Stephen Page
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Stephen George Page
Early life and education
Stephen George Page[
He moved to Sydney when he was 16 and trained with the
Career
Page first danced with the Sydney Dance Company.[2]
In 1991, he was appointed creative director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, with his brothers Russell and David joining around the same time.[2]
He choreographed Mooggrah for Bangarra, Trackers of Oxyrhyncus for the Sydney Theatre Company, and a sextet for Opera Australia's Marriage of Figaro. During that time he also toured with the NAISDA associated Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre.[citation needed]
With his works Praying Mantis Dreaming, Ninni and the 1994 production Ochres, co-choreographed with then assistant artistic director Bernadette Walong-Sene, Page established a milestone for Australian dance. In 1996 he made his creative debut with the Australian Ballet, choreographing Alchemy. The following year, he brought the Australian Ballet and Bangarra together in Rites, set to Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. The following year he choreographed Fish for Bangarra, with its world premiere taking place at the Edinburgh International Festival.[citation needed]
Page choreographed the flag handover ceremony for the 1996
Page and Rings later co-choreographed Bush for Bangarra, which sold out on its Australian tour as well as its 2004 tour to the United States. Also in 2004, Bangarra returned to the Sydney Opera House with another sell-out production co-choreographed by Page and Rings, Clan. The following year Page choreographed Boomerang, which had a sell-out Australian tour.[citation needed]
As artistic director of the 2004
In 2006, Page and the Australian Ballet created Gathering, a double bill consisting of a reworked Rites and Amalgamate. Also in 2006, Queensland Art Gallery director asked him to create a new dance work for the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art. Along with his son and nephews, he created Kin, a special project that opened
In 2007, Page directed a traditional
In 2008 he created a new, full-length work for Bangarra, entitled Mathinna, which won a Helpmann Award in 2009 for Best Dance Work and Best Choreography. He then took Rites to London and Paris with the Australian Ballet, and Bangarra's Awakenings to Washington, New York and Ottawa. Later in 2008, he went to Broome, Western Australia, as choreographer for the film adaptation of Bran Nue Dae.[citation needed]
In 2009, after returning from a tour of Germany, Hungary and Austria with True Stories, Page and the dancers spent 10 days in Arnhem Land on a cultural exchange. He celebrated Bangarra's 20th anniversary with Fire – A Retrospective, which won an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company.[citation needed]
In early December 2021, Page announced that he would be stepping down from the role of artistic director of Bangarra in 2022, handing over to Frances Rings, current associate artistic director.[3]
Bangarra's last performance with Page as director was Wudjang: Not the Past, which premiered at the Sydney Festival in January 2022 before touring to Hobart, and then Adelaide as part of the Adelaide Festival.[4]
Film
In 2015 his directorial debut film, Spear, was shown at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
Recognition and honours
His alma mater, Cavendish Road State High School, named one of its school houses "Page" in his honour. The house colour is purple.[1]
In 2008, Page was named New South Wales Australian of the Year, receiving the award from Deputy Premier John Watkins at a ceremony at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[citation needed]
In 2015, Page was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Creative Arts by the University of Technology Sydney.[6]
In 2016, the NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award went to Page for his work as Director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre.[7][8]
From February to August 2016, Martin Portus (former Director of Marketing and Communication at the
In the
Awards and nominations
- 1993: Mo Award for Dance Performance of the Year[11]
- 1993: Paris Opera Screen Award, Grand Prix for Black River[citation needed]
- 2002: Matilda Award for Contribution to the Arts in Queensland[citation needed]
- 2003: Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award
- 2017: Australia Council Dance Award[citation needed]
- 2022: Red Ochre Award[citation needed]
- 2022: Inaugural Wendy Blacklock Industry Legend Award[12]
Australian Dance Awards
The Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence and promote dance in Australia. They are awarded under the auspices of the Australian Dance Council (Ausdance) for performance, choreography, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions.[citation needed]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) | Ref. |
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1997 | Stephen Page (Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Outstanding achievement in choreography | Won | |
2010 | Stephen Page | Services to Dance | awarded | [13][14] |
Deadly Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) | Ref. |
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Deadly Awards 2008 | Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre | Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment | awarded | [15] |
Deadly Awards 2009 | Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre]] | Achievement in Theatre or Live Performance | Won |
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards are a series of awards celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001.[16] Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Stephen Page for Skin (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | Nominated | [17] |
Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work | Won | |||
2002 | Stephen Page for Corroboree (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | Won | [18] |
Best New Australian Work | Nominated | |||
2003 | Stephen Page for Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best New Australian Work | Won | [19] |
Helpmann Award for Best Original Score | Won | |||
Stephen Page and Steven McTaggart "Rush" for Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | Nominated | ||
2004 | Stephen Page for Bush (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | Nominated | [20] |
2009 | Stephen Page for Mathinna (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production | Won | [21] |
2010 | Stephen Page for Fire (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production | Won | [22] |
2012 | Stephen Page for ID from Belong (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | Won | [23] |
2015 | Stephen Page for Patyegarang (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production | Nominated | [24] |
2016 | Stephen Page, Bernadette Walong-Sene, Djakapurra Munyarryun for Ochres (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work | Nominated | [25] |
Stephen Page | JC Williamson Award | awarded | ||
2018 | Stephen Page for Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre) | Best New Australian Work | Won | [26] |
NAIDOC Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) | Ref. |
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2012 | Stephen Page | Artist of the Year | Won | |
2016 | Stephen Page | Lifetime achievement award | awarded | [28][29] |
References
- ^ a b Russell, Stephen A (9 June 2021). "Bangarra's Stephen Page opens his heart about creating new show 'SandSong'". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Maley, Jacqueline (24 December 2020). "Bangarra's Stephen Page on pain, politics and pushing boundaries". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Jefferson, Dee (2 December 2021). "Stephen Page to step down from Bangarra artistic director role, passing torch to Frances Rings". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ABC Radio National. The Stage Show. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Spear Review". Variety. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Stephen Page".
- ^ "First Indigenous nurse graduate among winners at the 2016 NAIDOC awards". ABC News. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "File 5: Stephen Page interviewed by Martin Portus, 24 February 2016". State Library of New South Wales Catalogue. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Officer (AO) in the General Division in the Order of Australia" (PDF). www.gg.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Impact Awards". PAC Australia. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the 2010 Australian Dance Awards". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ 2010 Australian Dance Award Winners Announced, Australian Stage, Monday, 21 June 2010 10:14
- ISSN 0312-6315. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Events & Programs". Live Performance Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2002 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2003 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2004 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2008 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2010 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2012 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2018 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners". Helpmann Awards. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "NAIDOC Awards". NAIDOC. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "First Indigenous nurse graduate among winners at the 2016 NAIDOC awards". ABC News. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Smith, Emily (9 July 2016). "Indigenous dancer and director wins lifetime achievement award". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
- Bangarra Dance Theatre
- Stephen Page at Australia Dancing[usurped]
- "Stephen Page interviewed by Martin Portus, 24 February 2016". Amplify - State Library of New South Wales Catalogue. Retrieved 4 June 2018.