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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, NYC, San Francisco, San Antonio, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Italy
Royal Palace Madrid Santander, Lisbon,
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden, London.
1985 SIRENS Graeme Murphy Kinselas, Sydney
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1984 DEADLY SINS Graeme Murphy Sydney Opera House
Victorian Arts Centre
THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL TRUST – Adelaide Festival
2008 AINADAMAR THE OPERA Graeme Murphy Festival Theatre Adelaide
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN BALLET
2001 MUNJARLI Stephen Page Quarry Perth
2005 KALMUK Jorma Uotinen Quarry Perth
2005 GAME OVER Adrian Burnett Quarry Perth
THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET
2006 PROTECTING VEIL Graeme Murphy Wellington NZ
EVENTS
2010 Presented Paper at THE INTERNATIONAL COSTUME COLLOQUIUM II “DRESS FOR DANCE”, FIRENZE, ITALIE on 20 years designing for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia.
https://youtu.be/NcxhsUaj2-c
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0..
2001 OFFICIAL CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA CENTENNIAL PARK SYDNEY
2001 FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA Tasmanian Float for the Sydney parade
2000 THE ‘AWAKENING’ SEGMENT OF THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONY https: //vimeo.com/122295339
Jennifer Irwin Bio pg. 10
2000 CO- DESIGNED ALL COSTUMES FOR THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY https://youtu.be/4b7nSUUAQgQ
1999 TUBOWGULE THE FESTIVAL OF THE DREAMING 2000 Olympic Arts Festival Sydney Opera House Forecourt
1988 VAST - A BICENTENNIAL EVENT (largest dance work in Australian history) SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY; AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE; QUEENSLAND BALLET; WEST AUSTRALIAN BALLET: GRAEME MURPHY.
1994 WORLD YOUTH SOCCER OPENING Sydney Football Stadium
AWARDS
2017 AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARDS SERVICES TO DANCE
2016 AACTA AWARDS NOMINATION BEST COSTUME DESIGN FEATURE FILM ‘SPEAR’
2016 AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARDS SERVICES TO DANCE nomination 2015 AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARDS SERVICES TO DANCE nomination
2015 BEST COSTUME DESIGN ‘LORE’ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD
2013 BEST COSTUME DESIGN ‘TERRAIN’ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD
2012 ARTS HUB PEOPLE CHOICE AWARD CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS AS AN INDIVIDUAL
2012 BEST COSTUME DESIGN ‘WARAMUK’ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD
2010 WHO’S WHO OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN CROWN CONTENT PUBLICATIONS
2007 SDC REPETOIRE GOLD CAMERA AWARD US INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
2001 A CENTENARY OF FEDERATION MEDAL SERVICE TO COMMUNITY (AUSTRALIA)
1984 AN AUSTRALIAN THEATRE BOARD GRANT TO STUDY AT LA SCALA OPERA MILAN ITALY
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AWARD NOMINATIONS
HELPMANN AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST COSTUME DESIGN
2018 BENNELONG Bangarra Dance Theatre
2015 PATYEGARANG Bangarra Dance Theatre
2004 BUSH Bangarra Dance Theatre
2006 AMALGAMATE The Australian Ballet
2017 OUR land people stories Bangarra Dance Theatre
HELPMANN AWARD WINNING STAGE PRODUCTIONS
2018 BENNELONG BEST BALLET Bangarra Dance Theatre
2017 OUR PEOPLE BEST BALLET Bangarra Dance Theatre
2016 LORE BEST BALLET Bangarra Dance Theatre
2012 TERRAIN BEST BALLET Bangarra Dance Theatre
2011 MATHINNA BEST TOURING PROD Bangarra Dance Theatre
2010 TRUE STORIES BEST TOURING PROD Bangarra Dance Theatre
2010 FIRE BEST BALLET OR DANCE WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
2009 MATHINNA BEST BALLET OR DANCE WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
2009 KEATING BEST REGIONAL TOURING PROD Belvoir St Theatre
2008 KEATING BEST TOURING PRODUCTION Belvoir St Theatre
2007 KEATING BEST MUSICAL Belvoir St Theatre
2006 STUFF HAPPENS BEST PLAY Belvoir St Theatre
2004 BUSH BEST DANCE WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
2003 WALKABOUT BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
2001 SKIN BEST BALLET or NEW WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
2001 SKIN BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK Bangarra Dance Theatre
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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD BEST COSTUME DESIGN NOMINATION
2014 PATYEGARANG Bangarra Dance Theatre
2016 OUR LAND PEOPLE STORIES Bangarra Dance Theatre
2017 BENNELONG Bangarra Dance Theatre
GREEN ROOM AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST COSTUME DESIGN
2008 MATHINNA Bangarra Dance Theatre
2005 DIRTY DANCING Jacobsen Entertainment
2001 CORROBORREE Bangarra Dance Theatre
1998 FISH Bangarra Dance Theatre
1997 FREE RADICALS Sydney Dance Company
1996 ALCHEMY The Australian Ballet
1996 BERLIN Sydney Dance Company
1995 OCHRES Bangarra Dance Theatre
1994 PROTECTING VEIL Sydney Dance Company
1990 SOFT BRUISING Sydney Dance Company
FEATURE FILM CREDITS
2015 SPEAR Costume Design
2005 STEALTH Costume Cutter
2003 THE MATRIX RELOADED II & III Costume Cutter
2001 MOULIN ROUGE Costume Cutter
1999 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II Costume Cutter
1998 RED PLANET Costume Cutter
1997 THE MATRIX Costume Cutter
1996 ROMEO AND JULIET Costume Cutter
1992 STRICTLY BALLROOM Costume Cutter
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COLLECTIONS
THE PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION at THE VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE VICTORIA
EXHIBITION CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET, THE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE VICTORIA; STATE LIBRARY OF NSW
THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM SYDNEY
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA CANBERRA
EXHIBITION OF WORK REPRESENTED AT ‘SEAMLESS’ DANCE COSTUMES FOR THE STAGE, VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE 2008
2008 ARCHIVED A REPRESENTATIVE COSTUME COLLECTION OF GRAEME MURPHY’S SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY 1977-2007 FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION. MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA CANBERRA
COSTUME AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY EXHIBITION, BAKHRUSHIN STATE THEATRE MUSEUM MOSCOW
2017 SELECTION WORLD STAGE DESIGN EXHIBITION TAIPIE TIAWAN
COMMISSIONS FOR DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS include
GRAEME MURPHY DAVID ATKINS WAANENGA BLANCO
NEIL ARMFIELD ROBYN NEVIN DEB BROWN
MARK WING-DAVEY JAMES POWELL EAMON FLACK
KATE CHAMPION TONY McNAMARRA DAN RILEY
RIC BIRCH PAUL MERCURIO BEAU RILEY
MARION POTTS PAUL GARRINGTON JASMIN SHEPHERD
STEPHEN PAGE GALE EDWARDS KAINE SULTAN BAJII
GIDEON OBARZANEK JORMA UOTINEN DJAKAPURA
STANTON WELCH ADRIAN BURNETT KATE GAUL
STUART MAUNDER FRANCIS RINGS DAVID WENHAM
ELMA KRIS IAIN SINCLAIR
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DESIGN ASSISTANT TO TERRY RYAN Film costume designer (Muriel’s Wedding/Chopper/Gallipoli)
2005 FARSCAPE TV Mini Series
2004 LOOKING FOR NATALIE WOOD Peter Bogdanovich Village Road Show Fox Studios Sydney
OTHER COMMISSIONS
2017 COLLIDER Films Mazda CX- 3 Commercial costume design
https://vimeo.com/2174430
2009 2C Advertising Agency Parliament Advert costume design
2007 WOLVERINE FILMS Fox Studios green screen bodysuits
2007 2C Advertising Agency DHL Courier Commercial costume construction
2007 2C Advertising Agency Audi Car Promotion Costume Design
2005 Bathurst 1000/ Gold Coast Indy Costume Design
2005 Hanio Academy of Arts Representation of costume designs & drawings
2004 EDUCATION Department Panel member to assess the accreditation application The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for the Bachelor of Dramatic Art.
2003 JAK Aust Fox Studios Greenscreen bodysuits
2003 “We Will Rock You” Radio GAGA Costume construction
2003 Theatre Design Quadrennial Prague Costume Designs exhibit
2003 “The Lion King” Anthony Phillips Costume stretchwear
2003 Dreaming Transportation Sydney Festival Costume Design
2002 “The Fountain” Warner Roadshow Costume Cutter
2002 Laquiem NSW Film Commission Costume Design
2001 HAIR the musical IMG/HARRY M MILLER Costume Design
2000 OLYMPIC ARTS OPENING Sydney Opera House Costume Design
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2000 ATA FILMS Fox Studios Greenscreen Bodysuits
1997 “LYREBIRD” Christine Dunstan Pty Ltd Costume construction
1999 Sydney TAFE FASHION Guest Lecturer
1998 “The James Gang” Feature Film Mentmore Construction costumes
1997 “FireFly Magic 2” Reef Hotel Casino Cairns Costume Design
1997 “Never Tell Me Never” Palm Beach Pictures Lycra greenscreen suits
1995 XLR8 United Distillers POP alcohol drinks Costume Design
1995 EMI Corporate Launch Link Theatre Costume construction
1994 WORLD YOUTH SOCCER Opening Sydney Stadium Costume Design
1993 MAROUSSIA perfume launch Costume Design
1993 Teddy Bear Auction Christies fundraising AIDS Foundation Bear Design
1993 IMPACT Paul Mercurio Aust. Choreographic Ensemble Costume Design
1993 BLACKOUT short film SBS Television Costume Design
1993 REXONA commercial TV campaign Costume Design
1992 NUTRA SWEET promotion Kim Walker Costume Design
1992 HAROLD (Harold Blair) Australia Council Costume Design
1992 CONDOMAN RMS &L add agency National AIDS awareness Costume Design
1992 SEVEN DEADLY SINS ABC TV Costume Design
1991 Corporate Video TPC Max Gillies Costume Design
1991 AADE Aust Association for Dance Education Guest Speaker Choreographic Forum
1991 STRICTLY BALLROOM “Love is in the Air” Film Clip Costume construction
1990 THE TEMPEST Belvoir St Theatre Costume construction
1990 CHESS the musical Theatre Royal Costume Supervisor
1990-1989 Living Verona, ITALY Teatro Romano, Collesseo Verona Dresser Summer
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1989 Reproduced CHRISTIAN FREDRIKSON'S costumes for permanent collection
Australian National Gallery Canberra ACT
1987 Triple MMM Dan Dare TV commercial Costume Design
1987 Australian Gaslight Co Leo Burnett Agency “Living Flame” Costume Design
1986 LACRYMOSA D’AMORE Joffrey Ballet CHICAGO USA Costume Design
1982 THE STRIPPER Sydney Theatre Co Costume assistant
1982 LA BOHEME Queensland Theatre Co Costume assistant
1982-1988/ 1990-1997 Sydney Dance Company costume Designer costume supervisor
1980-1981 CERTIFICATE IN TECHNICAL THEATRE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ADELAIDE.
1981 FOOLS GOLD, STRIPSODY DOLL & BLACK ANGEL AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE Adelaide SA
1981 BARBER OF SEVILLE & A CHRISTMAS CAROL STATE OPERA OF SOUTH AUST Assistant Scenic Artist
1978-1979 WARDROBE MISTRESS RIVERINA THEATRE CO
1977-1979 DIPLOMA OF APPLIED ARTS CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY
WAGGA WAGGA AUSTRALIA
1976 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PLC PYMBLE SYDNEY
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