INNOVATION,
ORIGINALITY AND ENERGY have been the trademark of Expressions
Dance Company since its debut in 1985.
Through
a hectic programme of mainstage performances, touring productions,
schools productions, school and community dance classes,
Expressions keeps itself at the forefront of dance.
The
Company has achieved national and international recognition
through its extensive touring programme and has performed at festivals
throughout the world.
Over
the last few years Expressions has established a
strong international profile. Decadances, Expressions'
10th anniversary season was critically and publicly acclaimed
in Bonn, Germany where Expressions performed as part of
Experience Australia '95.
In
August/September of the same year the Company travelled to Papua
New Guinea to take part in a unique creation and performance
project in conjunction with the Brisbane Warana Festival.
1996
saw Expressions perform in India as part
of the India-Australia New Horizons programme organised by the
Australian Government and tour throughout Australia on the Made
to Move touring programme.
In
early 1997 the Company was awarded the prestigious Sidney Myer
Performing Arts Award for outstanding achievement in the performing
arts. The same year the Company was also nominated for a Green
Room Award.
In
July 1997 the Company participated in the Karmiel Dance Festival
in Israel where it received standing ovations. In October/
November, Expressions performed in Great Britain
and Singapore as part of a highly successful
four week international tour.
1998
saw the Company perform in Taiwan at the Taipei
International Arts Festival. The Brisbane Festival also commissioned
Expressions to create a major new production, Attitude,
involving dancers from Hong Kong. The production was performed
to audience and critical acclaim in August 1998.
In
1999 Expressions was presented by Made to Move
in Melbourne and Sydney before travelling to the
USA to perform in Philadelphia and New York
in July. The Company was ecstatically received in both cities.
August
1999 saw the world premiere season of Vanities Crossing
in Brisbane, smashing the Company's box office record and
followed by a tour to regional Queensland.
In
May 2000 Expressions performed its 15th anniversary
season, Secret Passions. This was followed by performances
in Korea at the 19th International Modern Dance Festival
in Seoul and at the Asian Next Wave Festival in
Tokyo.
Maggi
Sietsma's Virtually Richard3 made its world premiere at
The Brisbane Festival in October 2000, followed by a tour
throughout regional Queensland.
Earlier
this year the Company traveled to Europe to perform Vanities
Crossing in Austria at Linz's yearly International
Dance Festival and Alone Together in Basel, Switzerland
as part of a cultural exchange with Tanz Ensemble Cathy Sharp.
Following
this Made to Move tour, Expressions Dance Company and Tanz
Ensemble Cathy Sharp continue their cultural exchange program
and perform at the Optus Playhouse, including the world
premiere of Maggi Sietsma’s Behind the Wall. This is
followed by a Queensland regional tour before the Company travels
to China to perform at the Shanghai International Arts Festival
and to Singapore to perform Vanities Crossing at the Victoria
Theatre.
