PRINCESS THEATRE

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PRINCESS THEATRE

Queensland University of Technology ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

Academy of the

Graduation :..,

1991

Queensland

Dance Program Staff

Head of Dance Program Co-ordinator ADA Co-ordinator BA Co-ordinator ST A Lecturers in Dance

Secretary

Part-time Lecturers

Guest Teachers

Accompanists

Physiotherapist Doctor

Seamstress

Wardrobe Assistants

Susan Street Shaaron Boughen Kristen Bell Graeme Collins Janet Donald Tony Geeves Jean Tally Megan Piggott Tiina Ali-Haapala Paul Athow Suzanne Chisholm Fiona Cullen Cheryl Ellison Michael Fulcher Dianna Laska-Moore Sue Leclercq

Gail Mcintosh John Ritchie

Pamela Buckman - Queensland Jacqui Carroll- Queensland Julie Chenery - Queensland Harold Collins - Queenlsand Pamela Coulter - Queensland Daryl Gray -USA

Harry Haythome - New Zealand Lloyd Newson - Britain

John Nobbs - Queensland James Reedy - USA Nellie Samsonova - Russia Ron Watson- Queensland Arlette Weinriech - Denmark Jon Anderson

RiaBakkers Lavinia Dickens Stephanie McCaw Val Nugent Victor Wang Fran Warner Cheryl Ellison Dr Gordon Lulham Pamela Martin Niree Sherlock Alison Coady

Cheryl Stpck

It is an honour to introduce you to the Dance '91 Season in which you will see for yourself why the QUT Dance Program is held in such high esteem around Australia.

As a Queensland dance artist working and living 1600km from Brisbane, I congratulate the Dance Program on making this program accessible to residents of Mackay and Rockhampton as well as Brisbane.

The extremely high rate of employment of dance graduates in all areas of the dance profession is a testament to the quality and relevance of the QUT Dance Program. I speak with direct experience, as I have recently employed a 1990 graduate.

As a member of the QUT Academic Advisory Committee, I have become acquainted with the wide range of options available for dance students in this course. I am impressed also by the dynamic mix of stable permanent staff, and short-term guests, both national and international. It is essential to bring in practising professionals of differing styles and philosophical viewpoints to inspire, challenge, confront and support. And so it is appropriate in this season to premiere the creative work of staff members Shaaron Boughen and Dianna Laska-Moore, alongside that of distinguished Queensland choreographers Harold Collins and Pamela Buckman, both of whom return inspired by their respective overseas sabbaticals.

One of the most progressive areas of the QUT Academy programs is the interdisciplinary nature, and the possibilities for cross-collaboration which it offers. Dance '91 Season takes advantage of this with the live musical accompaniment of the QUT Big Band, under Brad Millard.

Although this season is the culmination for the graduating students' years of study, it is but one aspect of the rich and varied performing, educational and academic experiences they have enjoyed. I was privileged to recently observe the "Prime of Life" community dance project in which students in their teens and 20s shared their social dance and lifestyles with older members of the community who reciprocated by sharing social dances of the 40s and 50s. It was an exhilarating inter-action of youth and age. This is but one example of the projects undertaken by the Dance course to make their work meaningful to the wider community.

I would like to congratulate the staff and students, not only on this performance season, but for their ongoing commitment, the high profile, innovative projects, and varied opportunities for personal development, which have occurred throughout 1991.

Cheryl Stock Artistic Director Dance North

Folk Dances

Hungarian Suite

Elements of different folk dances and steps have been combined and woven into a dance suite which, although not a tradiational folk dance, portrays avery strong Hungarian Style as its base.

Take Your Partners

The centre for clogging in North America is the area of the Appalachians in North Carolina. In this type oj'tapping' barn dance, where the typical formation. is a large circle, one can see the influence of the Irish and English immigrants and the body movements and flat tapping of the American negroes.

Dianna Laska-Moore

Dianna is one of Australia's finest folk and character teachers. Her wealth of knowledge comes from a performance career which began in Sydney with Dance Concert and continued in Europe with the International Folkloric Dance Company, based in Amsterdam. Dianna spent 10 years with the Dutch company both as a soloist dancer and later as ballet mistress. Whilst in Europe Dianna completed a course in Polish dance in Lublin, Poland, passing with honours.

Dianna is the Artistic Director of The Australian Folkloric Dance Company which is currently touring the state of Queensland performing for primary school children, As well as her company responsibilities, she is a permanent part- time member of the dance staff at QUT and is also the Ethnic Dance Officer for Queensland. Dianna has created many folk dances for QUT students. "Take Your Partners" has been choreographed especially for this Dance '91 program.

Choreographer: Dianna Laska-Moore

Music: Traditional

Hungarian Suite Take Your Partners

Cast: Cast:

Hayley Andrews Nicole Lennon Nicole Arthur Jason Sheehy RuminiAtma Diana Loosmore Sean Burke _Greg Tebb Sarah Blackburn Katrina Mooney Isabel Dykes Sarah U ppill Halcyon Clark Lisa O'Neill Peta Harden Darren Vizer Paul D'Ambrosi Leanne Ringelstein Rachel Hawe Grant Whitfield Teena Foad Anthonne Shepherd Damian Hoyle Robert Tannion Sue Harvey Kelly Simpson Tammy Meeuwissen Guy Webster Lauren Higgins Sharyn Winney Meagen Prior Helen Saunders Gabrielle Johnston GregTebb Amanda Rogers Anthonne Shepherd

Short Pause

The Waiting Room

My recent overseas study trip to view dance in Europe, Scandinavia and Canada gave me many months to absorb and digest the varied contem- porary European styles found from country to country.

This work, The Waiting Room, is the start of my search for a contemporary style that is truly a part of me. How better to explore a new direction than with young energetic graduating students with enquiring chorea graphic minds, on the brink of their professional careers.

The complexity and harmonic beauty of Shaker Loops by composer John Adams, inspired me towards this work of an imaginative treatment, with tongue in cheek symbolic humour, on birth-

ing, the passage to life and concepts on life before,and after life.

Pamela Buckman

After a distinguished career as a professional dancer with the New Zealand Ballet, Dortmund Opera Ballet, Ballet Victoria and Australian Dance Theatre, Pamela was awarded a Choreographic Development Grant in 1982 to further her knowledge in this area. Pamela has since produced several new works, many of which were for The Queensland Ballet including "Colourwash", and "Savage Earth". In 1991, Pamela was the recipient of an individual professional grant from The Australia Council which included a three month stay in Paris. With added assistance from the Queens- land Government's Arts Division and the Potter Foundation, she extended this period to 6 months to include other companies in Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada.

Choreography:

Music:

Designer:

Cast:

The Timekeeper: · 1st Birth:

The Twins:

The Guardians:

Those Waiting:

Pamela Buckman

John Adams- "Shaker Loops"

Glenn Francis (BA Drama Student) Christine Clancy or Meagen Prior Amanda Rogers or Nicole Arthur Darren Vizer and Sean Burke

or

Damian Hoyle and Jason Sheehy Helen Saunders and Gfeg Tebb

or

Tammy Meeuwissen and Grant Whitfield Nicole Arthur or Amanda Rogers

Isabel Dykes

Rachel Hawe or Peta Harden

Tammy Meeuwissen or Helen Saunders Jason Sheehy or Sean Burke

Sarah Uppill

Grant Whitfield or Greg Tebb

Interval

You Bright and Shining Angels

The title refers to my admiration and love of dancers, their dedication- an old fashioned but apt word, and to dance as a great human achievement.

Harold Collins MB.E,

1991 is Harold's twelfth year as Artistic Director of The Queensland Ballet. In 1987 his leadership was recognised when Dance Australia awarded him the best Artistic Director A.D.A.M. Award for his "consistent excellence as Artistic Director of The Queensland Ballet".

Harold trained as a classical ballet dancer, and later was to perform in some of the great ballets choreographed in the style. His distinguished dancing career led him to perform in England, Europe, the United States and Japan. He spent a total of seven years with some of the world's best dance companies. The teachers and choreographers he worked with included Sir Frederick Ashton, Rudi van Dantzig, Sir Robert Helpmann and Sir Kenneth McMillan.

For more than a decade Harold has created ballets using the style of dance which dates in origin back to the French Royal Courts of the 16th century. His considerable talent as a choreographer has been acknowledged internationally with a recent invitation to create a full-length work for the major European dance company the Finnish National Ballet.

Staff and students of the QUT Dance Program are honoured to have a work by Harold for this graduation season. "You Bright and Shining Angels" is the ftrst ballet Harold has created for QUT dance students, although he is a regular visitor to the Dance Program. This beautiful lyrical ballet celebrates dance and offers students a perfect vehicle to display their talents.

Choreography:

Music:

Cast:

Couples:

Pas de Deux:

Harold Collins

"Death and the Maiden" by Schubert arr Mahler Tammy Meeuwissen and Grant Whitfield Nicole Arthur and Jason Sheehy

Leah Doherty and Greg Tebb Rumini Atma and Guy Webster Nicole Galea and Robert Tannion Rumini Atma and Guy Webster

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Nicole Galea and Robert Tannion

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Cloudland, Where Are You Now?

The inspiration of music reminiscent of the 40s and 50s gave me the idea to use the QUT Big Band in a production number for Graduation Season.

I had not thought to choreograph such a number, but somehow the work continued to have my name on it. My thanks go to Tammy Meeuwissen and Nicole Arthur for creating the Tap content in 'Cute'. ThankstoAndyArthursandtheQueens- land Conservatorium of Music for recording the Big Band.

Shaaron Boughen

Shaaron has been a full-time staff member of the Dance Program since 1985, and held the position of Acting Head of the Program this year during Susan Street's absence. After training in Brisbane with Patricia McDonald and Mary Heath Shaaron travelled to London to study at the Laban Centre and at the London School of Contemporary Dance. After gaining her Honours Degree in Dance she performed with Journeyman Dance Company and Dance House. Shaaron has also worked as a freelance designer and costumier with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Ballet Rambert and Extemporary Dance Company. Shaaron updates her teaching and choreographic experience with regular study visits to London and recently New York, and as a guest teacher for Expressions Dance Company.

Choreographer:

Band Director:

Designer:

1. I'm Beginning to See the Light

Nicole Arthur Greg Tebb Tammy Meeuwissen Jason Sheehy Nicole Galea Guy Webster Helen Saunders Robert Tannion Lisa O'Neill Grant Whitfield

2. Cute

Tammy Meeuwissen Isabel Dykes

Sharyn Winney

Nicole Arthur Sue Harvey Nicole Galea

3.

Gettin' Sentimental Over You

Amanda Rogers Peta Harden Leah Doherty Miranda Luck Gabrielle Johnston

Guy Webster Jason Sheehy Robert Tannion Grant Whitfield Anthonne Shepherd

Shaaron Boughen Brad Millard Mark Bayly

4.

Ain't Misbehavin'

Jason Sheehy

Darren Vizer or

5.

Spain

All the cast plus Sarah Blackburn Teena Foad Diana Loosmore Leanne Ringelstein

Lauren Higgins Grant Whitfield

Halcyon Clark Nicole Lennon Kelly Simpson

Big Band

Music for Cloudland, Where are you now ? Band Director: Brad Millard

I'm Beginning to see the Light

Cute

Music: Rory Burke,

Arranged by: Sammy Nestico

Music: Neal Hefti,

Arranged by: Sammy Nestico

Gettin' Sentimental Over You

Ain't Misbehavin'

Spain

Big Band Members

Music: Ned Washington and Geo Bassman, Arranged by: Johhny Warrington·

Music: Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks Arranged by: Art Dedrick

Music: Chick Corea Arranged by: Art Dedrick

1st Alto Saxophone 2nd Alto Saxophone 1st Tenor Saxophone 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Flute

1st Trumpet 2nd Trumpet 3rd Trumpet 4th Trumpet 1st Trombone 2nd Trombone 3rd Trombone 4th Trombone Keyboards Bass Guitar Drums Percussion

Joanna Barlow David Jones Keith Waples Nicole Green Helen Dyer Lenore Keogh Paul Cox Troy Beer Shane Purnell Tracey Briscoe

Kieran Hurley Vanessa Bartley Melissa Jones Ian Bishop Nic Johnston Jane Brown Peter Skelton Ashley Higgins

QUT Dance Program Graduation 1991

Nicole Arthur ADA Sean Burke ADA Christine Clancy ADA

Isabel Dykes ADA Rachel Hawe ADA Peta Harden ADA

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Damian Hoyle ADA Tammy Meewissen ADA Meagen Prior ADA

Amanda Rogers ADA

Sarah Uppill ADA

Jason Sheehy ADA

Darren Vizer ADA

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Greg Tebb ADA

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Grant Whitfield ADA

Helen Saunders BA (Performance Major)

Dance'91 Crew

Production Team

Production Manager Lighting Designer Administrator

Assistant Administrator Stage Manager

BandASM Lighting Operator Sound Operator Set Construction Bump in Crew

Venue Supervisor Lighting Supervisor

Production Unit Staff

Executive Production Officer Production Officer

Workshop Assistant Production Manager Venue Supervisor FOH Supervisor

Dance Program

ADAI

Hayley Andrews Rumini Atma Sarah Blackburn Halcyon Clark Paul D'Ambrosi TeenaFoad Sue Harvey Lauren Higgins Gabrielle Johnston Nicole Lennon Diana Loosmore Katrina Mooney Lisa O'Neill

Leanpe Ringelstein Anthonne Shepherd Kelly Simpson Sharyn Winney

ADA IT Nicole Arthur Sean Burke Christine Clancy Isabel Dykes Peta Harden Rachel Hawe Damian Hoyle Tammy Meeuwissen Meagen Prior

Amanda Rogers Jason Sheehy Greg Tebb Sarah Uppill Darren Vizer Grant Whitfield

Graeme Collins Frances O'Donnell Jelaine Hill

Catherine Jones Ngaire Smith Allison Coady Tara Hartman David Greasley Glenn Francis Ben Hutchinson Richard Dinnen Matt Scott Michael Long David Whitworth

Robby Nason Ross Buchanan Tim Fulford James Maclean Michael Long Susan Phillips

BAIT

Leah Doherty Nicole Galea Miranda Luck Robert Tannion Guy Webster

BAlli

Helen Saunders

Dance '91

Special Thanks

The Queensland Ballet Andy Arthurs

Queensland Conservatorium of Music The QUT Kelvin Grove Campus Printery Vivienne Wilson

Anna Marie

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MR John

Caution and Advice

Remember, in case of emergency, the danger lies in being crushed; therefore, BE CALM, stand up, QUIETLY WALK to and leave by the nearest door. DO NOT PUSH any person in front of you. Escape doors are all unlocked and the whole audience can quietly leave in less than 5 minutes.

Patrons are reminded that smoking and drinking are not permitted in the theatre during the performance. Use of audio and/or video equipment and the taking of photographs are prohibited.