dance on film | Restoration | Direction: Cordelia Beresford. Choreography & Performance: Narelle Benjamin and Solon Ulbrich |
1998
| Award | Recipient | Work | Notes |
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| Lifetime achievement award | Margaret Scott Margaret Scott (dancer) Dame Catherine Margaret Mary Scott, AC, DBE , best known as Margaret Scott, arrived in Australia in 1947 on tour with the Ballet Rambert and stayed there. She danced with the Sadler's Wells Ballet, appointed a principal dancer in 1941, and Ballet Rambert as a principal from 1943 to 1948... OBE Valrene Tweedie OAM |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Joan Halliday OAM and Monica Halliday OAM |
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| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Dein Perry Dein Perry Dein Perry is an Australian actor, dancer and choreographer best known for his work with Tap Dogs.-References:-External links:... Stephen Baynes Stephen Baynes Stephen Baynes has been Resident Choreographer with The Australian Ballet since 1995. He trained with Joanne Priest and graduated from The Australian Ballet School in 1975... |
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| Outstanding Performance by an Individual | Damien Welch Damien Welch Damien Welch is an English born Rugby Union footballer who plays at lock for the Scarlets.-Club career:Welch played for Westwood Wanderers until the age of 16.... Djakapurra Munyarryun |
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| Award for services to dance | Tony Geeves | Author of Safe Dance I and II |
1997
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| Lifetime achievement award | Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM Laurel Martyn Laurel Martyn Laurel Martyn was an Australian ballerina. She studied under Kathleen Hamilton in Toowoomba, Marjorie Hollinshed in Brisbane, and Phyllis Bedells in London. In 1934 Martyn won a choreographic scholarship from the Association of Operatic Dancing for her first composition Exile... OBE |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education | Shirley McKechnie OAM Ann Roberts |
founder of Dancenorth |
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| Outstanding achievement in choreography | Stephen Page Stephen Page Born in Brisbane in 1965, Stephen Page is a descendant from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh tribe from southeast Queensland... Gideon Obarzanek Gideon Obarzanek Gideon Obarzanek is an Australian choreographer and the Artistic Director of Melbourne, Australia based contemporary dance company Chunky Move which he formed in 1995, in collaboration with Garry Stewart.... |
Artistic Director Artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization... of Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson, an African-American and founding director of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association . Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning "to make fire".Stephen Page has been the... Artistic Director of Chunky Move Chunky Move Chunky Move is an Australian contemporary dance company from Southbank, VictoriaIt was founded in 1995 and debuted at the Melbourne International Arts Festival with artistic director Gideon Obarzanek.... |
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| Award for services to dance | Jill Sykes AM Dally Messenger |
Dance writer of the Sydney Morning Herald Founder of Dance Australia |