WAAPA’s talented dancers rise to new artistic heights in neo-classical and contemporary dance works created on them by four outstanding choreographers. Award-winning dancer Jane Smeulders spent 17 years with the West Australian Ballet, the last nine as principal dancer, following four years with the internationally acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater II. WAAPA alumnus Scott Ewen performed with Garry Stewart’s Australian Dance Theatre around the world and has created works for dance companies in Australia, New Zealand and Norway. LINK graduate Bernadette Lewis collaborated with Israeli artists Joel Bray and Oded Ronen on a 2015 Strut Seed residency and last year was Community Engagement Artist for the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre and Co3. Kim McCarthy, WAAPA’s Coordinator of Classical Ballet, was a soloist with the Hamburg Ballet Company under John Neumeier and principal dancer with the Compañia Nacional de Danza under Nacho Duato. These four artists bring their brilliant expertise and fierce creativity to WAAPA’s first season of dance.
Choreographed By: Jane Smeulders, Scott Ewen, Bernadette Lewis and Kim McCarthy
Performed By: 2nd and 3rd Year Dance Students
Event Details:
Date: Saturday 6th, Monday 8th – Friday 12th May.
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Geoff Gibbs Theatre
Tickets: Concession/Friends $22 | Full $27
Bookings Open: Friends April 4 | Public April 11
Tickets available through the WAAPA event website once bookings open.
The community of Ausdance WA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of all Lands and Countries on this continent. We pay particular respect to Elders, Cultural and Community Leaders, and emerging leaders. With this understanding of the country’s First Peoples, we are grateful for our place in learning and serving dance, Arts and Culture in Western Australia.
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