Mary Jane O'Reilly
Appearance
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Mary Jane O'Reilly (b. New Zealand dancer and choreographer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She is best known for: co-founding the Limbs Dance Company, co-founding the Auckland Dance Company, choreographing the opening ceremony for the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and choreographing the Millennium Dawn Celebrations[8] in Gisborne, New Zealand.
July 23, 1950) is aPositions Held[9]
- Artistic Director, Limbs Dance Company (1977-1989).
- Director of Choreography, Auckland Commonwealth Games (1989-1990).
- Advisor to QEII Arts Council (1991-1992).
- Artistic Director, Auckland Dance Company (1996-2001).
- Governor - Arts Foundation of New Zealand (1999-2004).
- Senior Lecturer in Dance at the University of Auckland (2001-2004).
- Artistic Director - TEMPO Festival of Dance (2006-2011).[10]
- Artistic Director, Living Room Festival (2012).[11][12]
Notable students
Awards
- Allen Highet Award for outstanding achievement by a mid-career artist (1984).[13]
- Queens Service Medal for services to dance (1990).[13]
- Air New Zealand Travel Award (1981).[9]
References
- ^ Smithies, Grant (27 September 2015). "15 minutes with MaryJane O'Reilly". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ "A life in dance - Mary Jane O'Reilly". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "MaryJane O'Reilly | Captive Audience". www.captiveaudience.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ "For Arts Sake - Mary Jane O'Reilly | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "NZ Dance News – September - Dance Informa Magazine". dancemagazine.com.au. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ Foundation, The Arts. "Mary Jane O'Reilly". www.boosted.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ Noted. "Not fade away - The Listener". Noted. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Millennium celebrations at Gisborne". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ a b "Mary Jane O'Reilly CV". www.maryjaneoreilly.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "From the Arts Foundation of New Zealand" (PDF). Applause. 12. December 2006.
- ^ "Bikes, ballet, and beats hit Auckland". Stuff. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Daredevils to wow Auckland". Stuff. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ a b c "Mary Jane O'Reilly: Background". www.maryjaneoreilly.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
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