Shona McCullagh
Shona McCullagh Auckland Festival | |
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Former groups | Limbs Dance Company, Douglas Wright Dance Company |
Shona Margaret McCullagh
Biography
Born in 1962 in Hamilton, McCullagh moved to Wellington when she was four and attended Northland School,[1] and Wellington Girls' College from 1975 to 1979.[2][3] McCullagh trained as a dancer at the New Zealand School of Dance, graduating in 1983 with a Special Award in Choreography. In 1984 McCullagh joined the Sydney company Darc Swan.[4] McCullagh then became was a rehearsal director, choreographer and dancer in Limbs Dance Company from 1985 to 1988.[5] She was a founding member of the Douglas Wright Dance Company.[6][7] Prior to that she toured New York performing with Douglas Wright & Dancers (1887).[4] Companies that McCullagh has choreographed for include Footnote Dance, Douglas Wright Dance Company, The Royal New Zealand Ballet and her own company The Human Garden.[8]
McCullagh has choreographed for theatre including collaborations with Nightsong Productions, The Watershed Theatre, the NZ Actors Company and Auckland Theatre Company.[6] In addition McCullagh has both choreographed for screen and directed dance films. As a choreographer she has worked on television series Xena – Warrior Princess, Hercules, Spartacus and Legend of the Seeker and feature films Lord of the Rings and King Kong.[9]
McCullagh will be the artistic director for the Auckland Festival, leading from 2021 until 2024, replacing the outgoing director Jonathan Bielski.[10]
Honours and awards
- Best Dancer (1988) Metro magazine
- 1999 North & South Magazine New Zealander of the Year[11]
- Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to dance, in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours[12]
- NZ Arts Foundation Laureate (2002)
- Winner, Arts category, Westpac/Fairfax New Zealand Woman of Influence Award (2014)[13]
- Hynds Creative Entrepreneur of the Year (2015)
References
- ^ "Shona McCullagh (MNZM) – My story, as told to Elisabeth Easther". Hotcelebon.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame – Wellington Girls' College". Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews – Theatreview". Theatreview. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Shona McCullagh | Arts Foundation Laureate". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- OCLC 1011322731.)
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- ^ Black, Eleanor (2 February 2005). "Shona McCullagh". Noted. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Shona McCullagh". New Zealand School of Dance. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Shona McCullagh – Choreographer". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Shona McCullagh". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Alumni". Women of Influence. Retrieved 14 December 2020.