Michael_Leslie_(dancer)

Michael Leslie (dancer)

Michael Leslie (dancer)

Australian choreographer and dancer

Michael Leslie is an Indigenous Australian dancer and choreographer.[1]

Career and achievements

Leslie was part of a team which created the following organisations:[2] the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts;[3] the Black Swan Theatre Company;[4] Marrugeku Physical Theatre; and the NAISDA Dance College. He also created the Michael Leslie Pilbara Performing Arts Program to expose local children to the performing arts.[5]

In 1993, he choreographed the first Aboriginal Australian musical, Bran Nue Dae.[6]

In 2018, he performed at the Ochre Contemporary Dance Company's Australian Premiere Season of 3 point 3.[7]

Recognition

In 1979 Leslie was awarded the Churchill Fellowship to further his studies,[8] which he used in 1981.[9]

In 2010[10] he received the Red Ochre Award from the Australia Council for the Arts, receiving A$50,000.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Fulton, Adam (27 May 2010). "Television ad inspired welder from the bush to a lifelong love of dance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Michael Leslie Foundation for the Performing Arts". YMAC. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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    "Reclaiming language through dance". 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The Quiet Achiever - Michael Leslie" (PDF). Deadly Vibe.
  5. [5]
    Paterson, Sharna (14 May 2008). "Michael Leslie Pilbara Performing Arts Program". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Michael Leslie:". AustLit. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. [7]
    "On the Couch with Michael Leslie". Australian Arts Review. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. [8]
    Donovan, Thomas; Lorraine, Brody T. (2002). Media Ethics, an Aboriginal Film and the Australian Film Commission. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595252664.
  9. [9]
    "Ochre 3.3 and Beyond". Community News Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Leslie, Michael's Fellowship Profile". Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Thorpe gives Red Ochre to leading dancer | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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