Graeme Lloyd MurphyAO (born 2 November 1950) is an Australian choreographer. With his fellow dancer (and wife since 2004) Janet Vernon, he guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and best-known dance companies.
Murphy was born in Melbourne, and grew up in Tasmania, where he took dance classes with Kenneth Gillespie in Launceston. He began his career as a student at the Australian Ballet School at the age of fourteen. In 1968 he became a dancer with the Australian Ballet where he had opportunities to choreograph. He toured America with the Australian Ballet in 1970–1971 and created his first ballet, Ecco le Diavole (Ecco). Ecco was presented at Melbourne's Princess Theatre in July 1971. The piece was set to music by Nino Rota and featured dancers Roslyn Anderson, Roma Egan, Janet Vernon, and Wendy Walker.[1]
Later, Murphy danced with the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet (now Birmingham Royal Ballet), and Les Ballets Félix Blaska in France. In 1975 he worked as a freelance choreographer. He rejoined the Australian Ballet in the early months of 1976 as both a dancer and as a resident choreographer. He was appointed as artistic director of the Dance Company of New South Wales in November 1976, renamed as Sydney Dance Company in 1979.
Murphy has been compared to the dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins on account of the way he and his company marketed dance to a wider audience, bringing contemporary dance into a more commercial arena. Aside from his work in ballet, Murphy has also completed choreography for Torville and Dean.[2]
On 18 December 2004, after almost 40 years together as artistic and life partners, he and Janet Vernon married on their rural property outside Launceston.[3]
In 2016 and 2017, Martin Portus (former Director of Marketing and Communication at the Australia Council for the Arts) conducted a number of interviews with Australian choreographers including Graeme Murphy. In the interview, Murphy discusses the highlights of various aspects of his career as a dancer and choreographer: his teenage training at the Australian Ballet School and early work as a classical dancer with the Australian Ballet; his developing interest in choreography and contemporary dance in the early 1970s; the beginnings of his lifelong creative partnership with Janet Vernon; the formation of the Sydney Dance Company and his appointment as artistic director in 1976; his signature productions involving theatrical spectacle, powerful storytelling, collaboration with Australian composers, and innovative set and costume designs; his constant touring overseas and work with Australian ballet; the financial disasters which prompted him to leave the Sydney Dance Company after 31 years; his work and aspirations.[4]
Honours
On 26 January 1988, Murphy was named a member of the Order of Australia for "his service to ballet."[5] On 1 January 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service to the development of dance in Australia and Tasmania".[6] On 11 June 2012, Murphy was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the performing arts, both nationally and internationally, particularly ballet and contemporary dance, as a choreographer and director, and to the enhancement of Australia's cultural environment."[7]
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.[8] In 2002, Murphy received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance.[9]
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.[10]
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External links
"Graeme Murphy interviewed by Martin Portus, 17 August 2016". Amplify – State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
Graeme Murphy's Heritage Collection
Graeme Murphy Official Website
Videos about Graeme Murphy's work
Profile on Graeme Murphy at Australia Dancing[Usurped!]
January 29, 2023
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For the Australian judge see Graeme Murphy judge Graeme Lloyd Murphy AO born 2 November 1950 is an Australian choreographer With his fellow dancer and wife since 2004 Janet Vernon he guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia s most successful and best known dance companies Graeme Murphy AO BornGraeme Lloyd Murphy 1950 11 02 2 November 1950 age 72 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaOccupationChoreographerKnown forWork with the Sydney Dance Company Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 2 1 Helpmann Awards 2 2 Mo Awards 3 List of works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditMurphy was born in Melbourne and grew up in Tasmania where he took dance classes with Kenneth Gillespie in Launceston He began his career as a student at the Australian Ballet School at the age of fourteen In 1968 he became a dancer with the Australian Ballet where he had opportunities to choreograph He toured America with the Australian Ballet in 1970 1971 and created his first ballet Ecco le Diavole Ecco Ecco was presented at Melbourne s Princess Theatre in July 1971 The piece was set to music by Nino Rota and featured dancers Roslyn Anderson Roma Egan Janet Vernon and Wendy Walker 1 Later Murphy danced with the Sadler s Wells Royal Ballet now Birmingham Royal Ballet and Les Ballets Felix Blaska in France In 1975 he worked as a freelance choreographer He rejoined the Australian Ballet in the early months of 1976 as both a dancer and as a resident choreographer He was appointed as artistic director of the Dance Company of New South Wales in November 1976 renamed as Sydney Dance Company in 1979 Murphy has been compared to the dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins on account of the way he and his company marketed dance to a wider audience bringing contemporary dance into a more commercial arena Aside from his work in ballet Murphy has also completed choreography for Torville and Dean 2 On 18 December 2004 after almost 40 years together as artistic and life partners he and Janet Vernon married on their rural property outside Launceston 3 In 2016 and 2017 Martin Portus former Director of Marketing and Communication at the Australia Council for the Arts conducted a number of interviews with Australian choreographers including Graeme Murphy In the interview Murphy discusses the highlights of various aspects of his career as a dancer and choreographer his teenage training at the Australian Ballet School and early work as a classical dancer with the Australian Ballet his developing interest in choreography and contemporary dance in the early 1970s the beginnings of his lifelong creative partnership with Janet Vernon the formation of the Sydney Dance Company and his appointment as artistic director in 1976 his signature productions involving theatrical spectacle powerful storytelling collaboration with Australian composers and innovative set and costume designs his constant touring overseas and work with Australian ballet the financial disasters which prompted him to leave the Sydney Dance Company after 31 years his work and aspirations 4 Honours EditOn 26 January 1988 Murphy was named a member of the Order of Australia for his service to ballet 5 On 1 January 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to the development of dance in Australia and Tasmania 6 On 11 June 2012 Murphy was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the performing arts both nationally and internationally particularly ballet and contemporary dance as a choreographer and director and to the enhancement of Australia s cultural environment 7 Helpmann Awards Edit The Helpmann Awards is an awards show celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia presented by industry group Live Performance Australia LPA since 2001 8 In 2002 Murphy received the JC Williamson Award the LPA s highest honour for their life s work in live performance 9 Year Nominee work Award Result2002 Himself JC Williamson Award awardedMo Awards Edit The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards commonly known informally as the Mo Awards were annual Australian entertainment industry awards They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016 10 Year Nominee work Award Result wins only 1999 Graeme Murphy Male Dance Performer Choreographer of the Year WonList of works EditAfter Venice 1984 set to Olivier Messiaen s Turangalila Symphonie and Gustav Mahler s 5th Symphony Adagietto 11 12 Afterworlds 1987 12 Aida 2009 for Opera Australia 12 Air and Other Invisible Forces 1999 Michael Askill and Giya Kancheli 13 Bard Bits 1991 Cleo Laine and John Dankworth 12 Beauty and the Beast 1993 Carl Vine Phil Buckle and Jack Jones 12 Berlin Iva Davies and Max Lambert based on material by Lou Reed Bryan Ferry David Bowie David Byrne and others 14 Beyond Twelve 1980 set to Maurice Ravel s Piano Concerto in G 15 Body of Work 2000 12 Boxes 1985 with Bob Kretschmer music by Iva Davies and Kretschmer 12 16 Daphnis and Chloe 1980 Ravel 12 Deadly Sins 1984 Lambert 12 The Director s Cut 2006 Paul Healy Huey Benjamin Margaret Sutherland 12 A Doll s House Story Istvan Marta Drill Steve Martland Ecco le Diavole 1971 Nino Rota 17 Ellipse 2002 Matthew Hindson 12 Embodied 1996 Alfred Schnittke 12 An Evening 1981 12 Evening Suite 1989 12 Ever After Ever 2007 Carl Vine Giya Kancheli Graeme Koehne Matthew Hindson Iva Davies Max Lambert Linda Nagle 12 Fire Earth Air Water 1977 John Tavener 12 Flashbacks 1983 12 Fornicon 1995 Martin Armiger 12 Free Radicals 1996 Michael Askill 12 Glimpses 1977 Margaret Sutherland 12 Grand 2005 Scott Davie 12 Hate 1982 Carl Vine 12 Homelands 1982 Leos Janacek 12 Hua Mulan 2005 Michael Askill 12 In the Company of Women 1990 with Paul Mercurio 12 King Roger 1990 Karol Szymanowski 12 Kraanerg 1988 Iannis Xenakis 12 Late Afternoon of a Faun 1987 12 Limited Edition 1982 Graeme Koehne 12 Mythes Szymanowski Mythologia 2000 Carl Vine 12 Nearly Beloved 1986 Graeme Koehne 12 Nutcracker the Story of Clara 2009 1992 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the Australian Ballet Papillon Duet 1977 Jacques Offenbach 12 Party 1998 Michael and Daniel Askill 12 Piano Sonata 1992 Carl Vine 12 Poppy 1978 Carl Vine 12 The Protecting Veil 1993 John Tavener 12 Radical Study 1996 12 Romeo and Juliet 2011 Sergei Prokofiev for the Australian Ballet Rumours 1978 1979 Barry Conyngham 12 Salome Michael Askill 12 Scintillation 1977 Carlos Salzedo 12 The Selfish Giant 1983 Graeme Koehne 12 Sensing 1994 Ross Edwards 12 Sequenza VII 1977 Luciano Berio 12 Shades of Gray 2005 12 Sheherazade 1979 Ravel 12 Shining 1986 Szymanowski 18 Signatures 1979 Alexander Scriabin 12 Sirens 1985 with 4 other choreographers 12 Soft Bruising 1990 with Steve Martland music by Gavin Bryars 12 Some Rooms 1983 Keith Jarrett Joseph Canteloube Francis Poulenc Benjamin Britten Samuel Barber 12 Song of the Night 1989 Szymanowski 12 Suite Synergy 2011 with Michael Askill 19 Swan Lake Tchaikovsky for the Australian Ballet Synergy with Synergy 1992 Michael Askill John Cage Elliott Carter Ross Edwards Istvan Marta and Nigel Westlake 17 Third Conversation 1977 Bela Bartok 12 Tip 1977 Carl Vine 12 Tivoli 2001 Graeme Koehne 12 The Trojans 1994 Hector Berlioz 12 Turandot Giacomo Puccini for Opera Australia Up 1977 Gyorgy Ligeti 12 Vast 1988 Barry Conyngham 12 Viridian 1980 Richard Meale 12 Volumina 1977 Ligeti 12 Water 2009 for The Shanghai Ballet 12 Wilderness 1982 Bartok 12 References Edit Australia Dancing leaps into Trove National Library of Australia Archived from the original on 22 July 2012 Retrieved 12 August 2006 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Torvill And Dean Due In For A Golden Show tribunedigital chicagotribune articles chicagotribune com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Jane Albert Couple to wed after dancing around it for 40 years Weekend Australian 18 19 December 2004 Graeme Murphy interviewed by Martin Portus 17 August 2016 State Library of New South Wales Catalogue Retrieved 6 June 2016 Graeme Lloyd Murphy AM Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 11 June 2012 Graeme Lloyd Murphy Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 11 June 2012 Officer AO in the General Division of the Order of Australia The Queen s Birthday 2012 Honours Lists PDF Official Secretary to the Governor General of Australia 11 June 2012 p 30 Archived from the original PDF on 17 June 2012 Events amp Programs Live Performance Australia Retrieved 17 August 2022 JC Williamson Award recipients Helpmann Awards Live Performance Australia Retrieved 17 August 2022 MO Award Winners Mo Awards Retrieved 16 March 2022 Australia Dancing After Venice Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 2 March 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh Sydney Dance Company Complete Repertoire Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Dance Company Air and Other Invisible Forces Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Kyle Janine Berlin Sydney Australia Australian Dancing Beyond Twelve Archived from the original on 12 June 2011 Retrieved 12 April 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Australia Dancing Boxes Archived from the original on 12 June 2011 Retrieved 12 April 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Australia Dancing Graeme Murphy Archived from the original on 12 June 2011 Retrieved 12 April 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Australian Dancing Shining Archived from the original on 23 July 2008 Retrieved 2 March 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Suite Synergy Broadsheet Retrieved 15 August 2022 External links Edit Graeme Murphy interviewed by Martin Portus 17 August 2016 Amplify State Library of New South Wales Retrieved 6 June 2018 Graeme Murphy s Heritage Collection Graeme Murphy Official Website Videos about Graeme Murphy s work Profile on Graeme Murphy at Australia Dancing Usurped Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graeme Murphy amp oldid 1118199662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
