Windmill Theatre Co (previously known as Windmill Performing Arts), established in 2002 as a South Australian Government initiative, is Australia's flagship professional theatre company for child and young adult audiences. As of 2019[update] artistic director is Rosemary Myers.
Windmill Performing Arts was established in 2001 by the South Australian Government under the Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2001, which was superseded by the 2016 Regulations.[1][2]
The founding director and creative producer was Cate Fowler (through 2007). The founding patron was children's authorMem Fox (through 2007).[citation needed]
In 2007, executive producer Kaye Weeks and artistic director Rosemary Myers first came on board and are still with Windmill as of 2019[update].[3] The company has experienced enormous growth and success since then.[4]
Productions and growthedit
Windmill performs a season in Adelaide each year, with shows also touring through regional South Australia and elsewhere in Australia. Windmill have also toured internationally, performing in many countries, including in the US (including Off-Broadway), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore and South Korea.[citation needed] It has grown substantially in recent years: in 2014, the company toured to four cities, presenting a total of 144 live performances; in 2018, the number of live performances had increased to 234, and the number of cities and towns visited increased eightfold, to 34.[4]
The company was behind the multi-award-winning film Girl Asleep, including the 2016 CinefestOz best film, adapted from its stage production.[5]
Governance and fundingedit
Arts SA was responsible for the state funding arrangements until Windmill was transferred to the Department of Education in 2018 by the Marshall government.[6]
^"Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2016" (PDF). (On p.2) Repealed regulations means the Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2001 repealed under Schedule 1
^(Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2016
^Samela Harris, Children's theatre artistic director speaks, The Advertiser, 5 February 2008
^ abFoster, Farrin (22 April 2019). "The creative fortunes of Windmill Theatre Co can only grow from here". Citymag. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^Douglas, James Robert (31 August 2016). "Girl Asleep: how an Adelaide theatre company made one of this year's best Australian films". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^"State Budget Sees Cuts to the Arts and Significant Changes to Arts South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
^Marsh, Walter (19 June 2019). "State Budget adds millions in Adelaide Festival and film industry funding as other arts organisations face cuts". Adelaide Review. Retrieved 11 August 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
External linksedit
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