Australia Dancing - Leigh Warren and Dancers (1993

Leigh Warren and Dancers (1993 - )

Makeyev, Alex: Aidan Kane Munn (foreground) with Victor Bramich and Kim Hales-McCarthur in Leigh Warren's 'Petrouchka', Leigh Warren and Dancers, 1993

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Leigh Warren and Dancers was established in 1993 following Warren’s departure from Australian Dance Theatre, the company he had directed between 1987 and 1992. Based in Adelaide, initially as resident company for the Norwood City Council, Leigh Warren and Dancers moved to the Lion Arts Centre, on North Terrace in Adelaide’s West End, in 1997. As well as performing frequently in Adelaide and touring nationally, the company maintains an extensive overseas touring program. Since 1993 it has toured to Holland, Singapore, Japan, London, Indonesia and Korea. The company's founding members were Michele Buday, Kim Hales McCarthur, Aidan Kane Munn, Victor Bramich, Paul O'Sullivan and Delia Silvan. It has been directed by Warren since its foundation.

The company’s repertoire largely comprises works by Warren and includes some pieces that were originally choreographed for Australian Dance Theatre. The repertoire includes Warren's Couch (1993), Petrouchka (1993), Front Lawn (1993), Never Mind the Bindies (1993), Let’s Do It (1993), Fast Yarns (1993), Helix (1993), Death of Klinghoffer (1994), Lure (1994), Shimmer (1998), Swerve (1998) and Divining (2000), as well as works by William Forsythe, Glen Tetley, Antony Tudor, and Jiri Kylian. Warren has also collaborated with various other organisations and choreographers including the State Opera of South Australia, with whom he created Akhnaten in 2002, and William Forsythe, with whom he created Quick Brown Fox for the 2001 Melbourne Festival.

The company has been the recipient of many awards including the inaugural Adelaide Critics Circle Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement by a Group’ for Shimmer and a series of Australian Dance Awards and Green Room Awards.

Bibliography:

The Ausdance Guide to Australian Dance Companies, 1994 (Canberra: AGPS, 1994), pp. 134-141.

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