My Name is Edward Kelly (1990 - )

McMurdo, Don: Adam Marchant, Justine Miles, Greg Horsman and Steven Heathcote in Timothy Gordon's 'My Name is Edward Kelly', the Australian Ballet, 1990

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My Name is Edward Kelly premiered at the Sydney Opera House on 4 May 1990. A commissioned work with choreography by Timothy Gordon, designs by Kenneth Rowell and lighting by William Akers, My Name is Edward Kelly was danced to Peter Sculthorpe's Port Essington, String Quartet No. 8, Earth Cry.

The work dealt with events in the life of Ned Kelly and his gang. In program notes for the inaugural season, Gordon stated that 'The ballet focuses on Ned and his personal vendetta against the constabulary who he felt had persecuted him and his family from early childhood; his retaliation led to his eventual arrest and trial on 28th October, 1880'. My Name is Edward Kelly featured Marilyn Jones as guest artist in the cameo role of Mrs Kelly, and Steven Heathcote as Ned.

See also: Akers, William (Bill) ; Heathcote, Steven ; Jones, Marilyn

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