Awards

We’re excited to announce we’re finalists in this prestigious award. CEO of the Export Council of Australia Lisa McAuley said:

“The competition is extremely tough and we are thrilled to see a number of new names recognised for their tremendous efforts. It’s fantastic to also see the diversity of the companies that entered the awards this year. To acknowledge and celebrate the success of NSW companies is an important part of encouraging more companies to think global. We congratulate you on being named a finalist in the 55th Premier’s NSW Export Awards.”

The winner will be announced on October 25th, and we’re in great company in the Creative Industries category with Blowfish Studios and Darkroom Door. For more information, visit http://www.export.org.au/awards-programs/finalists/new-south-wales-finalists

Congratulations to Shaun and Nick for their nominations in the Green Room Awards!

• Best Musical Score
• Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography

• Best Regional Touring Production for the 2013 Australian regional tour of Happy as Larry
• Best Original Score for Nick Wales’s composition of Shaun Parker & Company new major work AM I

We would like to congratulate Nick Wales and our amazing creatives, cast and crew!

Coming soon….

Shaun Parker & Company and CAPTIVATE are busy in rehearsals for their forthcoming season of The Yard, playing at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Winner of an Australian Dance Award and the 2013 Helpmann Nominee for Best Presentation for Children, The Yard is a high-octane piece of self devised theatre, featuring 20 Western Sydney migrant teenagers.

A voice against bullying, The Yard delivers a compelling new take on William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, which will leave you thinking about human behaviour long after the curtain comes down.

“I have to truly applaud The Yard…with great attention to emotional detail; it is remarkable.” ABC Radio

For tickets and more info visit http://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/dance/the-yard

Recent happenings… after premiering Australian Festival hit Happy as Larry to five countries across Europe and the Middle East, Shaun Parker & Company returned in May to play the Expressions Dance Theatre SOLO season with an excerpt of The Yard, performed by young Western artist David Mavisa.

Image Fiona Cullen

Later in May, Shaun Parker commenced development on a new work with third year NAISDA students and earlier this month, the company made their North American debut with the ever popular London Olympic outdoor commission SPILL.

SPILL toured New York City playing the Central Park Conservancy’s Sandbox Program and the City Parks Foundation SummerStage Festival in locations around Central Park, Lower Manhattan and the Bronx.

Read a review here

On Monday 24 June CAPTIVATE and Shaun Parker & Company were nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children. Congratulations to everyone involved with this work, in particular our fabulous dancers!