Australian Choreographic Ensemble
- Australian Choreographic Ensemble
The Australian Choreographic Ensemble (ACE) (1992 - 1998) was an Australian contemporary dance company based in Sydney formed by Paul Mercurio in 1992. The company's founding dancers were Mercurio, Jan Pinkerton, David Prudham, Brett Daffy, Katherine Arnold-Lindley and Paulina Quinteros. Other dancers included Sean Dwyer, Sharon Dalla-Costa and Benedict Leslie.
The company toured to large cities and small regional centres Australia (excluding Western Australia), performing in a range of venues including outdoor.
Dance works
Dance works performed include:
*"Contact" (1992) choreographed by Mercurio
*"Waiting" (1993) choreographed by Mercurio
*"Dancing with I" (1993) choreographed by Mercurio
*"Imprint a work for 10 dancers" (1993) a collaboration between Mercurio, Jan Pinkerton, Carolyn Hammer and Stephen Page
*"In-side-out" (1994) comprising two works, "Norman's Siren" choreographed by Jan Pinkerton and "A Place to Rest Your Head" choreographed by Carolyn Hammer.
Films
The company was associated with two films:
*"Life's Burning Desire" (1992) documented the establishment of ACE and the creation of Contact as well as Mercurio's diverse theatrical career, including his work with Sydney Dance Company, was documented. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482057/ Life's Burning Desire at IMDb] ]
*"Envy" (1992) a short film, choreographed by Mercurio and one of the ABC-TV project, Seven Deadly Sins.
References
External links
* [http://www.australiadancing.org/subjects/1922.html Australian Choreographic Ensemble at "Australia Dancing"]
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