Congratulations to our Head of Cultural Leadership, Dr Cheryl Stock AM, whose DancenorthTwilightperformance was awarded the 2016 Australian Dance Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance’ a testament to her ability to understand the importance of cultural creativity and diversity in the arts.
It wasan exciting night of celebration at the Australian Dance Awards (ADAs) in Perth this week.
Congratulations to our Head of Cultural Leadership, Dr Cheryl Stock AM, whose Dancenorth Twilight performance was awarded the 2016 Australian Dance Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance’ a testament to her ability to understand the importance of cultural creativity and diversity in the arts.
Conceived, directed and produced by Cheryl, in collaboration with musical director and composer Ng Chor Guan from Malaysia, Twilight was a multi-site outdoor performance set in Townsville, created for and with the community to celebrate the natural beauty of its environment and the unique socio-cultural attributes of its people. The promenade performance across 14 sites, featuring167 participants from the local community, allowed the audience to journey through the winding pathways of Jezzine Barracks from dusk to dark.
Cheryl said: ‘As inaugural Artistic Director of Dancenorth, it was wonderful to be invited back to create this work to mark the 30th anniversary of the company. Twilight was based on the concept of ‘sensing sea, sky and earth through connection to place’ with the hashtag ‘magic happens @ twilight’. It was indeed a joyous and magical experience thanks to Dancenorth, and all the Twilight team which featured parkour, disability groups, over 60s, Aboriginal, Torres Strait and high school performers, with music from an acapella choir of 65, a brass ensemble, African drumming group, a mobile phone orchestra and audience volunteers.’
The ADAs recognise and honour professional Australian dance artists who have made an outstanding contribution to dance.
