Australian Dance Awards
Sunday 15 June @7:30pm
The Arts Centre, State Theatre
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Ausdance Victoria is delighted to announce
The Australian Dance Awards
2008 SHORTLIST
Ausdance Victoria is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2008 Australian Dance Awards - winners will be revealed at 7.30pm on Sunday 15 June 2008 at the Arts Centre, State Theatre.
The shortlist nominees for the 2008 Australian Dance Awards were announced today – with Lucy Guerin Inc topping the list with an impressive four nominations from the nine categories.
The Awards recognise excellence across all dance forms, identifying professionals both in Australia and overseas, who have distinguished themselves in performance, choreography, design, dance writing, teaching and the many other related professions inextricably woven into dance.
2008 marks the beginning of a new era and a new home for the gala Performance and Awards celebration, which sold out performances at the Sydney Opera House from 2004 to 2007. Melbourne will host the Awards from 2008 to 2010, during The Australian Ballet’s June season. In a transitional arrangement, the 2008 Australian Dance Awards will recognise work presented between 1 July 2006 and 31 December 2007; the two subsequent ceremonies will recognize worked presented in the previous calendar years.
The panel of judges has short-listed four nominees in each category, with Victoria scooping three of the four places in the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Choreography’ category including Lucy Guerin, Gideon Obarzanek and Stephen Baynes.
Hugh Jackman has received a nomination for his performance in The Boy From Oz along with Tony Sheldon for Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and both Silvia Entcheva and Tobias Cole for their performances in This Show Is About People, which was performed at both the Melbourne and Sydney Festivals.
Townsville-based Dancenorth has been short-listed twice – for both Outstanding Performance By A Female Dancer and Outstanding Performance By A Company.
Robina Beard, Selection Panel Chair says “The quality of works presented in Australia over this period was exceptional and the short-listed nominees reflect a great diversity across the country and a vibrant dance culture. We are really delighted that a number of the short-listed nominees – Ros Warby, Chunky Move, Dancenorth and The Australian Ballet - will all be performing at the awards.”
The 2008 Australian Dance Awards will also include the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be announced on Monday 2 June.
On Sunday 15 June, Awards will be presented in the following categories:
AWARD FOR SERVICES TO DANCE
Dally Messenger & Karen van Ulzen
Janine Kyle
Lee Christofis
Ruth Osborne
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE EDUCATION
Gailene Stock AM
Helen Cameron
Jeff Meiners
Joan Pope OAM
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Garry Stewart for Honour Bound, Commissioned by Sydney Opera House & Malthouse Theatre
Gideon Obarzanek for Glow, Chunky Move
Lucy Guerin for Structure & Sadness, Lucy Guerin Inc
Stephen Baynes for Constant Variants, The Australian Ballet
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A COMPANY
Lucy Guerin Inc for Structure & Sadness, Choreographer: Lucy Guerin
Sydney Dance Company for Ever After Ever, Choreographer: Graeme Murphy AM
Splinter Group for Roadkill, Choreography: Splinter Group Producers: Dancenorth & Brisbane Powerhouse
The Australian Ballet for Les Presages
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INDEPENDENT DANCE
Brian Lucas for his entire body of work during this period
James Cunningham & Suzon Fuks for Mirage, Producer: Igneous
Ros Warby for Monumental
Shaun Parker forThis Show Is About People, Producer: Marguerite Pepper Productions
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE DANCER
Kirstie McCracken in Aether and Structure & Sadness, Choreographer: Lucy Guerin
Lisa Griffiths in Crush, Choreographers: Amanda Phillips and Frances d’Ath
Lucinda Dunn in Don Quixote, The Australian Ballet
Sarah Jayne Howard in Roadkill, Choreographers: Splinter Group, Producers: Dancenorth & Brisbane Powerhouse
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE DANCER
Antony Hamilton in Aether, Choreographer: Lucy Guerin
Byron Perry in Structure & Sadness, Choreographer: Lucy Guerin
Paul White in Honour Bound, Choreographer: Garry Stewart
Reed Luplau in The Director’s Cut, Choreographer: Graeme Murphy AM
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A STAGE MUSICAL
Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz, Choreographer: Joey McKneely
Silvia Entcheva in This Show Is About People, Choreographer: Shaun Parker
Tobias Cole in This Show Is About People, Choreographer: Shaun Parker
Tony Sheldon in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Choreographer: Ross Coleman
AWARD FOR DANCE ON FILM
Force Majeure for The Sense of It, Choreographer: Kate Champion
Lena John for Oru Divisum
Narelle Benjamin for The Shape of Water, Director: Cordelia Beresford
Sue Healey for Will Time Tell, Producer: Sue Healey
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