DANCE COLLECTIONS 1996

ACADEMY OF THE ARTS - DANCE

Welcome to Dance Collections '96, a performance season by students of the Associate Degree in Dance and Bachelor of Arts (Dance) performance majors. This evening we feature students in Ballet, Contemporary

Dance and Folk Dance styles. Highlights include the reworking of Natalie Weir's NARCISSUS performed in the 1995 graduation season; Harold Collins' lyrical and technically-demanding STRANGE PILGRIMS

last performed in the 1994 graduation season; and Head of Dance Associate Professor Susan Street's GAUDETTE which premiered in the 1992 dance graduation season. These three works from the Academy's now extensive dance repertoire were recently performed by the QUT dance students in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Following this Dance Collections season, the students will perform NARCISSUS at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse, Melboume along with other national and intemational tertiary dance institutions, as part

of a gala performance for the 1996 Greenmill Dance Conference.

To complete this program, dance lecturer John Utans has created a new contemporary dance work for first year performing students, and Dianna Laska-Moore has reproduced the lively North American clogging

dance, TAKE YOUR PARTNERS . We hope you enjoy the performance.

STRANGE PILGRIMS by Harold Collins

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GAUDETTE by Susan Street

TAKE YOUR PARTNERS by Dianne Laska-Moore

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big & LITTLE by John Utans

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NARCISSUS by Natalie Weir

This season is proudly supported by Rosemount Estate Wines

Queensland University of Technology

ACADEMYDANCESTAFF Head of Dance/Academy Post-graduate

Studies Co-ordinator Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Co-ordinator Associate Degree (Dance) Co-ordinator

Lecturers in Dance

Administration

Part-time Lecturers

Accompanists

Physiotherapist

Costumier

Associate Professor Susan Street Kristen Bell Graeme Collins

Shaaron Boughen Sue Caulfield-Le~lercq Janet Donald Tony Geeves John Utans

Colleen Brydges

Fiona Cullen Rhonda Davidson-Irwin Nikolaus Gobel Dale Johnston Dianne Laska-Moore Judith Smith Jean Tally Terry W alduck

Reg Black Lavinia Dickens Gary Dionysius Stephen Francis David Muller Victor Wang

Cheryl Ellison

Marlene Lind

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CAUTION AND ADVICE • • Remember, in case of emergency, the greatest 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 door are all unlocked and the whole audience can leave in less • • that five minutes. •

Patrons are reminded that smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted in the theatre.

Use of audio and /or video equipment and the tal~ing of photographs is prohibited. Please turn off MOBILE PHONES as they cannot be used in the theatre .

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ACADEMY DANCE STUDENTS 1996

Associate Degree (Dance) - Second Year Emily Amisano Shannon Anderson Yasmine Brock Sara Brown Gregory Cathcart Sandra Elphinston Lisa Griffiths

Annabel Reid Melissa Ridgway Kirsten Simmonds Emma Strapps N aoko Takashima Lizzie Thomson Elmar V erwer

Associate Degree (Dance) -First Year Sung-Yu Chen Fang-Ju Chou Paul Cluff Joel Corepuz Julie Fam Megan Futcher Melissa Hart Melanie Homick Phoebe Kam Cameron Lang Shao-I Lee

Danielle Lugton Nicole McCreedy Joanna McMenamin Cameron Reid Shona Rye Tyson Sofo Ya-Lan Tang Stewart Thistlethwaite Jade T yas T unggal Hsiao-Lan Wang Emily Warhurst

Bachelor of Arts (Dance) - Performance Majors THIRD YEAR SECOND YEAR Anton Jane McKeman Sasha Rappel Teegan Seng Y asmin Strom

Stephenie Cummins Amy Cupitt Jane Forrester Rebecca Haddow Katherine Newton Shami Pengelly Fiona Shaw Leanne Youl

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Application forms for entry into Academy of the Arts dance courses are now available from the Dance office.

Telephone: 07 3864 3423

DEADLINE FOR FORMS AND ATTACHMENTS: OCTOBER 18, 1996 -----------------------------------------------------------

STRANGE PILGRIMS

Choreography by Remounted and rehearsed by

Harold Collins Graeme Collins

Music Gioacchino Rossini (Sonatas for Strings)

Cast Annabel Reid or Megan Futcher with Shannon Anderson Emily Amisano or Emily Warhurst with Gregory Cathcart Sara Brown or Nicole McCreedy with Anton N aoko Takashima or Melanie Hornick with Stewart Thistlethwaite Melissa Ridgway or Danielle Lugton with Elmar Verwer or Tyson Sofo

GAUDETTE (A contemporary foll< dance)

Choreography by Susan Street

Music by The Duffay Collective

Cast Emily Amisano; Yasmine Brock; Sara Brown; Sandra Elphinston; Lisa Griffiths; Sasha Rappel; Annabel Reid; Melissa Ridgway; Teegan Seng; Kirsten Simmonds; Emma Strapps; Naoko Takashima; Lizzie Thomson; Jane McKernan

TAKE YOUR PARTNERS

Choreography by Dianne Laska-Moore

Music Traditional

Cast Sung-Yu Chen; Fang-Ju Chou; Joel Corepuz; Stephenie Cummins; Amy Cupitt; Jane Forrester; Megan Futcher; Rebecca Haddow; Melissa Hart; Melanie Homick; Phoebe Kam; Cameron Lang; Shao-I Lee; Danielle Lugton; Nicole McCreedy; Joanna McMenamim; Katherine Newton; Sharni Pengelly; Cameron Reid; Shona Rye; Fiona Shaw; Tyson Sofo; Y a-Lan Tang; Stewart Thistlethwaite; Jades Tyas Tunggal; Hsiao-Lan Wang; Emily Warhurst; Leanne Youl

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big & LITFLE "What's this thing, 'big & LITTLE, about anyway?" she asked with a gleam in her eye. "What's the story?" "We//, there is not really a story as such, "he replied with a sigh. "'t 's about the bing things and the little things that might happen to us everyday. Some things that appear to be overwhelmingly big are really quite small. And vice versa . Some times we can look over the small things and forget that they exist and how important they can be. " "Like forgetting to read the /ine print, " she responded. "Yeah. It's also about the time we spend or don't spend looking at things. And contrasts /ike up and down, black and white, /ast and slow. Small things that can mean a lot and big things that mean nothing. ft.'s about one voice that can fill an entire room." He paused /or a breath. "Happy things and sad things, and the times when .... " "I thought it could have been a story about a couple o/ /ish call Inga and Sven, "she interrupted, fully understanding what he was saying, but wanting to pull his leg a /itt/e. "We//, it 's about that too ... , "he continued.

Choreography by Music by

John Utans Soeur Marie Keyrouz (Melchite Sacred Chants)

Cast Anton; Sung-Yu Chen; Fang-Ju Chou; Paul Cluff; Joel Corepuz; Stephenie Cummins; Amy Cupitt; Jane Forrester; Megan Futcher; Rebecca Haddow; Melissa Hart; Melanie Hornick; Phoebe Kam; Cameron Lang; Shao-I Lee; Danielle Lugton; Nicole McCreedy; Jane McKernan; Joanna McMenamin; Katherine Newton; Sharni Pengelly; Sasha Rappel; Cameron Reid; Shona Rye; T eegan Seng; Fiona Shaw; Tyson Sofo; Y a-Lan Tang; Stewart Thistlethwaite; Jasmin Strom; Jades Tyas Tunggal; Hsiao-Lan Wang; EmJy Warhurst; Leanne Youl

NARCISSUS

Choreographed by Remounted and rehearsed by

Natalie Weir Graeme Collins

Music composed by Andy Arthurs (Queensland Conservatorium of Music) (Music Notes: The main theme is a mirror-image melodic phrase with an unresolved tension within. This

Cast

Voices

Violin Harmonica Saxophones Choir

is /reely developed and distorted throughout the piece.}

Penny Connally-Coates; Andy Arthurs; Fiona Cullen John Rogers Frank Millward John Zappia; Martin Kay Griffith University Collegiate Singers;

Conductor: Alison Rogers

Sasha Rappel; Annabel Reid or T eegan Seng

EmJy Amisano; Sara Brown or Lizzie Thomson; Teegan Seng or Lisa Griffiths; Shannon Anderson; Anton or Elmar Verwer; Gregory Cathcart

Kirsten Simmonds; Sandra Elphinston; Lisa Griffiths; Melissa Ridgway; Emma Strapps; Naoko Takashima or Yasmine Brock; Lizzie Thomson; Jane McKernan; Stewart Thistlethwaite; Tyson Sofo

DANCE COLLECTIONS PRODUCTION STAFF

Production Co-ordinators Academy Production Manager Senior Stage Manager Costume Supervisor Costume Construction Lighting Designer Student Lighting Designer Student Stage Manager

Graeme Collins and Sue Caulfi.eld-Leclercq David McCrudden Jason Organ Sue Caulfield-Leclercq Marlene Lind Jason Organ Tony McCoy Ben Lynch

Student Assistant Stage Managers Isla Bruce; Mary Lynne Dowdle; Peta Merritt; Sabine Goeman

Student Lighting Operator Student Sound Operator Front of House

Sam Taifi Helen Dwyer Pauline Hutchison; Chanel Bailey

ACADEMY OF THE ARTS STAFF

Head Administrator Senior Promotions Officer Promotions Officer

Professor Peter Lavery Jill Standfield Leanne Cutler Karen Willey

Academy Production Management Academy Financial Co-ordinator Student Liaison Officer

David McCrudden; Amanda T ye; Brett Howe Andrew McKay Herlinde Cayzer

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Dance at the Academy

Dance is a universal activity and form of expression. Dance studies at the Academy of the Arts balance technique training with relevant academic rigour.

Academy dance graduates are articulate advocates of dance with skills to succeed in and shape the dance industry of this country. Graduates have danced with most major Australian companies, and made their mark intemationally with companies including the Basel Ballet (Switzerland), London City Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Rambert Dance Co (London), Netherlands Dance Theatre and Siobhan Davies Company (London).

In fact, this is now the most popular tertiary-level dance training ground in the country with more than 300 aspiring dance professionals from all over Australia and New Zealand applying for 35 positions each year.

Professional Links - Dance Staff and Guest Artists Dance courses at QUT are strengthened by the experienced teaching team who between them have

more than 80 years of professional performance experience with dance companies throughout the world including: The Royal Opera Ballet (London); The Lido (Paris); The Royal Winnipeg Ballet; The Norwegian National Ballet; The Finnish National Ballet; Ballet de Marseille; Dancehouse (London); Intemational Folkloric Dance Theatre (Amsterdam); Kolobok Dance Company; London Festival Ballet; Pact Ballet (South Africa); Royal Swedish Ballet; Tanz Forum (Cologne); The Queensland Ballet and more.

The courses are pinned to contemporary standards with valued input from prominent guest national and intemational teachers/choreographers. Recent guests include: Ashley Killar, artistic director, Royal New Zealand Ballet; Arlette Weinreich, Royal Danish Ballet; Natalie Weir, freelance choreographer; Harold Collins, artistic director, The Queensland Ballet; Leigh Warren, artistic director, Leigh Warren and Dancers; Maggi Sietsma, artistic director, Expressions Dance Co., and John Meehan, freelance teacher/ choreographer.

Course Aims and Career Opportunities The Bachelor of Arts (Dance) aims to produce graduates capable of providing artistic leadership and

initiating the community development necessary to reinforce their art form in contemporary Australian society. Graduates of the BA work in numerous areas of dance including: performance, freelance choreography, dance research and administration.

The Bachelor of Arts (Dance)/Bachelor of Education is a double degree conducted jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education. The course is designed to prepare students for a career in secondary teaching with a specialisation in dance.

The Associate Degree in Dance (ADD) is designed to prepare dancers for a performance career, with graduates working in diverse fields of ballet companies, contemporary dance companies, dance education groups, choreography, private dance studio tutoring and mainstream theatrical productions.

Bachelor of Arts (Dance) (QTAC Course Code: 421112) The BA (Dance) is a three year full-time course covering both the practical and theoretical aspects of

the art form. The academic content is rigorous and will enable successful graduates to enrol in postgraduate courses should they wish to do so.

In the first two years of the course, all students undertake a number of core units which bring them into contact with a broad range of other students in the Faculty of Arts and enrich the leaming environment. All students study ballet and contemporary technique with the option to take classes in

jazz, tap, folk and musical theatre. Composition, music and some basic kinesiology and alignment are compulsory studies as are dance analysis, history and dance in the community.

A flexible range of electives is open to students after their first year where they can choose from more detaJed dance studies or undertake units from other Academy disciplines or from elsewhere in the university. Students may specialise in performance, composition, community work, or take a track which will lead to an Honours Degree in fourth year; depending on their achievements in the above areas.

Bachelor of Arts (Dance)/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (QTAC Course Code: 429162) Graduates of this double degree have the benefits of both an extensive study of dance, and two years

of pre-service teacher education. Students are required to undertake studies in a second teaching area,

chosen from a list of offerings in the humanities, to increase their employabJity in the Queensland

Education system. In the first two years of the course all students undertake a number of core units which bring them

into contact with a broad range of other students in the Faculty of Arts and enrich the learning

environment. Education in the technique and phJosophy of a number of dance styles is provided, as well as dance

analysis, history and sociology. All students study dance composition with some basic kinesiology and alignment. The concepts and practices of dance education are a particular focus.

In the second part of the double degree program, the students concentrate on teaching preparation, with dance curriculum units designed to equip students with the skills necessary for effective dance

educators.

Associate Degree in Dance (QTAC Course Code: 421102) The ADD is a two year full-time course preparing students for a professional career as a performer.

This specialist course has a quota of only 17 places which ensures outstanding rates of employment for

graduates of the course. The main area of study is technique in both ballet and contemporary dance. Contemporary studies

include folk, tap, character, jazz and musical theatre. Students also study kinesiology, music for dance,

composition, history, stagecraft and professional studies which prepares students for their careers in the dance industry. The focus is on practical studies culminating in public performance at the end of each semester. The emphasis is on training dancers for a performance career in professional Australian dance

companies.

Entry requirements

BA (Dance); BA (Dance)/BEd (Secondary)

0 Completion of Year 12 or equivalent with

four semesters of Sound Achievement in English.

0 Appropriate practical experience in ballet,

contemporary or jazz dance (sound knowledge of ballet technique is advantageous).

0 Audition and, if required, interview.

0 Applicants must supply a medical certificate.

For more information contact:

Kristen Bell BA (Dance) Coordinator BA (Dance)/BEd (Secondary) Telephone: 07 3864 3143

Associate Degree

0 Completion of Year 12 or equivalent

0 Completion of Classical studies to

intermediate level RAD or equivalent

0 Audition and, if required, interview

0 Applicants must supply a medical

certificate

Graeme Collins Acting ADD Co-ordinator

Telephone: 07 3864 5688

Application Kits are now available from the Dance Office, telephone 07 3864 3423.

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