Natalie Weir

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Natalie Weir (born 1967, Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian choreographer, and Artistic Director for the former Expressions Dance Company in Australia (now Australasian Dance Collective).

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Education and career

Natalie Weir began her dance training with Ann Roberts and performed with Roberts' North Queensland Ballet Company (now Dancenorth) in Townsville. She then attended Kelvin Grove College (now Queensland University of Technology) studying under Sietsma, and moved to Sietsma's Expressions Dance Company as founding member. [1]

Weir has choreographed for the Queensland Ballet (from 1994) and The Australian Ballet (from 2000) (both as resident choreographer); and also choreographed for the American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Tanzcompagnie Giessen, the Royal Ballet School, Queensland Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet, the Australian Dance Theatre, Dancenorth, and Tasdance. [1] [2] She is Artistic Director of the Australian Expressions Dance Company with a contemporary dance repertoire. [3]

Works

Weir has choreographed both original works and restaged a number of older works: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 National Library of Australia (24 September 2008). "Australia Dancing – Weir, Natalie (1967 - )". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Sorensen, Rosemary (24 August 2007). "Maker of Unconventional Moves". The Australian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  3. Clarke, Suzanna (27 September 2008). "Natalie Weir is Expressions Dance Company artistic director". The Courier-Mail. ISSN   1322-5235 . Retrieved 4 October 2008.
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  5. Stewart, Olivia (25 August 2007). "Double bill one to remember". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2008.