Leigh Warren & Dancers

Leigh Warren & Dancers is a contemporary dance company based in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Formed in 1993 by Leigh Warren (formerly of the Australian Dance Theatre), the company has toured internationally and won several awards. [cite web
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A number of dancers from the company performed in "The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky" (2001).

Works

The works danced by Leigh Warren & Dancers include:
*Quiver
*Shimmer
*Quick Brown Fox: a collaboration with William Forsythe [ [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/deepend/stories/2003/801304.htm Interview with Leigh Warren, "The Deep End", ABC Radio National, broadcast: 10 March 2003] ] [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060317/news_1c17dance.html 'Quick Brown Fox' a dense, difficult puzzle, "The San Diego Union Tribune", 17 Mar 2006] ]
*Petroglyths - Signs of Life: a collaboration with Gina Rings
*The Philip Glass Trilogy
**Akhnaten
**Einstein on the Beach Parts 3 & 4)
**Satyagraha
*Wanderlust: a collaboration with Uno Man (Japan)
*Seven (2008)

Awards

2005 - Adelaide Critics' Circle
*Innovation Award - Leigh Warren and Gina Rings for Petroglyphs - Signs of Lifecite web
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2004 - Adelaide Critics' Circle
*Individual Award - Leigh Warren for Einstein on the Beach (Parts 3 & 4)

2003 - Green Room Award
*Best Dance Ensemble - for Akhnaten [cite web
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2002 - Adelaide Critics' Circle
*Commendation for Akhnaten

2001 - Green Room Awards
*Best Female Performer - Rachel Jenson for Quick Brown Fox
*Best Male Performer - Peter Furness for Quick Brown Fox
*Best Ensemble - Quick Brown Fox

2000 - The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards [cite web
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*Group Award Winner

1999 - Australian Dance Awards [ cite web
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*Outstanding Performance by a Dance Company - for Masterpieces of the 20thC
*Best Choreography - Leigh Warren for Shimmer
*Outstanding Performance by an Individual Dance Artist - Delia Silvan for Silent Cries

1997 - Inaugural Adelaide Critics' Circle Award
*Best Performance by a Group - LWD for Quiver

Notes

External links

* [http://www.lwd.com.au/ Leigh Warren & Dancers]
* [http://www.australiadancing.org/subjects/1461.html Leigh Warren & Dancers at Australia Dancing]