(The Society thanks Dance North, D’Esley Smith, and the Performing Arts Museum’s own archives for the following information)
Repertoire 2000
Townsville Seasons
“Tango Tango”
Choreography: Sue Peacock
“Intimate Strangers”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Restoration
“Glass Heart”
Choreography: Natalie Weir
“Disorient Express”
Choreography: Jane Priani
“Truly Madly Deadly”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
“Get A Life Reggie Mite”
Choreography Jane Pirani
Intimate Strangers Sydney Season
“Intimate Strangers”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
“Disorient Express”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
“Truly Madly Deadly”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
“Luuli” Adelaide Gladstone Proserpine Cairns
Dance North dancers + Woomera dancers & Songman
Choreography: Lardil Ancestral Tradition; Gary Lang, Jane Pirani
Dancers:
Rachelle Bliss
Karina Dennis
Steven Golding
Fergus Gool
Victoria Hannay
Avril Huddy
Adrian Robertson (Emerging Artist)
Robert Street
Repertoire 2001
Carmen and Quacko
“Carmen”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
Dancers:
Karina Dennis
Adrian Robertson
Fergus Gool
Victoria Hannay
Steven Golding
Avril Huddy
Rachel Bliss
Robert Street
“Quacko”
Choreography: Brett Daffy
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud, Brett Daffy, Olivia Brady;
Lighting: Norman Kupke
Dancers:
Karina Dennis
Steven Golding
Fergus Gool
Victoria Hannay
Avril Huddy
Robert Street
“Glass Heart” and “Intimate Strangers” (remounted for regional tour)
“Get a life Reggie-Mite” (remounted for schools)
“Bonfire to the future” Centenary of Federation celebrations
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Director:Neil Cameron
Performers: Dance North; Extensions; Community dancers; Lantern parades; Puppets
Aspirations and Inspiration Centenary of Federation celebrations
celebrating north Queensland’s pioneering past & fantastic future – community project
“Tattoo”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Michael Whittaker
Sharing the Stage with Queensland Ballet co. (excerpts from Carmen)
“Faust” (remounted)
Dancers:
Rachelle Bliss
Peta Bull
Fergus Gool
Victoria Hannay
Jillian Page
Robert Street
Adrian Robertson
Japan tour
Dancers: Dance North
Music: local Taiko drummers and Koto Harp players
Audience development Short cuts with 1RAR Band
Corporate performances
Twilight and Friends shows
Small Wonders, Holiday workshops, Public classes, Regional and remote workshops
Repertoire 2002
“Carmen” and “Truly Madly Deadly” (Regional tour)
“Carmen”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
“Truly Madly Deadly”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
“Alice in Downunderland”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
“Original Spins”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
“Desperately Seeking Happy” (Brisbane Festival)
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
Dancers:
Rachelle Bliss
Peta Bull
Steven Golding
Kynan Hughes
Riannon McLen
Jillian Page
Robert Street
Repertoire 2003
Elegy (Excerpts from major works remembering founder Ann Roberts)
“World Café”
Choreography: Graeme Watson
Music : Ofra Haza
Design: Michael Pearce and Norman Kupke
Dancers: Rachel Bliss, Robert Street, Steven Golding
“Masked” by Extensions Youth Dance Company
Choreography; Kylie Ball
Design: Norman Kupke
“Women’s War Too”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock
Music: Andrews Sisters
Design Michael Pearce and Norman Kupke
Dancers: Rachel Bliss, Peta Bull, Riannon McLean, Jillian Page
“Wind Prints”
Choreography: Nannette Hassall
Music: Kevin Volans
Design: Margaret Wilson, Norman Kupke
Dancers: Kynan Hughes, Steven Golding, Roberts Street, Peta Bull, Jillian Page
“Elegy” (New original work)
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design; Andre Reynard, Norman Kupke, Jane Pirani
Dancers: Rachelle Bliss, Peta Bull, Debbie Clements, Steven Golding, Kynan Hughes, Riannon McLean, Jillian Page, Robert Street
“Carmina Burana”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Michael Barnes, Mozart, Carl Orff;
“Alice in Downunderland”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud; Norman Kupke (Lighting and Dramaturge)
Double Thril
“Bodies in the Library”
Choreography: Brian Lucas
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynard, Norman Kupke
“Elegy”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design; Andre Reynard, Norman Kupke, Jane Pirani
Dancers: Rachelle Bliss, Peta Bull, Steven Golding, Kynan Hughes, Riannon McLean, Jillian Page, Robert Street
“Dancer and the Dance” (in 3 Acts)
Choreographers: Jane Pirani, Kylie Ball, Alan Cross, Natalie Weir
Music: Various Compilations
Design: Anneke Silver, Norman Kupke, Olivis Brady, Jane Pirani, Kylie Ball, Andre Reynard
Dancers: Dance North, Extensions, Small Wonders (Community Children’s Group)
Korean International Dance Festival
“Not the Dance North Show”
Choreographers: Jane Pirani, Robert Street, Kynan Hughes
Repertoire 2004
e-motional bodies@dancenorth.com (Comprising of 2 works)
“Opposites Attract”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Dr Steve Campbell
Design; Norman Kupke
“Dance for Orchestra”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music; Richard Meyer
Design; Norman Kupke
Dancers: Rachelle Bliss, Peta Bull, Elenor Campbell, Steven Goldberg, Caroline Hamilton, Kevin Privett, Robert Street, Kerin Llewellyn
“Alice Downunderland”
Masterpieces Townsvile and Regional Tour (comprising of 4 works)
“Three of one”
Choreography Kylie Ball
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud, Norman Kupke
“Dances for Orchestra”
Choreography Jane Pirani
Music: Barrier Reef Orchestra Chamber String work by Richard Meyer
Design: Jane Pirani, Norman Kupke
“And Everything in between”
Choreography Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud, Norman Kupke
Dancers: Rachelle Bliss, Peta Bull, Elenor Campbell, Steven Goldberg, Caroline Hamilton, Kevin Privett, Robert Street, Kerin Llewellyn
“Echoes in the Extreme”
“Your arms my back”
Choreography: Troy Mundy
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud, Norman Kupke
“And Everything in between”
Choreography Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynaud, Norman Kupke
Dancers: Rachel Bliss, Peta Bull, Steven Goldberg, Caroline Hamilton, Kevin Privett
“Intimate strangers” (Brisbane Festival)
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Compilation
Design: Andre Reynard
Dancers: Rachelle Bills, Peta Bull, Eleanor Campbell, Steven Golding,
Carolyn Hamilton, Kevin Privett, Robert Street
“Cabaret Club”
Choreographery: Jane Pirani, Debbie Clements
Music; Compilation
Design:
Dancers : Dance North and Small Wonders ‘s (Communty Children’s Group)
Rachel Bliss, Peta Bull, Eleanor Campbell, Steven Goldberg, Caroline Hamilton, Kevin Privett, Keryn Llewellyn (emerging artist)
