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Disabled performer Dan Daw, who performs at RISING Festival this month, says the two places he feels truly free are in the bedroom and on stage as a dancer.
Artistic director of The Street Theatre, Caroline Stacey.
IN A mighty affirmation of Canberra-made theatre, The Street Theatre was named on Tuesday (April 13) as a recipient of a 2020 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award.
Other recipients were Andrew Ford (Music, NSW), Metro Arts (Multi-Arts, Queensland), Kylie Bracknell (Theatre, WA), Sally Chance (Dance, SA), Second Echo Ensemble (Dance, Tasmania), Robin Fox (Music, Victoria) and Sean Pardy (Theatre, NT).
The awards were established in 1984 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the late arts philanthropist Sidney Myer.
They have awarded more than $4 million over 38 years and have this year been expanded from the usual three (individual, facilitator and group) to eight prizes of $25,000, including at least one in each Australian state and territory.
Celebrating creative leaders in the arts across Australia. The winners of the 2020 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards have been announced, with this year’s iteration expanding from three awards to eight. In a bid to celebrate creative leaders from across the country and recognise the role the arts play in our national identity, this year’s […]