fiction.wikisort.org - ActorDavid Atkins, OAM[1] (born 12 December 1955)[2] is an Australian dancer, choreographer, music-theatre director and producer.
This article is about the Australian producer and director. For other people named David or Dave Atkins, see Dave Atkins (disambiguation).
Australian dancer and choreographer
David Atkins |
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 David Atkins, who designed the Opening Ceremony of the Doha Arab Games, answers a question from the media |
Born | 12 December 1955 (1955-12-12) (age 66)
Sydney, Australia |
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Occupation | - Executive producer and artistic director
- dancer
- choreographer
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Years active | 1967-present |
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Children | 2, including Tobi Atkins |
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Website | http://www.dae.com.au/ |
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Career
Stage and television
Atkins began his performance career aged 12 with a role in the musical Mame. As an adult performer, as well as performing in shows such as A Chorus Line and The Pirates of Penzance, he created and performed in his own works Dancin' Man and Dynamite.[3]
World events
Atkins has directed and produced major live events in various countries. These include Victory Ceremonies in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5]
Honours and awards
Atkins was recognised in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his contribution to the Australian entertainment industry.[1]
In 2010, the Australian Event Awards presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award [6] for his enduring contributions to the Australian events industry.
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. David Atkins won nine awards in that time.[7]
References
External links
Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical |
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- Ann Reinking (2001)
- David Atkins (2002)
- Cynthia Onrubia and Rob Marshall (2003)
- Garth Fagan (2004)
- Susan Stroman (2005)
- Ross Coleman (2006)
- Kelley Abbey and Kenny Ortega (2007)
- Peter Darling (2008)
- Wayne Cilento (2009)
- Kelley Abbey (2010)
- Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear (2011)
- Kelly Devine (2012)
- Jerry Mitchell (2013)
- Andrew Hallsworth (2014)
- Andrew Hallsworth (2015)
- Peter Darling (2016)
- Jerry Mitchell (2017)
- Andrew Hallsworth (2018)
- Malik Le Nost & Mitchell Woodcock (2019)
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography |
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- Michael Jackson and Michael Peters (1984)
- David Atkins (1985)
- Prince (1986)
- Paula Abdul (1987)
- Barry Lather (1988)
- Paula Abdul (1989)
- Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas (1990)
- Jamale Graves (1991)
- Frank Gatson, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr. (1992)
- Frank Gatson, LaVelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne (1993)
- Frank Gatson and Randy Connor (1994)
- LaVelle Smith Jr., Tina Landon, Travis Payne and Sean Cheesman (1995)
- Michael Rooney (1996)
- Peggy Hickey (1997)
- Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund (1998)
- Richard Koufey and Michael Rooney (1999)
- Darrin Henson (2000)
- Michael Rooney, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken (2001)
- Michael Rooney (2002)
- Frank Gatson and LaVelle Smith Jr. (2003)
- Fatima Robinson (2004)
- Kishaya Dudley (2005)
- Shakira (2006)
- Marty Kudelka (2007)
- Michael Rooney (2008)
- Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight (2009)
- Laurieann Gibson (2010)
- Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page (2011)
- Anwar "Flii" Burton (2012)
- Bruno Mars (2013)
- Ryan Heffington (2014)
- OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano (2015)
- Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia (2016)
- Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze and Derek Watkins (2017)
- Sherrie Silver (2018)
- Charm La'Donna (2019)
- The Lab and Son Sung Deuk (2020)
- Paul Roberts (2021)
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer |
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- Charles Augins (1991)
- Rafael Aguilar (1992)
- Susan Stroman (1993)
- Luke Cresswell / Steve McNicholas (1994)
- David Atkins / Dein Perry (1995)
- Dein Perry (1996)
- Bob Avian (1997)
- Simon McBurney (1998)
- Susan Stroman (1999)
- Garth Fagan (2000)
- Bob Fosse / Ann Reinking (2001)
- Matthew Bourne (2002)
- Matthew Bourne (2003)
- Karen Bruce (2004)
- Matthew Bourne / Stephen Mear (2005)
- Peter Darling (2006)
- Javier de Frutos (2007)
- Toby Sedgwick (2008)
- Steven Hoggett (2009)
- Stephen Mear (2010)
- Leon Baugh (2011)
- Peter Darling (2012)
- Bill Deamer (2013)
- Casey Nicholaw (2014)
- Sergio Trujillo (2015)
- Drew McOnie (2016)
- Matthew Bourne (2017)
- Andy Blankenbuehler (2018)
- Kelly Devine (2019)
- Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear (2020)
(2021 Covid-19)
- Kathleen Marshall (2022)
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