KEIR CHOREOGRAPHIC AWARD INAUGURAL SEASONS

Presented by DANCEHOUSE, THE KEIR FOUNDATION & CARRIAGEWORKS

THE KEIR CHOREOGRAPHIC AWARD

Earlier this year, Carriageworks, Dancehouse and the Keir Foundation have partnered for the first time to present the Keir Choreographic Award, the first Australian prize dedicated to commissioning new choreographic works and to bringing significant support and increased profiling to the contemporary dance sector, both nationally and internationally. Among the many benefits, the Award includes a cash prize of $30,000 for first prize and $10,000 for an audience choice prize.

Out of the 77 entries, the international and national judges - Mårten Spångberg (Sweden), Matthew Lyons (USA), Josephine Ridge (Australia), Becky Hilton (Australia) and Phillip Keir (Australia) - selected eight artists to make and present a short work.

THE ARTISTS

The eight finalists commissioned of this inaugural edition are:
Sarah Aiken (VIC); James Batchelor (VIC); Tim Darbyshire (VIC); Matthew Day (VIC); Atlanta Eke (VIC); Shaun Gladwell (NSW); Jane McKernan (NSW); and Brooke Stamp (VIC).


THE PROGRAMS
PROGRAM 1 - JULY 3 to 6
Matthew Day, Jane McKernan, Tim Darbyshire, Brooke Stamp

3 July - 8pm
4 July - 8pm
5 July - 8pm
6 July - 5pm


PROGRAM 2 - JULY 10 to 13
Shaun Gladwell, Atlanta Eke, James Batchelor, Sarah Aiken

10 July - 8pm
11 July - 8pm
12 July - 8pm
13 July - 5pm & CLOSING CEREMONY with the 4 finalists announced*

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