Natalie Weir (born 1967,

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) is an Australian

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, and

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for the

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Education and career

Natalie Weir began her dance training with Ann Roberts and performed with Roberts' North Queensland Ballet Company (now

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) in Townsville. She then attended Kelvin Grove College (now

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) studying under Sietsma, and moved to Sietsma's Expressions Dance Company as founding member. Weir has choreographed for the

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(from 1994) and

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(from 2000) (both as resident choreographer); and also choreographed for the

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, Tanzcompagnie Giessen, the

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, the

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, and Tasdance. She is

of the Australian

with a contemporary dance repertoire.

Works

Weir has choreographed both original works and restaged a number of older works: * Expressions Dance Company ** ''Jigsaw'', (1999 and 2007), choreographer: Natalie Weir * The Australian Ballet ** ''Dark Lullaby'', (1998) ** ''Mirror, Mirror'', (2000) ** ''Carmina Burana'', (2001) *

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's Genee competition 2002 ** created the contemporary male and female solos * American Ballet Theatre ** ''Jabula'' ** a contribution to the Harrison Project ''Within You Without You'' ** a solo for

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, performed at the International Ballet Festival Mariinsky ** ''Heaven'', (2003) danced to John Adams' ''

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'', as part one of a two act work called ''HereAfter''. * Houston Ballet * ''In a Whisper'', (2000) ** ''Steppenwolf'', (2001) ** ''The Host'' (2004); * Hong Kong Ballet ** ''Turandot'', (2003) ** ''Madama Butterfly'' * Singapore Dance Theatre ** a restaging of ''Dark Lullaby'', (2003) * Tanzcompagnie Giessen ** ''Icarus'' *

** ''Jabula'' ** ''Unwritten'' * Queensland Ballet ** ''Wuthering Heights'' ** ''Petroushka'' * Tasdance ** ''In Her Footsteps'' * West Australian Ballet ** ''Lacrimosa'' * Queensland Ballet ** ''Orpheus''.

References

External links

Expressions Dance Company: Press Release Natalie Weir to be Artistic Director
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Natalie Australian choreographers Contemporary dance choreographers Culture of Brisbane People from Townsville 1967 births Living people Ballet choreographers Queensland University of Technology alumni Helpmann Award winners