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The 2012 Award winners were announced on the Sydney opening night of [[Stephen Baynes]]' ''[[Swan Lake]]'' on 30 November.<ref name=Ballet-News-2012>{{cite web|last=Angear|first=Cheryl|title=Amy Harris crowned 2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer|url=http://balletnews.co.uk/the-australian-ballet-amy-harris-crowned-2012-telstra-ballet-dancer/|work=Ballet News|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref>
The 2012 Award winners were announced on the Sydney opening night of [[Stephen Baynes]]' ''[[Swan Lake]]'' on 30 November.<ref name=Ballet-News-2012>{{cite web|last=Angear|first=Cheryl|title=Amy Harris crowned 2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer|url=http://balletnews.co.uk/the-australian-ballet-amy-harris-crowned-2012-telstra-ballet-dancer/|work=Ballet News|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref>

The 2013 awards were announced on the opening night of ''Cinderella'' (choreography by [[Alexei Ratmansky]] on 29 November.<ref name=Blake-2013>{{cite web|last=Blake|first=Elissa|title=Lord of the dance: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson takes out Telstra Ballet Dancer Award|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/dance/lord-of-the-dance-christopher-rodgerswilson-takes-out-telstra-ballet-dancer-award-20131129-2yh5e.html|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>


== Telstra People's Choice Award ==
== Telstra People's Choice Award ==
In addition, the '''Telstra People's Choice Award''', with a cash prize of $5,000, is made to the most popular of the nominees in that year,<ref name="Telstra-PCA"/> as determined by internet and SMS votes from the public.<ref name="SotA-2003"/> Since 2010, competitors report on their activities via an individual [[Twitter]] account as part of the competition.<ref name="Panthers-2010"/> Amber Scott was the first dancer to win both awards (in 2004) and Stephanie Williams the second (in 2009); [[Chengwu Guo]] the first male dancer to win both.<ref name="Ballet-News"/> [[Amy Harris (dancer)|Amy Harris]] and [[Danielle Rowe]] have each won the People's Choice Award twice.
In addition, the '''Telstra People's Choice Award''', with a cash prize of $5,000, is made to the most popular of the nominees in that year,<ref name="Telstra-PCA"/> as determined by internet and SMS votes from the public.<ref name="SotA-2003"/> Since 2010, competitors report on their activities via an individual [[Twitter]] account as part of the competition, and in 2013 competitors began using [[Instagram]] as a publicity tool.<ref name="Panthers-2010"/> Amber Scott was the first dancer to win both awards (in 2004) and Stephanie Williams the second (in 2009); [[Chengwu Guo]] the first male dancer to win both.<ref name="Ballet-News"/> [[Amy Harris (dancer)|Amy Harris]] and [[Danielle Rowe]] have each won the People's Choice Award twice.


== Recipients ==
== Recipients ==
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=== Ballet Dancer Award ===
=== Ballet Dancer Award ===
* 2013 Christopher Rodgers-Wilson<ref name=Blake-2013/>
* 2012 [[Amy Harris (dancer)|Amy Harris]]<ref name=Ballet-News-2012 />
* 2012 [[Amy Harris (dancer)|Amy Harris]]<ref name=Ballet-News-2012 />
* 2011 [[Chengwu Guo]]<ref name="Ballet-News"/><ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/chengwu_guo Chengwu Guo] at The Australian Ballet.</ref>
* 2011 [[Chengwu Guo]]<ref name="Ballet-News"/><ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/chengwu_guo Chengwu Guo] at The Australian Ballet.</ref>
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=== People's Choice Award ===
=== People's Choice Award ===
* 2013 Benedicte Bemet<ref name=Blake-2013/>
* 2012 Jake Mangakahia<ref name=Ballet-News-2012 />
* 2012 Jake Mangakahia<ref name=Ballet-News-2012 />
* 2011 Chengwu Guo<ref name="Ballet-News"/>
* 2011 Chengwu Guo<ref name="Ballet-News"/>
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The nominees for these awards are normally announced each February.
The nominees for these awards are normally announced each February.


The '''2013''' nominees were announced on 13 February 2013<ref name=2013-nominations>{{cite web|title=Australian Ballet: 2013 TBDA nominations announced|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/news_and_reviews/news/2013_tbda_nominations|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> and are Benedicte Bemet,<ref>{{cite web|title=Benedicte Bemet|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/benedicte_bemet|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Cameron Hunter,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameron Hunter|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/cameron_hunter|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Natasha Kusen,<ref>{{cite web|title=Natasha Kusen|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/natasha_kusen|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Christopher Rodgers-Wilson,<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Rodgers-Wilson|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/christopher_rodgers_wilson|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Sharni Spencer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharni Spencer|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/sharni_spencer|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> and Valerie Tereshchenko.<ref>{{cite web|title=Valerie Tereshchenko|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/valerie_tereshchenko|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref>
The '''2013''' nominees were announced on 13 February 2013<ref name=2013-nominations>{{cite web|title=Australian Ballet: 2013 TBDA nominations announced|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/news_and_reviews/news/2013_tbda_nominations|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> and were Benedicte Bemet,<ref>{{cite web|title=Benedicte Bemet|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/benedicte_bemet|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Cameron Hunter,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameron Hunter|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/cameron_hunter|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Natasha Kusen,<ref>{{cite web|title=Natasha Kusen|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/natasha_kusen|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Christopher Rodgers-Wilson,<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Rodgers-Wilson|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/christopher_rodgers_wilson|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> Sharni Spencer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharni Spencer|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/sharni_spencer|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> and Valerie Tereshchenko.<ref>{{cite web|title=Valerie Tereshchenko|url=http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/valerie_tereshchenko|publisher=The Australian Ballet|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref>


The '''2012''' nominees<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2012 |title=2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominations announced |url=http://australianstage.com.au/201202065120/news/industry-news/2012-telstra-ballet-dancer-award-nominations-announced.html |work=Australian Stage |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> were Dimity Azoury,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/dimity_azoury Dimity Azoury] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Calvin Hannaford,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/calvin_hannaford Calvin Hannaford] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Amy Harris, Ako Kondo,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/ako_kondo Ako Kondo] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Jarryd Madden<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/jarryd_madden Jarryd Madden] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> and Jake Mangakahia.<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/jake_mangakahia Jake Mangakahia] at The Australian Ballet.</ref>
The '''2012''' nominees<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2012 |title=2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominations announced |url=http://australianstage.com.au/201202065120/news/industry-news/2012-telstra-ballet-dancer-award-nominations-announced.html |work=Australian Stage |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> were Dimity Azoury,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/dimity_azoury Dimity Azoury] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Calvin Hannaford,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/calvin_hannaford Calvin Hannaford] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Amy Harris, Ako Kondo,<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/ako_kondo Ako Kondo] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> Jarryd Madden<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/jarryd_madden Jarryd Madden] at The Australian Ballet.</ref> and Jake Mangakahia.<ref>[http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/jake_mangakahia Jake Mangakahia] at The Australian Ballet.</ref>
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The '''2004''' nominees were Adam Bull (current principal artist), Jane Casson (retired, Pilates instructor), Craig Cathcart (Norwegian National Ballet), Miwako Kubota (current senior artist), Rachel Rawlins (retired principal artist), and Amber Scott (current principal artist).
The '''2004''' nominees were Adam Bull (current principal artist), Jane Casson (retired, Pilates instructor), Craig Cathcart (Norwegian National Ballet), Miwako Kubota (current senior artist), Rachel Rawlins (retired principal artist), and Amber Scott (current principal artist).


The inaugural nominees, in '''2003''', were Olivia Bell (current principal artist), Annabel Bronner Reid (Bloch International), Madeleine Eastoe (current principal artist), Tim Harbour (retired, now choreographer), Matthew Lawrence (principal artist Queensland Ballet, formerly Birmingham Royal Ballet), and Danielle Rowe (Nederlands Dans Theater).
The inaugural nominees, in '''2003''', were Olivia Bell (retired principal artist), Annabel Bronner Reid (Bloch International), Madeleine Eastoe (current principal artist), Tim Harbour (retired, now choreographer), Matthew Lawrence (principal artist Queensland Ballet, formerly Birmingham Royal Ballet), and Danielle Rowe (Nederlands Dans Theater).


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:35, 30 November 2013

The Telstra Ballet Dancer Award has been made annually since 2003, in support of the aspirations of The Australian Ballet's elite young dancers. The winner receives a cash prize of $20,000. This is the biggest prize available specifically to a dancer in Australia.[1]

Nominees are selected by The Australian Ballet and previous award winners. They are judged on "the artistic quality of their work, the strength of a written submission, their personal development, and future potential."[1]

The awards are announced after the final curtain on an opening night in early December in the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

The 2010 announcement of both Award winners was made on the opening night of The Nutcracker on 3 December 2010. For the first time since the inauguration of the awards, the judging panel was unable to separate two dancers for the main award, and each received $20,000.[2]

The 2011 awards were announced on the opening night of Romeo & Juliet (choreography by Graeme Murphy) on 2 December.[3]

The 2012 Award winners were announced on the Sydney opening night of Stephen Baynes' Swan Lake on 30 November.[4]

The 2013 awards were announced on the opening night of Cinderella (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky on 29 November.[5]

Telstra People's Choice Award

In addition, the Telstra People's Choice Award, with a cash prize of $5,000, is made to the most popular of the nominees in that year,[1] as determined by internet and SMS votes from the public.[6] Since 2010, competitors report on their activities via an individual Twitter account as part of the competition, and in 2013 competitors began using Instagram as a publicity tool.[7] Amber Scott was the first dancer to win both awards (in 2004) and Stephanie Williams the second (in 2009); Chengwu Guo the first male dancer to win both.[3] Amy Harris and Danielle Rowe have each won the People's Choice Award twice.

Recipients

Nominees

The nominees for these awards are normally announced each February.

The 2013 nominees were announced on 13 February 2013[18] and were Benedicte Bemet,[19] Cameron Hunter,[20] Natasha Kusen,[21] Christopher Rodgers-Wilson,[22] Sharni Spencer,[23] and Valerie Tereshchenko.[24]

The 2012 nominees[25] were Dimity Azoury,[26] Calvin Hannaford,[27] Amy Harris, Ako Kondo,[28] Jarryd Madden[29] and Jake Mangakahia.[30]

The 2011 nominees were announced at a full meeting of The Australian Ballet's company and artistic staff on 15 February.[31][32] They were Brett Chynoweth,[33][34] Chengwu Guo, Rudy Hawkes,[35][36] Robyn Hendricks,[37] Luke Marchant[38] and Karen Nanasca.[39][40]

The 2010 nominees were Amy Harris, Ty King-Wall,[41] Miwako Kubota,[42] Natasha Kusen,[43] Dana Stephensen,[44] and Vivienne Wong.[45]

The 2009 nominees were Juliet Burnett[46] (current senior artist), Robyn Hendricks[37] (current soloist), Andrew Killian[47] (current principal artist), Leanne Stojmenov,[48] Laura Tong (current soloist)[49] and Stephanie Williams (corps de ballet, American Ballet Theatre).

The 2008 nominees were Tzu-Chao Chou[50] (first soloist, Birmingham Royal Ballet), Amy Harris (current senior artist), Reiko Hombo[51] (current senior artist), Kevin Jackson, Ty King-Wall[41] (current principal artist) and Andrew Wright[52] (current soloist).

The 2007 nominees were Jane Casson, Daniel Gaudiello (current principal artist), Rudy Hawkes (current senior artist),[35] Robyn Hendricks (current soloist),[37] Luke Ingham (San Francisco Ballet), and Leanne Stojmenov.[48]

The 2006 nominees were Adam Bull,[53] Annabel Bronner Reid, Andrew Killian (current principal artist), Gina Brescianini (retired, Kundalini yoga teacher), Kevin Jackson (current principal artist), and Madeleine Eastoe.

The 2005 nominees were Marc Cassidy (retired but still dancing), Gaylene Cummerfield (retired mid-2012 as principal artist, Birmingham Royal Ballet), Lana Jones (current principal artist), Paul Knobloch (Alonzo King LINES Ballet), Danielle Rowe, and Leanne Stojmenov (current principal artist).

The 2004 nominees were Adam Bull (current principal artist), Jane Casson (retired, Pilates instructor), Craig Cathcart (Norwegian National Ballet), Miwako Kubota (current senior artist), Rachel Rawlins (retired principal artist), and Amber Scott (current principal artist).

The inaugural nominees, in 2003, were Olivia Bell (retired principal artist), Annabel Bronner Reid (Bloch International), Madeleine Eastoe (current principal artist), Tim Harbour (retired, now choreographer), Matthew Lawrence (principal artist Queensland Ballet, formerly Birmingham Royal Ballet), and Danielle Rowe (Nederlands Dans Theater).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Telstra People's Choice Award". Telstra. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Hook, Chris (6 December 2010). "Telstra Ballet Dancer Award". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "The winner takes it all!" (Press release). Ballet News. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Angear, Cheryl. "Amy Harris crowned 2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer". Ballet News. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Blake, Elissa. "Lord of the dance: Christopher Rodgers-Wilson takes out Telstra Ballet Dancer Award". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Win at the Telstra Young Ballet Dancer of the Year Award". State of the Arts. 4 February 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Telstra Ballet in the Stadium". Penrith Panthers. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011. In a first for The Australian Ballet, dancers of the company are now using Twitter with all six TBDA nominees signed up and Tweeting regularly.
  8. ^ Chengwu Guo at The Australian Ballet.
  9. ^ a b Jones, Deborah (5 December 2009). "Rising star Stephanie Williams scoops ballet awards". The Australian. Sydney. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  10. ^ a b Dunn, Emily (27 November 2008). "Dream comes true for one-time Pinocchio". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  11. ^ Lawson, Valerie (28 November 2007). "Leaping star lost his fear of tights". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  12. ^ a b Roberts, Jo (29 November 2006). "Brescianini wins ballet's highest accolade". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  13. ^ a b Roberts, Jo (30 November 2005). "Lana Jones back in the awards spotlight". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Amber Scott wins Telstra Young Dancer of the Year Award". State of the Arts. 12 November 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  15. ^ a b Roberts, Jo (25 November 2003). "Pas de deux, then a solo for Matthew". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  16. ^ Rayner, Meg (8 December 2010). "Ararat ballerina wins people's choice award". The Courier. Ballarat, Victoria. Retrieved 26 February 2011. Includes picture of the award ceremony.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  17. ^ Henschke, Ian (30 November 2007). "Beer Drinking Ballet Dancer". Stateline South Australia (broadcast transcript). ABC. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  18. ^ "Australian Ballet: 2013 TBDA nominations announced". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Benedicte Bemet". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Cameron Hunter". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  21. ^ "Natasha Kusen". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  22. ^ "Christopher Rodgers-Wilson". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  23. ^ "Sharni Spencer". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  24. ^ "Valerie Tereshchenko". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  25. ^ "2012 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominations announced". Australian Stage. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  26. ^ Dimity Azoury at The Australian Ballet.
  27. ^ Calvin Hannaford at The Australian Ballet.
  28. ^ Ako Kondo at The Australian Ballet.
  29. ^ Jarryd Madden at The Australian Ballet.
  30. ^ Jake Mangakahia at The Australian Ballet.
  31. ^ "Australian Ballet's 2011 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominees Announced". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  32. ^ "2011 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  33. ^ Brett Chynoweth at The Australian Ballet.
  34. ^ Teather, Stuart (28 February 2010). "Brett Chynoweth: Prospects rising in leaps and bounds". Monash Weekly. Monash, Victoria. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  35. ^ a b Rudy Hawkes at The Australian Ballet.
  36. ^ "Lead role challenges Ipswich dancer". Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  37. ^ a b c Robyn Hendricks at The Australian Ballet.
  38. ^ Luke Marchant at The Australian Ballet.
  39. ^ Karen Nanasca at The Australian Ballet.
  40. ^ "Telstra Nomination for Karen". Mount Eden, New Zealand: Mount Eden Ballet Academy. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  41. ^ a b Ty King-Wall at The Australian Ballet.
  42. ^ Miwako Kubota at The Australian Ballet.
  43. ^ Natasha Kusen at The Australian Ballet.
  44. ^ Dana Stephensen at The Australian Ballet.
  45. ^ Vivienne Wong at The Australian Ballet.
  46. ^ Juliet Burnett at The Australian Ballet.
  47. ^ Andrew Killian at The Australian Ballet.
  48. ^ a b Leanne Stojmenov at The Australian Ballet.
  49. ^ Laura Tong at The Australian Ballet.
  50. ^ Tzu-Chao Chou at Birmingham Royal Ballet.
  51. ^ Reiko Hombo at The Australian Ballet.
  52. ^ Andrew Wright at The Australian Ballet.
  53. ^ Adam Bull at The Australian Ballet.
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