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David Wynen performed in 'Billy Elliot The Musical', Captial Theatre Sydney, Australia, November 2007 - November 2008. The research component of this work involved collaborating with the artisitc team in my role as a performer. The musical of Billy Elliot was reinterpreted for the Australia stage as a development phase before reaching New York. Three completely new dance arrangement were researched, workshopped and explored during the process. This work also involved a process of taking the film and expanding it into a live medium. A process involving much reflection and many reincarnations. My work as a performer underwent the ultimate of peer review including high profile reviews and my casting and selection by an international panel of selectors.
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David Wynen performed in 'Billy Elliot The Musical', Captial Theatre Sydney, Australia, November 2007 - November 2008. The research component of this work involved collaborating with the artisitc team in my role as a performer. The musical of Billy Elliot was reinterpreted for the Australia stage as a development phase before reaching New York. Three completely new dance arrangement were researched, workshopped and explored during the process. This work also involved a process of taking the film and expanding it into a live medium. A process involving much reflection and many reincarnations. My work as a performer underwent the ultimate of peer review including high profile reviews and my casting and selection by an international panel of selectors.
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Tap Rhythm sought to develop an innovative, online educational programme for students and teachers of tap dancing. Comprising several levels, along with a 'tap dictionary' and the ability to download original musical scores, the syllabus was developed out of a desire to create a resource that was highly interactive and encouraged steady development. Utilising a variety of platforms and suitable for notebooks, tablets and smartphones, Tap Rhythm has already achieved significant international recognition in developing an original resource which accelerates student learning; thereby maintaining enjoyment of the peformance and enabling students to succeed on an international stage.
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Tap Rhythm sought to develop an innovative, online educational programme for students and teachers of tap dancing. Comprising several levels, along with a 'tap dictionary' and the ability to download original musical scores, the syllabus was developed out of a desire to create a resource that was highly interactive and encouraged steady development. Utilising a variety of platforms and suitable for notebooks, tablets and smartphones, Tap Rhythm has already achieved significant international recognition in developing an original resource which accelerates student learning; thereby maintaining enjoyment of the peformance and enabling students to succeed on an international stage.
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Performed in the Deluxe Spiegeltent, corner of Sturt and Armstrong Streets, Ballarat - as part of the Ballarat Cabaret Fesival Cabaret revolves around English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw. Alongside Sally and Cliff’s hope of something better is the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Pulling the strings of the play is the enigmatic EmCee of the Kit Kat Klub, a dark and sometimes dangerous place. Written by Joe Masteroff based on the work of Christopher Isherwood with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and brought to you by the team that produced last year's spectacular42nd Street.
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Performed in the Deluxe Spiegeltent, corner of Sturt and Armstrong Streets, Ballarat - as part of the Ballarat Cabaret Fesival Cabaret revolves around English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw. Alongside Sally and Cliff’s hope of something better is the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Pulling the strings of the play is the enigmatic EmCee of the Kit Kat Klub, a dark and sometimes dangerous place. Written by Joe Masteroff based on the work of Christopher Isherwood with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and brought to you by the team that produced last year's spectacular42nd Street.
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'Hatpin' choreographed by David Wynen, Helen MacPherson Smith Theatre, Ballarat, 25 June - 5 July 2009. The research component of this work involved collaborating with the artistic team within my role as choreographer. The Hatpin is a musical set at the turn of the twetieth century in Australia. This was a new interpretation of the work which for the first time involved choreography. Research relating to period design, costume and movement relevant to the period were developed. My research question relates to fulfilling criteria set out by the Director whilst supporting a project designed to replicate a professional working situation for the students involved whilst achieving the highest possible public outcomes. Original choreography was researched and presented within an original production.
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'Hatpin' choreographed by David Wynen, Helen MacPherson Smith Theatre, Ballarat, 25 June - 5 July 2009. The research component of this work involved collaborating with the artistic team within my role as choreographer. The Hatpin is a musical set at the turn of the twetieth century in Australia. This was a new interpretation of the work which for the first time involved choreography. Research relating to period design, costume and movement relevant to the period were developed. My research question relates to fulfilling criteria set out by the Director whilst supporting a project designed to replicate a professional working situation for the students involved whilst achieving the highest possible public outcomes. Original choreography was researched and presented within an original production.
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'The Life' directed and choreographed by David Wynen, PO Box Theatre, Ballarat, 28 - 30 October 2009. The research component of this work involved interpreting and creating an original production of 'The Life', a musical set in New York that predominantly involved an African American cast. Research relating to period design, costume and movement relevant to the period were developed. In my role as Director and Choreographer I had to develop a sensitive and realitic portrayal of the work whilst being sensitive to the intrinsic cultural nature of the piece. My research question related to fulfilling criteria set out in the performance rights whilst supporting a project designed to replicate a professional working situation for the students involved whilst achieving the highest possible public outcomes.
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'The Life' directed and choreographed by David Wynen, PO Box Theatre, Ballarat, 28 - 30 October 2009. The research component of this work involved interpreting and creating an original production of 'The Life', a musical set in New York that predominantly involved an African American cast. Research relating to period design, costume and movement relevant to the period were developed. In my role as Director and Choreographer I had to develop a sensitive and realitic portrayal of the work whilst being sensitive to the intrinsic cultural nature of the piece. My research question related to fulfilling criteria set out in the performance rights whilst supporting a project designed to replicate a professional working situation for the students involved whilst achieving the highest possible public outcomes.
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(Choreography & Staging by David Wynen) New choreography and interpretation of movement for Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me Kate. This work was in the field of dance and theatre performance. Most specifically music theatre. The research that underlies such a project relates to the brief given to a choreographer by the project's Director. This brief included making my dance work historically referenced as well as in line with the physical design of the piece. This had to encompass a set and aesthetics using shapes and references relating to Cubism and Deco design movements. My research question relates to fulfilling such criteria whilst supporting a project designed to graduate and showcase our Music Theatre students to the industry. Its research component relates to historic referencing, and educational and professional outcomes. Reviewed in The Age December 2006.
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(Choreography & Staging by David Wynen) New choreography and interpretation of movement for Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me Kate. This work was in the field of dance and theatre performance. Most specifically music theatre. The research that underlies such a project relates to the brief given to a choreographer by the project's Director. This brief included making my dance work historically referenced as well as in line with the physical design of the piece. This had to encompass a set and aesthetics using shapes and references relating to Cubism and Deco design movements. My research question relates to fulfilling such criteria whilst supporting a project designed to graduate and showcase our Music Theatre students to the industry. Its research component relates to historic referencing, and educational and professional outcomes. Reviewed in The Age December 2006.
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Live performance by David Wynen in 'Bollywood Meets Tap', Commonwealth Game Live Site, Camp Street, Ballarat, March 2006. Such research is related to the combination of two opposing styles of dance, and the background work taken in investigating the history of Bollywood and Tap-two ephemeral dance/art forms. In the past tap and Bollywood has rarely been defined, archived or notated. Such work into integrating musical styles and dance took a signifcant undertaking. This had led to further research into the area of archiving and notating tap dance, creating a codified language and system of notation. The significant of this research is that it fulfils educational criteria whilst showcasing students to the commercial industry. Also integrates dance and art through its brief. Its research component relates to the historic referencing, and educational and professional outcomes.
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Live performance by David Wynen, Butterfly Club, Melbourne, 12 - 15 October 2006 (1.5 hours). The research component of this work involved collaborating with Jazz musician Christopher Prank in creating tap dances as acoustic works within a cabaret setting. Research involved developing a common vocabularly for both the dancer and the musician to communicate, and the development of eight dance pieces that could only be heard within an acoustic setting. This involved separating tap dance from what is predominantly known as a visual form. My research and its performance outcome held significance as this cabaret was the first of its kind in Australia.
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Live performance by David Wynen, Butterfly Club, Melbourne, 12 - 15 October 2006 (1.5 hours). The research component of this work involved collaborating with Jazz musician Christopher Prank in creating tap dances as acoustic works within a cabaret setting. Research involved developing a common vocabularly for both the dancer and the musician to communicate, and the development of eight dance pieces that could only be heard within an acoustic setting. This involved separating tap dance from what is predominantly known as a visual form. My research and its performance outcome held significance as this cabaret was the first of its kind in Australia.