Cate Fowler
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Cate Fowler is a theatre producer and director specialising in work for children and families and an educationalist engaged in research in the areas of children's performance and creative literacies.
), artistic adviser to 1995 Come Out Youth Arts Festival, artistic director of the 1996 and the 1998 Out of the Box Festival (Queensland Performing Arts Centre), director of education services (Queensland Arts Council), and founding director of Australia's flagship performing arts company for children and family audiences, Windmill Performing Arts
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At Windmill, Cate was responsible for creating a vision, structure and program for the company, which was launched in July 2002. Through 2007, the company had presented more than 20 different productions in Adelaide and toured internationally (USA, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand), nationally (Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne) and through regional South Australia and Victoria.
Cate has also been the recipient of a number of awards which recognise her status in the arts community. These include the Australia Japan Arts Network (AJAN) Fellowship, Asialink three-month residency in Japan (1998/99); a 1999 Mathilda Award for contribution to early childhood theatre, Queensland Critics Circle; Asia-Pacific Woman of Distinction Award (Arts), Asia-Pacific Business Council for Women (2006); and the Woman of Achievement Award (Performing Arts), Zonta (2006).
In the January 2007 edition of the ABC's Limelight (Magazine), Cate Fowler was named as one of the 50 most influential Australians in the Arts for ensuring a generation of children have quality theatre entertainment.
World Congress and Festival. Cate is also directing The Green Sheep in New York and Seattle in September–October 2008. She is also continuing her research into early childhood performance and creative literacies.
Biography
Cate's career in youth and children's arts spans a number of positions from youth and family program manager (Adelaide Festival CentreAdelaide Festival Centre
The Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre, was built in 1973 and opened three months before the Sydney Opera House. The Festival Centre is located approximately 50 metres north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Street, lying near the banks of the River...
), artistic adviser to 1995 Come Out Youth Arts Festival, artistic director of the 1996 and the 1998 Out of the Box Festival (Queensland Performing Arts Centre), director of education services (Queensland Arts Council), and founding director of Australia's flagship performing arts company for children and family audiences, Windmill Performing Arts
Windmill Performing Arts
Windmill Performing Arts established in 2002 as a South Australian Government initiative is Australia's flagship professional theatre company for child and young adult audiences. The current artistic director is Rosemary Myers.Since 2002, it has grown into a leading national company...
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At Windmill, Cate was responsible for creating a vision, structure and program for the company, which was launched in July 2002. Through 2007, the company had presented more than 20 different productions in Adelaide and toured internationally (USA, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand), nationally (Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne) and through regional South Australia and Victoria.
Works
Works produced by Cate Fowler include Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, Brundibar, The Snow Queen, Riverland, Afternoon of the Elves, Midnite, Moonfleet, The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful, Two Weeks with the Queen, The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom, The Little Gentleman, and The Clockwork Forest. Additionally, she has directed groundbreaking work in the early childhood area, The Green Sheep and Cat.Awards and recognition
Under Cate's direction, Windmill was nominated for more than 28 Awards and won 15, including three national Helpmann Awards: two for Best Presentation for Children (Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish and Riverland) and one for Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production (Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish).Cate has also been the recipient of a number of awards which recognise her status in the arts community. These include the Australia Japan Arts Network (AJAN) Fellowship, Asialink three-month residency in Japan (1998/99); a 1999 Mathilda Award for contribution to early childhood theatre, Queensland Critics Circle; Asia-Pacific Woman of Distinction Award (Arts), Asia-Pacific Business Council for Women (2006); and the Woman of Achievement Award (Performing Arts), Zonta (2006).
In the January 2007 edition of the ABC's Limelight (Magazine), Cate Fowler was named as one of the 50 most influential Australians in the Arts for ensuring a generation of children have quality theatre entertainment.
Recent Projects
Cate is directing The Green Sheep and Cat for the 2008 ASSITEJASSITEJ
ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, was established in 1965 as an international alliance of professionals involved in theatre for children and young people...
World Congress and Festival. Cate is also directing The Green Sheep in New York and Seattle in September–October 2008. She is also continuing her research into early childhood performance and creative literacies.