The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award and 2015 Hall of Fame inductee will be announced shortly—stay tuned!
Congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees!
Services to Dance
- Jeff Busby (photographer)
- Philippe Charluet (filmmaker)
- Nicolette Fraillon (music director & conductor, The Australian Ballet)
- Jennifer Irwin (costume designer)
Services to Dance Education
- Tanya Pearson OAM
- Lee Pemberton
- Leigh Rowles
- Kim Walker
Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance
- DADAA Ltd. Tracksuit
- Happy Feat Inc. Special Olympic Asia Pacific Games 2014
- Stompin’ My Heart is a Hall
- Tracks Dance Company Milpirri (Jarda Wanpa)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance
- QL2 Dance Boundless
- Restless Dance Theatre (Touring Company) Salt
- STEPS Youth Dance Company Fights & Flights
- Yellow Wheel I Came Here To Dance Once
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
- Narelle Benjamin Hiding in Plain Sight
- Anouk van Dijk and Falk Richter Complexity of Belonging (Chunky Move)
- Stephen Page Patyegarang (Bangarra Dance Theatre)
- Garry Stewart Multiverse (Australian Dance Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by a Company
- The Australian Ballet Chroma
- Bangarra Dance Theatre Patyegarang
- Chunky Move (with Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Festival, Brisbane Festival and Théâtre National de Chaillot) Complexity of Belonging
- Queensland Ballet Romeo & Juliet
Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance
- James Batchelor Island
- Lina Limosani A Delicate Situation
- Rachel Arianne Ogle Precipice
- Torque Show in collaboration with Michelle Ryan and Lavender Vs Rose Intimacy
Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer
- Lucinda Dunn OAM Manon (The Australian Ballet)
- Amber Haines Proximity (Australian Dance Theatre)
- Lauren Langlois Keep Everything (Chunky Move)
- Brooke Widdison-Jacobs Giselle (West Australian Ballet)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer
- Waangenga Blanco Patyegarang (Bangarra Dance Theatre)
- Thomas Bradley Interplay (Sydney Dance Company)
- Daniel Gaudiello Cinderella (The Australian Ballet)
- Andre Santos La Fille mal Gardée (West Australian Ballet)
Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Dance, Musicals or Physical Theatre
- Michael Dameski Winner, So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2014
- Gravity and Other Myths A Simple Space
- The Company The Tap Pack
Outstanding Achievement in Dance on Film or New Media
- Sue Healey The Golds
- Claire Marshall Ward of State
- Graeme Murphy & Philippe Charluet Graeme Murphy’s Heritage Collection (Sydney Dance Company)
- Thomas Pollard & Nathan Smith Knock (Running Man Productions)
- Kim Vincs The Crack Up (Deakin Motion Lab)
Presented by Ausdance SA and Harlequin Floors in association with Adelaide Festival Centre, the 2015 Australian Dance Awards will be held at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide on Saturday 12 September at 7.30pm. Tickets on sale through BASS outlets and Adelaide Festival Centre now.
- Image: courtesy Australian Dance Theatre
- Photographer: Chris Herzfeld Camlight Productions
- Dancers from L to R: Kimball Wong, Samantha Hines, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, Matte Roffe & Lonii Garnons-Williams