our 2015 Pre-Professional Year, Class of 2015

MEDIA RELEASE February 3, 2015 WELCOME TO OUR PRE-­‐PROFESSIONAL YEAR STUDENTS, CLASS OF 2015 Sydney Dance Company is thrilled to welcome 26 young dancers from around the country and New Zealand, selected to take part in the second intake for their Pre-­‐Professional Year training course, a unique one year full-­‐time training course, the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere. The students began their studies yesterday at the Sydney Dance Company studios, overlooking Sydney Harbour in the stunning Walsh Bay arts precinct. Over the next 10 months they will learn from world renowned choreographers including Marina Marscarell (Netherlands), Iratxe Ansa (Spain), Lee Brummer (Sweden), Israel Aloni (Sweden) and Iquail Shaheed (USA), and Australians Sara Black, Lisa Griffiths, Dean Walsh, Natalie Ayton, Kristina Chan, Joshua Thomson, Craig Bary, Kay Armstrong , Daniel Riley, Thomas Bradley, Alejandro Rolandi, Lucas Jervies and Ian RT Colas. Course Director for the Pre-­‐Professional Year program, Linda Gamblin, says, “The students will start the year with an exceptional opportunity – firstly witnessing Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela working on the choreographic process for his new work Frame of Mind, and also observing former Forsythe Company dancers Anna Catalina Roman Horcajo and Thomas McManus working with the Sydney Dance Company dancers to remount William Forsythe’s masterpiece, Quintett. Sydney Dance Company Executive Director Anne Dunn says, “After the success of Sydney Dance Company’s inaugural Pre-­‐
Professional Year we are even more excited to see where our second year will take us. Last year we trained 25 dancers in all aspects of a professional dance career, and were thrilled to offer two of our graduates – Sam Young-­‐Wright from Canberra, and Josephine Weise from Queensland, the chance to join Sydney Dance Company. Four additional graduates have also been offered Associate Dancer contracts in 2015, and will appear alongside members of the ensemble in works including Sydney Symphony’s Le Grand Tango in April. Sydney Dance Company
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MEDIA RELEASE February 3, 2015 Sydney Dance Company’s Pre Professional Year Class of 2015 comprises 16 dancers from NSW, two each from Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and New Zealand, and one each from Western Australia and South Australia. studies at the Hamburg The students range in age from 17 to 25 years, with diverse dance training histories including Ballet, Queensland Ballet, New Zealand School of Dance, Adelaide College of the Arts, NAISDA, the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), VCA Secondary School, McDonald College of Performing Arts and Ev and Bow Dance Training Centre. Five students are graduates of Newtown High School for the Performing Arts. Congratulations to PPY Class of 2015 members: Sumire Antonioli, 17, Drummoyne, NSW Rhiarna Ball, 21, Clarinda, VIC Noah Beck, 18, Subiaco, WA Marlo Benjamin, 20, Bronte, NSW Chelsea Brewer, 17, Christchurch, NZ Izzac Carol, 17, Warialda, NSW Isabella De Santis, 18, Sylvania, NSW Tyrel Dulvarie, 21, Cairns, QLD Nelson Earl, 18, North Parramatta, NSW Hannah Evans, 18, Kambah, ACT Jessica Goodfellow, 18, Concord, NSW Margaux Hermard, 18, Glebe, NSW Viola Iida, 19, Randwick, NSW Hannah Kelly, 18, Orange, NSW Olivia Kingston, 19, Uki, NSW Caitlin McKay, 18, Cranebrook, NSW Chris Mifsud, 23, Adelaide, SA Casey Natty, 21, Wamberal, NSW Mana Ogawa, 19, Roseville, NSW Anya Palaversich, 19, Coogee, NSW Christen Patinyotis, 19, Essendon, VIC Sophie Raper, 25 Camperdown, NSW Oliver Savariego, 18, Rose Bay, NSW Caitlin Stejskal, 19, Canberra, ACT Nicholas Swift, 20, Birkdale, QLD Strickland Young, 18, Hastings, NZ th
Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-­‐Professional Year program was launched in 2014, as part of the Company’s 45 Anniversary celebrations. The course includes a nationally recognised outcome (qualification CUA40113 Certificate IV in Dance) through a partnering arrangement with ATOD (RTO 31624). For more information about the program, go to www.sydneydancecompany.com/. Applications for the 2016 course will open in June. For all of the latest Sydney Dance Company news and behind the scenes happenings subscribe at www.sydneydancecompany.com, or follow us at: www.facebook.com/sydneydanceco www.twitter.com/sydneydanceco Sydney Dance Company
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MEDIA RELEASE February 3, 2015 www.instagram.com/sydneydanceco www.youtube.com/sydneydancecompany ENDS Image: Sydney Dance Company PPY 2015 students. Photo by Peter Greig. MEDIA CONTACT For more information, images or interviews contact: Julie Clark, Publicist, Sydney Dance Company, / juliec@sydneydancecompany.com / 0409 517 738 ABOUT SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY Sydney Dance Company is Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, presenting new works in Sydney, around Australia and internationally under the artistic direction of Rafael Bonachela. The Company celebrated 45 years in 2014. More information, www.sydneydancecompany.com Sydney Dance Company
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