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Philippe C h a r l u e tCelebrating the #InternationalDayofOlderPersons with this documentary on the creative process of #graememurphy 7 DEADLY SINS with the one and only Tasmanian company MADE (Mature Artists Dance Experience) #Dance #danceducation #dancetheatre #matureartists https://vimeo.com/356519026
Powerfull imagery from the English National Ballet showing in London https://www.ballet.org.uk/production/creature/ #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOh2aeYGO5w
Excerpt from Alexander Ekman’s PLAY currently showing at the Palais Garnier in Paris #Dance #ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GBPqHJF_I
Excerpts from #graememurphy SOFT BRUISING filmed at the #sydneyoperahouse (circa 1990) #Dance #DanceEducation #ContemporaryDance https://vimeo.com/503662271
On its 20 year anniversary, here are excerpts from #graememurphy TIVOLI combining artists from The Australian Ballet and #sydneydancecompany – a show that in the spirit of the Tivoli Circuit kept us sane in a pretty tense moment of history. #Dance #musical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddrO0XgpGs/HD
A short doco of the initial workshop when former Tivoli circuit’s performers met for the first time the dancers, creatives and musicians/singers before #graememurphy TIVOLI was created and integrated in our ABC documentary (2001) – A privilege to be there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoChvqSW0VY/HD
Soon coming to the Palais Garnier in Paris, PLAY by Alexander Ekman. Judging by the 2017 trailer, the only word that comes to mind is WOW #Dance #ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts6kiGyM2EQ&lc/HD
‘Complicated Game’ (written by Andy Partridge) from #graememurphy BERLIN, sung by iOTA with #icehouse – Much darker than the original with Iva Davies, the very last show we filmed of Graeme Murphy’s 31 year work with #sydneydancecompany #Dance #Rock #iOTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3oo2VPv1xk/HD
A year ago we said goodbye to a great (and cheeky) artist JAN PINKERTON – here is a quick video we made to celebrate her. If you can, you can make a small donation in Jan’s memory to WOMENCAN https://bit.ly/3hdBcTL #Dance #Dancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aebzKfGeC1M
Lana Jones by Michelle Potter… on dancing https://michellepotter.org/news/lana-jones
I think right now we need a bit of beauty in our life so here is one of the best duos I have filmed (circa 1995) from #graememurphy BERLIN – ‘Loving the Alien’ sung by Iva Davies with #Icehouse written by #DavidBowie . Enjoy #Dance #DanceEducation #Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI1Bo540IPU/HD
Poster of #graememurphy HERITAGE COLLECTION that is available at http://graememurphy.com/wordpress/ – This amazing photograph is from Lois Greenfield and was originally taken to promote Murphy’s SALOME #Dance #DanceEducation
Excerpts from #graememurphy SALOME we filmed at the Arts Centre in Melbourne (circa 1998), a breathtaking interpretation of the biblical tale of Salome – great costumes by #AKIRA Isogawa and music by Michael Askill #Dance #DanceEducation #DanceTheatre https://vimeo.com/500737063/HD
Dancing with puppets… The #Paralympics opening reminds me of a story we produced on the amazing HITOMIZA puppet theatre (circa 1995) with reporter Pippa Bailey, for IMAGINE Arts Series. Find out why Hitomiza also works with deaf people… @hitomiza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaI9c1ubpY/HD
How important is laughter when you create? A glimpse from our documentary on the making of #graememurphy ROMEO and JULIET with The Australian Ballet (circa 2011). Full performance can be seen on ABC iView: https://ab.co/3Dg8db1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gO3AVaUd5g
From the Edinburgh International Festival, choreographer Gregory Maqoma’s explorative and transformative film RETRACE-RETRACT (trailer) explores life in Soweto. https://bit.ly/3sITJvO #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz3LsQGl3Cw/HD
Review from Michelle Potter … on Dancing https://michellepotter.org/reviews/the-frock-made
Excerpts from #graememurphy KRAANERG we filmed at the #sydneyoperahouse, with an intense music score by Iannis Xanasis which is just perfect for the times we are living in. Graeme choreographed most of it in silence to create his “independent energy flow”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOxGxcA8G6E/HD
Celebrating ‘Aerial Dancers’ with this doco we made on Club Swing’s RAZOR BABY (circa 1999) – in search of the female super heros… #Dance #Trapeze #CircusOz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTrpF3-8sE/HD
Excerpts from Rafael Bonachela’s LANDFORMS with exquisite music composition by Ezio Bosso (on piano) we filmed in 2011 #Dance #DanceEducation #ContemporaryDance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZNQV7xf8lQ/HD
PNG #breakdancing bound for Paris 24… #Dance https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-14/pacific-breakdancing-paris-2024-olympics-/100371132
Here are excerpts from #graememurphy HUA MULAN, a collaboration between two cultures and two dance companies, Sydney Dance Company and the Shanghai Song & Dance Ensemble. Edited from filmed performance at the Oriental Art Centre (Shanghai) in 2005 #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUXDH3Glpew/HD
David McAllister’s THE SLEEPING BEAUTY now screening online in full: https://bit.ly/3yxipt9 – a short glimpse below from the behind the scenes doco we filmed during its making with The Australian Ballet (circa 2015) #Dance #Ballet #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGB5-WsL5LA/HD
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING, the water-dance of sport. As we are focusing on the #Olympics here is a bit of a fun short arts story we produced in Victoria with reporter Pippa Bailey for Xmas 1994 – you just have to go with it… #Dance #synchronizedswimming https://vimeo.com/584152074/HD
Haunting excerpts from #graememurphy GISELLE – the greatest ‘romantic ballet’ of all times reinvented for Korea’s Universal Ballet. Edited from its filmed performance at the Seoul Arts Center (circa 2016). Enjoy #Dance #Ballet #GISELLE #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ibj9zGmdg/HD
Amy Hollingsworth in Rafael Bonachela’s IRONY OF FATE (circa 2010). This was Amy final performance for #sydneydancecompany before being appointed as Australasian Dance Collective’ Artistic Director in Brisbane where she is today. #Dance #ContemporaryDance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFSciQKt9Y/HD
Whilst we are talking about the #Olympics here are some truly amazing photographs by Richard de Chazal taken for #graememurphy MYTHOLOGIA (Sydney Olympic Arts Festival) inspired from the heroes of Greek mythology. More info at https://bit.ly/3C1fkna #Dance #Olympics2000
All this focus on #Japan and the #Olympics reminded me of a story we produced on the traditional Japanese #Dance of #Jiutamai with Reporter Pippa Bailey and artist Susan Taylor for the Arts magazine series IMAGINE (circa 1995) – Enjoy… #Didgeridoo https://vimeo.com/580624756/HD
To celebrate the #Olympics past and present here’s a glimpse from an epic @dance -drama sung in ancient Greek, #graememurphy MYTHOLOGIA (circa 2000 Sydney Olympic Arts Festival) we filmed at the Lyric Theatre of @QPAC in Brisbane, the home of #Olympics2032 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2kpERlIvB8/HD
As we are about to enter the #Olympics here’s the amazing poster for #graememurphy MYTHOLOGIA (photo Richard De Chazal) commissioned by the 2000 Sydney Olympic Arts Festival, taking its inspiration from the heroes of Greek mythology. Our video and more photos to come soon…
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