Garry Stewart & Australian Dance Theatre have been nominated for two 2010 Ruby Awards. Winners announced September 2 at the Dunstan Playhouse (Adelaide Festival Centre).
Kimball Wong and Tara Soh have been nominated for Best Male and Best Female Dancer awards at the 2010 Helpmann Awards. Winners announced September 6.
Garry Stewart has written about his new work Be Your Self for RealTime Magazine. Read the full article.
'Artistic Director Garry Stewart has created a melting pot of artistic forms...to create an unique and unrivalled 21st century contemporary dance experience.' BBC
'Stewart's raison d'etre as a choreographer is to push dance beyond the conventional limits, and there is no doubt that his dancers are among the most impressive I've seen.' Debra Craine, The Times
'This is extraordinary art. If you missed this show, you missed what was possibly the highlight of this Festival. If it comes around again, buy, beg or borrow a ticket for this remarkable show. Just do it.' Alex Wheaton, dB Magazine
'Unquestionably Stewart's greatest work to date, Be Your Self offers a staggering, breathtakingly powerful series of panoramic embodiments of how the body receives and processes the myriad of experiences it's subjected to.' David O'Brien, dB Magazine
'Garry Stewart's premier season of [Be Your Self] is an astounding piece of acrobatic artistry made to look simple by the Australian Dance Theatre ensemble.' Rod Lewis, Glam Adelaide
'Garry Stewart is brilliant because he's giving us what we need...' Liz Alan, Libertine Magazine
'Australian Dance Theatre is renowned for its cutting edge explorations into the borders of contemporary dance and their new show Be Your Self is no exception...' Tessa Leon, Australian Stage
Garry Stewart marks his ten year anniversary as Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre in 2010.