Resignation.After 30 years as the leaders of Australia's Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. It was renamed in 1979 by Graeme Murphy and fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon, who had joined its predecessor, the Dance Company (NSW), in 1976. (SDC SDC Silver Dollar City SDC Security Door Controls SDC Student Development Center SDC San Diego Chargers SDC Science Data Center SDC System Development Charges SDC Studebaker Drivers Club SDC San Diego, California (border patrol sector) ), artistic director Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy (born Melbourne, November 1950) is regarded as one of Australia's best dance choreographers. Together, with fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies. and associate artistic director Janet Vernon will step down in April after their current U.S. tour. A new director has not yet been named. A major force in dance in Australia A wide variety of dance occurs in Australia. Classical ballet companies include the Australian Ballet. Other ballet and contemporary dance companies include the Australian Dance Theatre, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Leigh Warren & Dancers, Chunky Move, Mirramu Dance Company and the Sydney , the couple elevated the company into a leader of the contemporary dance scene. Murphy took the reins of the company as a 26-year-old in 1976 and led it on more than 20 international tours. He created 52 works for the company, including 33 full-length productions, many with original Australian music and design. In a joint statement, Murphy and Vernon said that Australia's dance world has entered a less dynamic phase and the "potential for new adventures is greatly diminished in these cash-strapped times." They are disappointed with the government's indifference "to a force that could bring so much to the troubled culture of Australia's identity." For many years SDC has felt financial pressure and that its government subsidy is too small for survival. Murphy and Vernon said, "The uncertainty of our ongoing funding and the presence of yet another government review are part of a debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction malaise." Murphy and Vernon, who were married last year, have not announced any future endeavors, except that they plan to be "creatively opportunistic." |
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