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Jennifer Irwin Apdg JENNIFER IRWIN APDG Australian costume designer Jennifer Irwin’s career spans over 38 years designing costumes for multiple operas, dramas and in particular dance & ballet. Her work includes over 85 ballets as well as some of the largest scale spectacular productions ever staged in Australia including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Official Ceremony marking the Centenary of Australian Federation 2001. In 2004, Jennifer designed the costumes for the International Box office sensation ‘Dirty Dancing’ the musical, still playing to packed audiences…breaking all pre box office sales of any show ever staged in the history of London’s West End. Her work has been stage live in over 60 countries, over 350 cities, venues including the Lincoln Centre NYC, City Centre NYC, Brooklyn Academy of Music NYC, The Kennedy Centre Washington, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, Command performances at the Royal Palace Madrid and many at the Sydney Opera House. WEB LINKS TO COSTUME DESIGN IMAGES IF WORK DANCE https://plus.google.com/photos/106455240802866785053/albums/6162988251887439697 THEATRE https://plus.google.com/photos/106455240802866785053/albums/5891720573007576385 OPERA https://plus.google.com/photos/106455240802866785053/albums/5891714730933258001 OLYMPICS https://plus.google.com/photos/106455240802866785053/albums/5891716308858485489 Most Recent commissions & nominations 2019 WEST SIDE STORY Opera Australia 2019 MADAME BUTTERFLY Opera Australia 2018 MERRY WIDOW Opera Queensland 2018 MERRY WIDOW Opera South Aust 2018 BENNELONG Helpmann Awards nomination 2018 DARK EMU Bangarra Dance Theatre 2018 LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM Sydney Theatre Co 2018 THE FROCK MaDE Tas Japan Tour 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLD COAST Jack Morton 2017 THE MERRY WIDOW Opera Australia 2017 THE MERRY WIDOW Opera Wet Australia 2017 ONES COUNTRY Bangarra Dance Theatre 2017 BENNELONG Bangarra Dance Theatre 2017 BENNELONG Best costume design APDG Awards nomination 2017 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD Accreditation 2017 OUR LAND PEOPLE STORIES Best costume design Helpmann Awards nomination 2017 SERVICES TO DANCE Australian Dance Awards 2016 THE FROCK MaDE Tasmania 2016 SPEAR Best Costume design - Feature Film AACTA Awards nomination 2016 OUR LAND PEOPLE STORIES Bangarra Dance Theatre 2016 SERVICES TO DANCE Australian Dance Awards nomination 2016 TERRAIN Bangarra Dance Theatre 2016 THE GREAT FIRE Belvior Theatre Company 2015 SPEAR Toronto Film Festival 2015 GISELLE Universal Ballet of Korea 2015 LORE Bangarra Dance Theatre 2015 SERVICES TO DANCE Australian Dance Awards nomination 2015 AFFINITY TasDance 2015 NIDA GUEST TUTOR / mentor Design II Students Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 2 Jennifer designed the world Premier in Sydney of DIRTY DANCING, the CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE 2004 DIRTY DANCING SYDNEY 2006 DIRTY DANCING HAMBURG 2006 DIRTY DANCING LONDON 2007 DIRTY DANCING TORONTO 2008 DIRTY DANCING UTRECHT 2008 DIRTY DANCING CHICAGO 2009 DIRTY DANCING BOSTON, LOS ANGELES 2009 DIRTY DANCING BERLIN 2011 DIRTY DANCING UK TOUR 2012 DIRTY DANCING SOUTH AFRICA 2013 DIRTY DANCING HONG KONG/ SINGAPORE/ MANILA 2014 DIRTY DANCING MILAN/ USA / AUSTRALIA/ ITALY 2015 DIRTY DANCING FRANCE/ GERMANY 2016 DIRTY DANCING USA TOUR 2016 DIRTY DANCING UK TOUR/ MEXICO CITY/ MADRID/ EUROPEAN 2017 DIRTY DANCING EUROPEAN TOUR / USA TOUR/ GERMANY 2017 DIRTY DANCING SPAIN/ GERMANY / USA TOUR 2018 DIRTY DANCING AUSTRIA / USA TOUR / EUROPE 2018 DIRTY DANCING UK/ GERMANY/ FRANCE /ITALY https://dirtydancingontour.com Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 3 BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE Australia’s Premier Indigenous Company https://www.bangarra.com.au 2018 DUBBOO Stephen Page 2018 DARK EMU Stephen Page 2017 ONES COUNTRY K Sultan- Babij/ Kris/Munyarraun 2017 BENNELONG Stephen Page 2016 OUR LAND PEOPLE STORIES Page/ Riley/ B Riley/ Shephard 2015 LORE/ OCHRES Rings/ Brown/ Blanco 2014 PATYERGARANG Stephen Page 2013 DANCE CLAN 3 Bangarra Dancers 2012 TERRAIN Frances Rings 2009 FIRE 20yr retrospective 2008 MATHINNA Stephen Page 2007 EMERET LU Elma Kris 2007 X300 Frances Rings 2007 TRUE STORIES Frances Rings 2007 CLAN Stephen Page 2006 AMALGAMATE Stephen Page 2006 SPIRIT Stephen Page 2006 GATHERING Stephen Page 2006 UNAIPON Frances Rings 2004 DANCE CLAN 2 Stephen Page 2004 RUSH Stephen Page 2003 BUSH Stephen Page 2003 THE DREAMING Stephen Page 2002 WALKABOUT Stephen Page Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 4 2001 CORROBOREE Stephen Page 2000 SKIN Stephen Page 1999 DANCE CLAN 2 Bangarra Company 1997 FISH Stephen Page 1998 DANCE CLAN 1 Albert David 1997 RITES Stephen Page 1994 OCHRES Stephen Page 1994 NINNI Stephen Page 1992 PRAYING MANTIS DREAMING Stephen Page BANGARRA TOURS INTERNATIONALLY, NATIONALLY & REGIONALLY. THESE PRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN STAGED IN: Italy, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Beijing, Monaco, Japan, Canada, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Zealand, India, France, London, UK, Scotland, Extensively in the USA including Hawaii, New Jersey, Conneticut, Newark, North Carolina, South Carolina, Princeton University, New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana, Iowa, Arizona, Nevada, California, Mongolia among others. AUSTRALIAN cities include: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Hobart, Garma Festival NT, Gosford, Griffith, Orange, Bathurst, Geralton, Broome, Karratha, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Taree, Wollongong, Newcastle, Alice Springs, Cairnes, Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone, The Torres Strait Islands, Port Pirie, Whyalla, Renmark, Ernabella, Mt Gambier, Launceston, Shepperton, Dandenong, Sale, Warragal, Townsville, Lismore, Ballarat, Mt Isa, Bendigo, Tanunda, Mongolia, Istanbul & Vietnam. THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET 2012 WARAMUK Stephen Page Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Lincoln Centre NYC 2012 NARRATIVE OF NOTHING Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre 2007 SUBTLE SEQUENCE OF REVELATION A Burnett Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 5 2006 AMALGAMATE Stephen Page Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre 2004 AESTHETIC ARREST Adrian Burnett Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre 2002 TOTEM Stephen Page Sydney Opera House 1999 ‘X’ Stanton Welch Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre 1997 RITES Stephen Page Kennedy Centre Washington, City Centre NYC, Sadlers Wells London, Theatre du Chatelet Paris 1996 ALCHEMY Stephen Page Sydney Opera House Vic Arts Centre THE SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY 2018 LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM Neil Armfield Sydney Theatre Company 2011 BLOODLAND Stephen Page Sydney Theatre Company 2010 OUR TOWN Iain Sincliar Sydney Opera House 2010 STOCKHOLM UK Frantic Assembly Sydney Theatre Wharf I 2002 THE VIRGIN MIM Tony McNamarra Sydney Theatre Wharf I 2002 SOULMATES Gale Edwards Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Queensland PAC 2001 UP FOR GRABS Gale Edwards Sydney Opera House 1999 CYRANO DE BERGERAC Marion Potts STC Wharf Theatre Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 6 COMPANY B BELVOIR STREET 2016 THE GREAT FIRE Eamon Flack Belvior St Theatre 2009 GETHSEMANE Neil Armfield Belvoir St Theatre 2007 KEATING THE MUSICAL Neil Armfield National Australian Tour 2007 THE GATES OF EGYPT Kate Gaul Belvoir St Theatre 2001 THE LARAMIE PROJECT Kate Gaul Belvoir St Sydney 2005 STUFF HAPPENS Neil Armfield Seymour Centre Sydney Australian National Tour 2002 MY ZINC BED Neil Armfield Belvoir St Theatre MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY 2011 DON PARTIES ON Robyn Nevin Victorian Arts Centre Sydney Theatre OPERA AUSTRALIA 2019 WEST SIDE STORY Francesca Zambello HOSH 2019 MADAME BUTTERFLY Graeme Murphy Opera Ausralia 2017/18 THE MERRY WIDOW Graeme Murphy Opera Conference 2005 ROMEO AND JULIET Stuart Maunder Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Queensland PAC SINGAPORE DANCE THEATRE 2010 ONEORIS Adrian Burnett Singapore Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 7 MOD DANCE COMPANY 2011 SUITE SYNERGY Graeme Murphy Victorian Arts Centre Lyric Theatre Star Casino SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY (30 YEARS/ Constructed 93 Ballets/ Designed 33) 2007 GRAEME MURPHY’S FAREWELL GALA PERFORMANCE Theatre Royal Sydney 2007 BERLIN Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2007 SHORT STORIES Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2007 EVER AFTER EVER Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2007 GLIMPSES Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2006 DIRECTORS CUT Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2004 SHADES OF GRAY Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 2000 BODY OF WORK Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1996 FREE RADICALS Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House Joyce Theatre NYC 1996 RADICAL STUDY Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Queensland PAC 1995 FORNICON Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1995 BERLIN Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1995 SENSING Graeme Murphy ABC Television 1994 SACCHARIN SUITE Gideon Obarzanek Sydney Opera House Victorian Arts Centre Queensland PAC 1993 PROTECTING VEIL Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 8 1992 SYNERGY WITH SYNERGY Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House Tokyo, Japan & Taiwan 1991 SHAKESPEARE DANCES Graeme Murphy Seymour Centre Sydney Regional France 1992 PIANO SONATA Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1991 BARD BITS Graeme Murphy Seymour Centre Sydney Regional France 1991 SLEEP NO MORE Gideon Obarzanek Regional France 1991 BEFORE THE WORD Kim Walker Regional France 1991 LUCRECE Alfred Taahi Regional France 1991 HAMLET Adrian Batchelor Regional France 1991 MOOGRAH Stephen Page Regional France 1990 SOFT BRUISING Graeme Murphy “ “ “ 1990 IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN Graeme Murphy Sydney Theatre Wharf 1989 SONG OF THE NIGHT Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1989 ARBOS Ohad Narahin Sydney Opera House 1988 KRAANERG Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House 1986 SHINING Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House,
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