Natalie Weir
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Natalie Weir is an Australian choreographer
, currently Artistic Director
for the Expressions Dance Company
in Australia.
) studying under Sietsma, and moved to Sietsma's Expressions Dance Company as founding member.
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
She is currently Artistic Director
of the Australian Expressions Dance Company
with a contemporary dance repertoire.
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
, currently Artistic Director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
for the Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company is an Australian contemporary dance company based in the The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, in Fortitude Valley. It was founded in 1984 by Maggi Sietsma, Artistic Director and Abel Valls, General Manager...
in Australia.
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 TechnologyQueensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
) studying under Sietsma, and moved to Sietsma's Expressions Dance Company as founding member.
Weir has choreographed for the Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet
The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane.- About Queensland Ballet :...
(from 1994) and The Australian Ballet (from 2000) (both as resident choreographer); and also choreographed for the American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...
, Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet
The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers...
, Hong Kong Ballet
Hong Kong Ballet
The Hong Kong Ballet is Hong Kong's leading professional ballet company, and also the famous group for Classical Ballet, since it founded in 1979....
, Singapore Dance Theatre
Singapore Dance Theatre
The Singapore Dance Theatre is Singapore's national dance company, founded in 1988 by the late Anthony Then and Goh Soo Khim. It made its debut in June 1988 at the Singapore Festival of The Arts and received its first arts patronage by the then-Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong.Its humble...
, Tanzcompagnie Giessen, the Royal Ballet School
Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the Royal Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in London...
, Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet
The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane.- About Queensland Ballet :...
, West Australian Ballet
West Australian Ballet
The West Australian Ballet is the premier ballet dance company of Western Australia and is based in Perth at His Majesty's Theatre, Western Australia. The company was founded in 1952 by Madame Kira Bousloff and is one of the oldest ballet companies in Australia. Artistic directors have included...
, Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet
The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane.- About Queensland Ballet :...
, the Australian Dance Theatre
Australian Dance Theatre
The Australian Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman,...
, Dancenorth and Tasdance
She is currently Artistic Director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of the Australian Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company is an Australian contemporary dance company based in the The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, in Fortitude Valley. It was founded in 1984 by Maggi Sietsma, Artistic Director and Abel Valls, General Manager...
with a contemporary dance repertoire.
Works
Weir has choreographed both original works and restaged a number of older works:- Expressions Dance Company
- Jigsaw, (1999 and 2007), choreographer: Natalie Weir
- The Australian Ballet
- Dark Lullaby, (1998)
- Mirror, Mirror, (2000)
- Carmina Burana, (2001)
- Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
's Genee competition 2002- created the contemporary male and female solos
- American Ballet Theatre
- Jabula
- a contribution to the Harrison Project Within You Without You
- a solo for Ethan StiefelEthan StiefelEthan Stiefel is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre . His fiance is Gillian Murphy, also a principal dancer with ABT.-Biography:...
, performed at the International Ballet Festival Mariinsky - Heaven, (2003) danced to John Adams' HarmoniumHarmonium (John Adams)Harmonium is a composition for chorus and orchestra that could be considered a choral symphony in all but name, by the American composer John Adams, written in 1980-1981 for the first season of Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California. The work is based on poetry by John Donne and Emily...
, as part one of a two act work called HereAfter.
- Houston Ballet
- In a Whisper, (2000)
- Steppenwolf, (2001)
- The Host (2004);
- Hong Kong Ballet
- Turandot, (2003)
- Madama Butterfly
- Singapore Dance Theatre
- a restaging of Dark Lullaby, (2003)
- Tanzcompagnie Giessen
- Icarus
- Royal Ballet SchoolRoyal Ballet SchoolThe Royal Ballet School is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the Royal Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in London...
- Jabula
- Unwritten
- Queensland Ballet
- Wuthering Heights
- Petroushka
- Tasdance
- In Her Footsteps
- West Australian Ballet
- Lacrimosa
- Queensland Ballet
- Orpheus.