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[Broadway, 2006]
Choreographer
 
[West End, 2000]
Choreographer

Meryl Tankard Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2001 - Best Theatre Choreographer

Meryl Tankard, The Beautiful Game

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Bangarra's YULDEA Returns For 2024 Regional NSW Tour


Australia's leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre will bring Frances Rings' powerful production, Yuldea, to regional New South Wales in 2024. The Yuldea regional tour comes after a record-breaking premiere season earlier this year, which marked Yuldea as the highest grossing tour in company history.

Review: ASCENT at Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre


I was struck by Jesse Scales's absolute control.

Review: BALLET: FLIGHT/BOLERO/ELSA CANASTA at Wroclaw Opera


What did our critic think of BALLET: FLIGHT/BOLERO/ELSA CANASTA at Wroclaw Opera? Flight, Bolero, and Elsa Canasta are full of emotion, big moves, and a diversity that would move you deeply.

SAND, SUN + SEA: SYDNEY FESTIVAL Brings The Heat With 2023 Line-up


Sydney Festival returns this January to give the city its sizzle with an exhilarating line-up of vibrant ideas, irrepressible creativity, remarkable talent and pure summertime revelry across 25 days from 5-29 January 2023. 

UN DÍA COMO HOY: TARZÁN se estrenaba en Broadway


El musical llegó a las tablas en 2006

BWW REVIEW: CLAUDEL Tells The Story Of French Sculptor Camille Claudel Through A Beautiful Blend Of Dance And Drama.


Wendy Beckett’s (Writer and director) CLAUDEL exposes the challenges Camille Claudel faced when choosing to pursue a life as female artist in 19th Century Paris. 

Sydney Opera House Presents CLAUDEL


CLAUDEL is a thrilling reimagining of the story of one of the world's greatest and most misunderstood sculptors, Camille Claudel and her complex relationship with legendary artist, Auguste Rodin. 

Lyon Opera Ballet Will Present TROIS GRANDES FUGUES at The Joyce


The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) joins the worldwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birthday with its presentation of Trois Grandes Fugues, featuring three interpretations of the composer's complex a?oeGrosse Fugea?? from a trio of trailblazing female choreographers a?" Lucinda Childs, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and Maguy Marin a?" danced by Lyon Opera Ballet. The engagement will play The Joyce Theater from March 18-22. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.

KC Chamber Orchestra Announces Enchanted Strings February 12 With Guest Conductor Carolyn Watson


The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce their 33rd Season will continue on Wednesday, February 12th in the Stephen B. Metzler Hall at The Folly Theater, downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The magnificent Folly will be the perfect atmosphere for the Valentine program entitled a?oeEnchanted Strings,a?? featuring guest conductor Carolyn Watson with the baton. 

DanceHouse Launches 2019/20 Season With Canadian Premiere 


DanceHouse, in partnership with Dancers of Damelahamid, launches its exhilarating 2019/20 season with Australia's acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre in the Canadian Premiere of Spirit, October 25 & 26, 2019 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Choreographed by Bangarra's Artistic Director Stephen Page and former Assistant Artistic Director Bernadette Walong-Sene, the retrospective piece is a visionary fusion of nine of the company's celebrated Indigenous and contemporary works that boldly bridge past and present. Bangarra Dance Theatre has an authentic style of totemic storytelling reflecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities a?" tracing the unbroken connection between people, the land, and creation itself. Established in 1989, the cutting-edge company has played a critical role in the resurgence of traditional dance expressions.

Michigan Opera Theatre Names Jon Teeuwissen New Artistic Advisor for Dance


Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) has named Jon Teeuwissen as its new Artistic Advisor for Dance. In the newly-created role, Teeuwissen will program MOT's dance season, expand upon the company's current community engagement initiatives and increase or strengthen collaborative relationships within the industry.

Bangarra Appoints New Associate Artistic Director


Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced the appointment of Frances Rings to the newly created position of Associate Artistic Director, working closely alongside Artistic Director Stephen Page.

Inspirational 2019 Adelaide Festival Breaks Records As It Draws To A Close


The 2019 Adelaide Festival curated by Artistic Directors Neil Armfield AO and Rachel Healy was steeped in exclusive events, standing ovations, box-office success and critical acclaim. With two days still to go, the Adelaide Festival has set a new record with the biggest box office takings in the event's 59-year history, so far achieving a total box office income in excess of $5,989,183 (figure is inclusive of umbrella shows).

Meryl Tankard Directs Adelaide's Restless Dancers In ZIZANIE


Australian dance icon Meryl Tankard and Australia's award winning Restless Dance Theatre have joined forces to present the world premiere of Zizanie by Meryl Tankard, for the 2019 Adelaide Festival.

Meryl Tankard Directs Adelaide's Restless Dancers In ZIZANIE


Australian dance icon Meryl Tankard and Australia's award winning Restless Dance Theatre have joined forces to present the world premiere of Zizanie by Meryl Tankard, for the 2019 Adelaide Festival.

2019 Adelaide Festival Program Announced


The 2019 Adelaide Festival program to be launched on 30 October 2018 at the Adelaide Town Hall and on 31 October at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, demonstrates conclusively that the Adelaide Festival, Australia's pre-eminent arts festival, remains the dominant creative powerhouse of Southern-hemisphere celebrations.

Restless Dance Launches $100k Fundraising Campaign


Adelaide's award winning Restless Dance Theatre, Australia's leading dance theatre company for young people with a disability aged up to 26 years, has announced its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date.

Riley Lee and Enigma Quartet to Blend Japanese with European Music at the Independent Theatre


In one of the most ambitious commissioning and performance projects in recent years, world-renowned shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) master, Riley Lee, has joined forces with the Enigma Quartet to create an entirely new genre of music.

Adelaide Festival Centre Presents SPLIT SECOND HEROES


Adelaide Festival Centre proudly presents, as part of its inSPACE development program, the world premiere of the technicolour action-adventure Split Second Heroes in Space Theatre from 27 - 29 July.

Meryl Tankard FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Meryl Tankard been nominated for?

Meryl Tankard has been nominated for the Best Theatre Choreographer at the Olivier Awards for her work on The Beautiful Game.

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