Expressions Dance Company and QPAC in association with QUT Creative Industries present

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Thank you for joining us for our world premiere season of The Red Shoes by Expressions Dance The Red Shoes. Company’s (EDC’s) Artistic Director, I have relished the challenge of re-imagining this classic Natalie Weir produced in partnership story for the stage and believe its story is still relevant and with QPAC and QUT. poignant…when does one’s passion become an obsession?

Celebrating its 30th year, EDC is EDC’s signature works are always the result of signifi cant ’s premier contemporary collaboration with many talented artists who contribute to dance ensemble and continues to the fi nal outcome and I am deeply thankful to them all. contribute extensively to the evolution and future of contemporary Australian Designer of where the heart is and R&J, Bruce McKinven dance. has once again delivered an extraordinary manifestation of our in-depth and numerous conversations about the story. The Red Shoes is another signature Combined with the wonderful lighting design by the very EDC/Weir work where Natalie has re- talented Matt Scott, the imagery is stunning. imagined a legend and given it a fresh Working with fi lmmaker Sue Healey to produce an original contemporary take. Inspired by Hans fi lm that melds into the performance onstage has been an Christian Andersen’s gothic fairytale, enriching experience. This has been a major new step for this EDC production, The Red Shoes both myself and EDC, and I especially thank the Patricia integrates original fi lm by Sydney McDonald Memorial Foundation for helping realise this fi lmmaker and choreographer vision for us by funding the fi lm component. Sue Healey. Another joy has been the enormous variety of beautiful In what is becoming an EDC trademark, music from Musical Director, Tania Frazer. Her contribution musicians from Brisbane ensemble has been outstanding. The performance of the very and QPAC resident company Southern talented Southern Cross Soloists bringing the soundtrack Cross Soloists, will perform live on stage to life onstage has also been very successful. alongside the dancers. Without QPAC’s steadfast support The Red Shoes would With strong involvement from students not be possible and I thank them for their unwavering of QUT Creative Industries The Red loyalty and belief in EDC. Shoes is an exciting step in the journey The involvement of the Creative Industries Project Unit of for this Brisbane-based company. QUT has been exciting, extending the ownership of this QPAC is proud to have played a part work into the younger generations. Thank you to all the in co-producing this spectacular new students for their enthusiasm and contribution. work that blends the worlds of fantasy Finally my deepest appreciation to the dancers including and reality. our guest artists Sam Colbey and Natalie Allen and new addition to the EDC ensemble, Rebecca Hall, who joins Elise May, Daryl Brandwood, Jack Ziesing and Benjamin CHIEF EXECUTIVE Chapman. They have contributed extensively to the QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE creative and choreographic process of this work. The dancers’ talent and enthusiasm for their art never ceases to inspire me.

I hope you enjoy The Red Shoes.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY

COVER IMAGE BY LLOYD SEYMOUR. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DYLAN EVANS Creative Team Production Natalie Weir and Concept Production Manager Leonie Lee Bruce McKinven Projection Design Choreographer Natalie Weir and Programming David McKinnon with the EDC dancers Head Electrician Thomas Lindenau Designer Bruce McKinven Head Mechanist Dan Villiers Lighting Designer Matt Scott Costume Coordinator Nathalie Ryner Film Artist Sue Healey Costume Makers Michelle Wiki, Bianca Bulley, Musical Director Tania Frazer Selene Cochrane, Audio Designer Brett Cheney Sarah White, Kiara Bulley Director of Photography Judd Overton Film Assistants Elina Filipp^, Jessica Laughton Smith^ Nash Johnston^ Cast Music/Audio Assistant Lighting Assistant Christine Felmingham^ (in order of appearance) Promotional Victoria Elise May Photography Jen Dainer, The Director Daryl Brandwood Industrial Arc Photography Spirit of The Red Shoes Cloudia Elder Hero Photography Dylan Evans The Lover Jack Ziesing Hero Image Lloyd Seymour Young Victoria Rebecca Hall Set Construction Iceworks Design Mirror Victoria Natalie Allen Scenic Art Shaun Caulfi eld and Scenografi c Studio The Weeping Angel Benjamin Chapman Production Resource Group The Dark Angel Sam Colbey Drapes Projection System CVP Events, Film and Television Support Cast Auditionees and Possessed Red Shoes* Claire Bathgate-Petersen Cara Betty Film Artist Sue Healey Cloudia Elder Chloe Hambleton Director of Photography Judd Overton Meg King Nadia Milford Film Grip Billy Harmer Grace Nichols Felix Palmerson Camera Assistant Ashley Fairfi eld Ellen Pepper Elizabeth Talty Film Assistants Elina Filipp^, * QUT Student Dancers (QUT CI Project Unit) Jessica Laughton Smith^, Carli Grif n^, Musicians Nash Johnston^

EDC especially wishes to thank the following companies, Violin Victoria Sayles organisations and individuals for their support of EDC and Oboe Tania Frazer The Red Shoes. Cello Patrick Murphy Patricia McDonald Memorial Foundation for its fi nancial support of the creation of the fi lm by Sue Healey Piano Kevin Power PW Dancewear for its donation of costumes and pointe Clarinet Nicholas Evans shoes for the support cast David McKinnon and CVP Events, Film and Television Season Show Crew Michelle Barnett Staf at QUT Dance and QUT Creative Industries Stage Manager Jodie Roche Queensland Theatre Company Audio Operator Brett Cheney Wardrobe Maintenance Liezel Buckenham Tobie Paulson, EDC Marketing Intern Assistant Stage Manager Carli Grif n^ Naomi Richards, EDC Marketing Intern Assistant to Sentieri Selvaggi Ensemble, Italy, for allowing use of their Production Manager Nicole Neil^ recording of Einaudi’s The Apple Tree Giovanni Allevi for allowing use of his music Design Assistant Tenneale Rogers^ John Rotar for music arrangements Bloch Dancewear JC Decaux Dendy Cinema, Portside AvantCard ^ (QUT CI Project Unit)

I saw The Red Shoes fi lm on TV a few years The Red Shoes is about the destructive nature of ago, and it struck me as a relevant and obsession, ambition and lust - forces that drive us inspiring idea for a dance company to present. beyond rationalism. So I started looking at decaying, I researched the Hans Christian Anderson abandoned theatres. Whilst seemingly in stasis, fairytale and, like many fairytales, loved the derelict theatres still possess a richness of life and darkness and symbolism within the tale. history, stories and myths – glimpses into past worlds, where time and reality operate beyond our reach. The original 1948 fi lm uses the story within a story concept, which I loved. Bruce McKinven’s The design is a world within a world of tarnished design presents the world within a world. I was glamour and ambition, where the performers are drawn to the ideas of a dancer’s life onstage contained in a theatre within a theatre. Obsession can beginning to infi ltrate of -stage life; an artist’s start as a small, harmless interest and grow beyond growing obsession with artform; their image control, taking over one’s existence and identity. In a in the mirror; the struggle for unobtainable similar fashion, this space begins small and contained perfection; and the adrenaline of performance, but eventually explodes beyond recognition, bringing although rewarding, leading to these struggles. to life characters, aspirations and insecurities with an overwhelming life of their own and driving Victoria to In my re-visioning of the story, dancer, a fi nale beyond her control. Victoria is famous for her role in the onstage pantomime, The Red Shoes. She struggles with her real life and relationship with her lover Synopsis and her onstage world begins to pervade her of stage life. Famous dancer, Victoria, is performing as the lead I was interested in exploring how Victoria’s character of her company’s season of The Red Shoes relationship with her lover is refl ected in the pantomime. We see her in the fi nal scene before she relationship with the pantomime’s character of takes her curtain call. The Director is awestruck with The Weeping Angel, and how the relationship her talent as he congratulates his muse. He believes with The Director of her ballet company has a he has created her. After, in her dressing room, and duality with the pantomime’s Dark Angel. upon removing her shoes, Victoria experiences the shoes magically take on the spirit of The Red Shoes, Themes of duality, the inner-self or the they are a living spirit to her. She turns to her lover Steppenwolf within us are explored throughout who is her soul mate and partner in life, but she can the work as Victoria is drawn into a dark place only think about the red shoes and her performance. within her mind. She remembers when she fi rst auditioned for the In the pantomime, Victoria dances to the company. She was obsessed with being the best death through the curse of the Dark Angel. she could be; everything the Director wanted her The Weeping Angel of ers redemption and to be. Her perceived imperfections torment her and forgiveness. Her passion for dance grows like leave her distraught. But her lover, through his love an addiction, until it wholly consumes her and devotion, brings her hope there is more to life. like a drug, leaving her lost in a dif erent Still she cannot stop her obsession to become the time and place. perfect dancer, but the Director’s ambition for her This story is about a love triangle between becomes like a burden. She becomes trapped in her a woman, her lover and her art. In the fi lm own image in the mirror. Victoria is asked “Why do you want to dance?” Her obsession is overpowering. Her lover is forced to She replies “Why do you want to live? I don’t leave her to her madness; he cannot compete with know exactly why, but I must!” a spirit he cannot see. Pantomime characters, The The Director says “You cannot have it both Weeping Angel and the Dark Angel, replace her lover ways. A dancer who relies upon the doubtful and the Director in her mind in a dream sequence. comforts of human love can never be a great She continues performing in the season of The Red dancer. Never.” Shoes. In the pantomime, she covets the red shoes. Time rushes by, love rushes by, life rushes by, The Dark Angel curses the shoes, and she cannot but The Red Shoes go on. stop dancing – through night, day and dif erent worlds. The Weeping Angel removes the curse, and her spirit is set free. However, when the performance ends this time, her world is no more, she is lost in time and madness.

It has been a pleasure working with Natalie Weir natural human instinct to want to move and on this exciting project. From Natalie’s broad dance. Natalie had over 100 pieces of music to narrative, my job was to fi nd music that would wade through and it was dif cult to reduce to inspire the creation of this famously dark fairytale. 75 minutes.

My search, beginning eight months ago, took me From the Oscar and Golden Globe winning to composers from all over the world – many of composer Marianelli, I explored other Italian whom I had never heard of. It was liberating to composers. Starting with baroque composer, have no restrictions of style or genre, just the Alessandro Marcello’s haunting oboe concerto, inspiration of the story. Natalie’s only guide was to Oscar nominated composer Ludovico that her choreographic style lent itself to music Einaudi and fi nally, young up and coming Italian that was ‘hauntingly beautiful’. composer, Giovanni Allevi, whose Violin Concerto heavily features in The Red Shoes. As a starting point, she shared the award winning soundtrack by Dario Marianelli for the fi lm Jane The soundtrack also features music from Eyre, without realising that the featured violinist prominent Australian composer Matthew Jack Liebeck, is a close friend of Southern Hindson, as well as Bach, Rachmaninov Cross Soloists. Jack has performed and toured and Arvo Pärt. with Southern Cross Soloists numerous times. Although Jack was not available to perform Collaborations such as this are a great source with us, his beautiful wife Vicky Sayles, also an of inspiration to Southern Cross Soloists and outstanding violin soloist, agreed to visit we thank Natalie and the EDC team for inviting for July to rehearse and perform The Red Shoes Southern Cross Soloists to be a part of the world as a guest member of Southern Cross Soloists. premier production.

To me, it was essential to fi nd music with the right impetus to make dance happen naturally. I looked Creative Director for music that would immediately stimulate the Southern Cross Soloists

Giovanni Allevi (1969- ) Violin Concerto 1st and 2nd movements

JS Bach (1685-1750) Sinfonia from Cantata BWV21

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) From Jewish Life: Prayer

Ludovico Einaudi (1955-) The Apple Tree; Performed by Sentieri Selvaggi Ensemble, Italy

Matthew Hindson (1968-) Baroquerie; Lament; Song of Life

Alessandro Marcello (1673- 1747) Oboe Concerto, 2nd movement

Dario Marianelli (1963-) Excerpts from Jane Eyre

Arvo Pärt (1935-) Spiegel im Spiegel

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Elegie Op.3 No.1

John Rotar (1995-) Interludes

CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY

Natalie is known internationally for her highly physical partner work, her organic movement style and her touching insight into human nature. On her journey with Expressions Dance Company (EDC) as Artistic Director, Natalie continues to create work that balances artistic risk with accessibility and that speaks of humanity. Natalie Weir has created over 160 professional works in her 27+ year career. She trained at QUT and was a founding member of EDC, receiving her fi rst choreographic commission by then Artistic Director, Maggi Sietsma at 18.

Natalie was resident choreographer for Queensland Ballet and and has worked extensively throughout Australia, creating works for the country’s other major classical and contemporary dance companies, including , Dancenorth and Australian Dance Theatre.

Natalie has also created works for, or had her works performed by, international companies such as , , and . Natalie’s work has been recognised through Helpmann Awards for where the heart is (2011), for where the heart is (2011) and R&J (2012). Her work Steppenwolfe for Houston Ballet received the prestigious Choo San Goh Award and her original version of Turandot for the Hong Kong Ballet received the 2004 Dance Award for Best New Work. Natalie received an Outstanding Alumni Award for QUT Creative Industries in 2009 and was appointed as a Culture Champion in 2013.

Natalie was appointed Artistic Director of EDC in January 2009, fulfi lling her long-term dream to build an ensemble of dancers and contribute to the future of Australian dance.

DESIGNER

Bruce graduated from QUT’s Visual Arts course in 1994 and NIDA’s Design course in 1997. For Expressions Dance Company (EDC), Bruce has designed Four Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), Dance Energy (Brisbane Festival), R&J, where the heart Is, The Dance Makers, Jigsaw and the Sketches seasons in 1998, 1999 and 2003. Bruce has also designed productions for Force Majeure, Australian Dance Theatre, DanceNorth, Tasdance, Queensland Ballet and Western Australian Ballet.

Over his twenty year career with theatre, he has worked with Company B Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, Sydney Theatre Company, Australian Theatre for Young People, Grif n, Hothouse Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane Festival, La Boite, Jute Theatre, QUT, University of Southern Queensland, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Black Swan State Theatre Company, Perth Theatre Company and Perth Festival.

Bruce has also worked in numerous roles for the Adelaide Festival since 1994, most recently as Designer and Site Co-ordinator for the 2014 Adelaide Writers’ Week. In 2001, Bruce was awarded The Mike Walsh Fellowship, enabling him to work with Dublin dance company Cois Ceim. Bruce is currently designing White Porcelain Doll for Lizzie and Zaimon Vilmanis, and Don Quixote for Singapore Dance Theatre. Matt Scott

LIGHTING DESIGNER

For the past twenty years Matt has designed the lighting for drama, dance and opera in Australia and overseas with over 200 productions to his credit. He has worked for almost all of Australia’s leading performing arts companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Company B Belvoir, Opera Australia and Queensland Ballet.

His work has been regularly praised both within the industry and in the media. His most recent credits include: Rigoletto, Don Pasquale (Opera Australia), The Magic Flute (OzOpera), La Traviata (New Zealand Opera/State Opera South Australia), A Streetcar Named Desire, As You Like It (Black Swan State Theatre Company), La bohème (West Australian Opera) and The Mountaintop (Melbourne Theatre Company). Matt has worked with Natalie Weir on several works including Petrushka, Orpheus (Queensland Ballet) and EDC’s where the heart is.

FILM ARTIST

Sue was awarded the prestigious Creative Fellowship (Established Artist) from the Australia Council 2013/14. A choreographer, fi lmmaker and installation artist, she is based in Sydney and creates work for Australian and international companies, and as an independent artist. She has recently been made an Honorary Fellow of the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.

Her award winning fi lms have screened in over 30 countries. Virtuosi (her debut feature length documentary) has screened in New York, Montreal, Amsterdam, Prague, Portugal, London, American Dance Festival and many other international festivals in 2013/14. Virtuosi won an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance on Film 2013 and a Silver ACS award for cinematographer, Judd Overton. Her three channel installation version of Virtuosi premiered at Ten Days on the Island Festival, Tasmania.

Sue creates choreography and fi lm for a diverse range of companies and contexts. Projects for 2013/14 include Second Skin a work for 24 artists with disabilities; Double Entendre commission from The Australia Ensemble, Sydney; and fi lm/visual design for White Cloud a solo show for singer Tim Finn. Her major performance installation On View will be presented by the Performance Space at Carriageworks, Sydney in 2015.

Special thanks to the Patricia McDonald Memorial Foundation for their fi nancial support of the creation of the fi lm by Sue Healey.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Southern Cross Soloists Creative Director Tania Frazer, and formerly Principal Oboe with the Israel Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, enjoys a busy career as a soloist and teacher. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, Tania won fi rst prize at the Coleman International Competition in Los Angeles, the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Award in London and has appeared in orchestras all over the world under conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Christoph Eschenbach, Neemi Jarvi and Sir Neville Marriner. MIRROR VICTORIA

Natalie’s dance career began with Leigh Warren & Dancers. In 2010 she joined Sydney Dance Company (SDC), under the direction of Rafael Bonachela. With SDC, she toured extensively nationally and internationally. Natalie was awarded a Green Room Award for Best Female Dancer in SDC’s 2 One Another. Since SDC, Natalie performed with Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) for Garry Stewart’s G and Daniel Jaber’s Nought and Signature; Strut Inc.’s Eyes Wide Season, Qualia – a duet with Richard Cilli; and Sally Richardson’s Rites. She created a work on Link Dance Company Lab S. Natalie joins EDC for The Red Shoes, as a guest artist.

THE DIRECTOR

Daryl’s professional career spans over 20 years, including performances with The Australian Ballet, West Australian Ballet, BalletMet in the USA, and Australian Dance Theatre. Career highlights include George Balanchine’s Diamonds from Jewels, Barry Moreland’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Natalie Weir’s The Collector and Lacrimosa. Awards include Helsinki International Ballet Competition, a Green Room Award, a Helpmann Award, and Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer for HELIX, created with Barry Moreland. EDC performances include where the heart is (2012), R&J (Tour 2013), Carmen Sweet, 4Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), When Time Stops and SOLO Festival of Dance.

Benjamin Chapman THE WEEPING ANGEL

Benjamin graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Dance from WAAPA in 2011. 2010 saw him perform with West Australian Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, and again in 2011 in The Taming of the Shrew. During his time at WAAPA, Benjamin worked with Kim McCarthy, Andries Weidemann, Amaury Lebrun, Sue Peacock, Justin Rutzou and Xiaoxiong Zhang. EDC performances include R&J (Tours 2012, 2013), Don’t (2012), Propel (the next step), Carmen Sweet, 4Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), When Time Stops and SOLO Festival of Dance. Additional credits include Voltage (Tasdance) and Diaphanous (Ochres Dance).

THE DARK ANGEL

Sam fi rst worked with Natalie Weir during his four years with Queensland Ballet in her works Petrushka, The Gathering, Wuthering Heights and The Unwritten. He has guest performed in principal/title roles with Stadtstheater Bremerhaven, and the Tivoli Ballet at the Royal Danish Theatre. A highlight of his career was working for Stephan Thoss’s Company for two years in the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany. He spent three years with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens dancing works with prestigious international choreographers. Sam has recently been performing in short works by Daniel Jaber in Adelaide and was Principal Dancer for Opera Australia’s production of Eugene Onegin. This is his fi rst season with EDC.

YOUNGER VICTORIA

In 2010, Brisbane born Rebecca received a scholarship to train in contemporary ballet at Jof rey Ballet School, New York. She became a member of the Jof rey Ballet School Touring Company, working with numerous choreographers. Since then, Rebecca has travelled to New Zealand and Melbourne for various commercial dance performances and worked with Liam Burke as his Dance Captain on various projects including guest teacher for RAD scholarship 2013. She is a qualifi ed personal trainer and massage therapist. Rebecca was an extra in Carmen Sweet in 2013 and joined EDC in 2014. Her EDC performances include R&J (Up Close and Personal Season, February 2014). VICTORIA

Elise has worked extensively as an independent artist in Australia and internationally, and as a company member of EDC. In 2009, Elise developed a self-devised solo performance installation called Close Proximity, and in 2010 received a Brisbane Front Residency to develop her interest in performance design, installation, sound and moving image (Screen Dance Laboratory). In 2011 Elise initiated an interactive online creative development project entitled 101 Ways to Strip! EDC highlights include where the heart is (Nominated: 2011 Australian Dance Award), R&J (Winner: 2012 Australian Dance Award), When Time Stops, Carmen Sweet and SOLO Festival of Dance. Elise is currently undertaking a Masters of Arts (Research) at QUT.

THE LOVER

Jack began dancing at the Australian Choreographic Centre in Canberra, training under some of contemporary dance’s leading artists. In 2008, Jack began his study at WAAPA, where he received a scholarship to participate in the Taipei Ideas Dance Festival. Jack performed Sue Peacock’s any given moment at the World Dance Alliance Conference in the USA, and was featured in Garry Stewart’s fi lm Collision Course. EDC highlights include where the heart is, R&J, Don’t, Propel (the next step), Carmen Sweet, 4Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), When Time Stops and SOLO Festival of Dance.

Southern Cross Soloists features seven of Australia’s most accomplished musicians.

An internationally successful ensemble based in Brisbane, the Southern Cross Soloists have helped set the benchmark for Australian chamber music since 1995. The Soloists have earned a well-deserved reputation for artistic excellence and continue to surprise and delight audiences with their constantly evolving repertoire and ever-changing annual programs.

An ensemble of individually talented and collectively powerful musicians, the Soloists come together to create something special and very much ‘in the moment’ each time they perform. The informal, ‘up-close-and-personal’ performance style perfected by the Soloists creates an intimate, inviting and deeply engaging experience.

Company in residence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre for fi ve years, the Soloists enjoy a busy schedule of national performances, while continuing to develop Australian chamber music talent through the award-winning Winter Music School regional education program. Their international touring has taken the ensemble through the Asia-Pacifi c and into North America.

The Red Shoes would not be possible without our presenting partners and we thank them enormously for their ongoing partnership with EDC. QUT and EDC Since 2010, EDC and QUT have worked in partnership to strengthen opportunities for Creative Industries students, primarily within the Dance discipline, to connect with EDC professionals across a range of unique industry and real world experiences. These collaboration activities have included a wide range of tailored experiences for students that have been fully integrated into the curriculum within QUT Dance’s undergraduate courses, and with EDC’s support, assists to maintain the lineage of QUT graduates whose training is aligned with real world expectations of potential employers.

The second triennial of this partnership, which commenced in 2014, aims to incorporate even more innovative and comprehensive benchmark projects. The Red Shoes project has included the involvement of QUT Creative Industries students from across multiple disciplines – Dance, Technical Production (Stage Management & Design), Film TV & Animation, and Music. Either via a Creative Industries Project Unit, Internships or via individual projects within existing QUT teaching Units – 17 students have learnt directly from industry professionals across these disciplines via direct mentoring, whilst actually contributing to the creation and development of the work. Involvement in the creation, production and actual performance of a new creative work by one of Australia’s best Choreographers and contemporary dance companies, is a signifi cant personal and professional experience we are confi dent none of the students will ever forget.

QUT and EDC are very excited about the outcomes and learnings from this type of integrated project model, and are looking forward to future iterations that demonstrate the critical role and benefi ts that such partnerships can have for students, education institutions, professional companies and the broader creative industries and arts sectors alike. QPAC and EDC In 2010, QPAC and EDC joined forces to commit to a groundbreaking partnership to co-produce and co-present Natalie Weir’s signature works for EDC. These works are defi ned by their strong emotional resonance with audiences. where the heart is (2010 and 2012), R&J (2011) and When Time Stops (2013) are distinguished by musicians performing live on stage, and the strong physicality of the choreography alongside compelling storytelling.

The partnership has enabled EDC to produce larger scale work in the Playhouse with a focus on collaboration with a range of musicians, composers and designers and artists.

We are extremely proud of our benchmark partnership and the outcomes it has produced including high quality contemporary dance productions, increased audience reach and recognition through national awards and invitations to tour nationally.

QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE PO Box 3567, South Bank, Queensland 4101 ACKNOWLEDGMENT T: (07) 3840 7444 W: qpac.com.au The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially Chris Freeman AM Chair funded by the Queensland Government Deputy Chair Rhonda White AO The Honourable Ian Walker MP Trustees Kylie Blucher, Simon Gallaher, Sophie Mitchell, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Mick Power AM Innovation and the Arts Director-General, Department of Science, Information Chief Executive: John Kotzas Technology, Innovation and the Arts: Sue Rickerby

Patrons are advised that the Performing Arts Centre has EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES, a FIRE ALARM system and EXIT passageways. In case of an alert, patrons should remain calm, look for the closest EXIT sign in GREEN, listen to and comply with directions given by the inhouse trained attendants and move in an orderly fashion to the open spaces outside the Centre. About EDC EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen Masnata (Chair) Expressions Dance Company (EDC) is defi ned by its Tony Denholder (Deputy) commitment to excellence in performance, sector Ross Cunningham development and education, all contributing to the evolution and future of contemporary Australian Rhyll Gardner dance. Under the leadership of internationally Libby Lincoln acclaimed Artistic Director Natalie Weir (appointed Gina McLellan 2009), and with the talents of an extraordinary Anne-Maree Moon ensemble of dancers, the company’s work is achieving Noel Staunton signifi cant recognition through national awards. Natalie Weir Natalie’s signature works for EDC include where the heart is (2010 and 2012), R&J (2011) and When Time Stops (2013). Natalie has also created smaller works MANAGEMENT TEAM for EDC including While Others Sleep, Raw (2010), Artistic Director Natalie Weir Don’t, The Lament (2012) and Carmen Sweet (2013). Executive Director Libby Lincoln Other successful EDC initiatives include the annual Production Manager Leonie Lee and highly respected training program Brisbane Marketing & Communications Manager Contemporary Dance Intensive (BCDI); SOLO Festival Kirsten Bartholomew of Dance, showcasing the best from around Australia; Producer Jennifer Livingstone and PROPEL and Launch Pad – EDC’s programs for Of ce Manager Swan Davies emerging choreographers. Bookkeeper Elizabeth Lepua EDC has received invitations to perform in over 20 countries throughout its 30 year history. Recently, EDC’s commitment to cultural collaboration has been articulated through Singapore Dance Theatre’s celebrated Ballet Under The Stars event in 2013, which EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY included the world premiere of Natalie’s 4Seasons Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts featuring EDC and SDT dancers. Level 3, 420 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006 Additional international highlights include First Ritual with LDTX/Beijing Dance (2010 and 2011) and Scripsi Scriptum (2011 and 2012) collaboration with phone - 07 3257 4222 Switzerland based Cathy Sharp Dance Ensemble. Both email - [email protected] these productions were performed in the collaborating website - expressionsdancecompany.org.au company’s hometown as well as in Brisbane.

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Expressions Dance Company acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding advisory body.

Special thanks to the following people who have invested in EDC dancers:

Tony Denholder and Scott Gibson Trevor St Baker, Paul Newman, Lucy Bretherton sponsoring Jack Ziesing and Powerarts sponsoring Elise May Rhyll and Rusty Gardner Judith St Baker sponsoring Michelle Barnett sponsoring Benjamin Chapman