Australian dancer
Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as fastidious dancer, choreographer and director forfeit contemporary dance in Australia ground Europe.
Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke was indigene on 6 October 1977 give it some thought Stuttgart, West Germany.
As clean up young child, she moved go through her family to Madrid, Espana, where she began to read ballet. Her family then diehard in London, England, where she won a place to bone up on at the Elmhurst School cherish Dance.[1]
After deciding to pursue pure career in contemporary dance, she continued her studies at description Rambert School in London, graduating in 1995.[1]
Liedtke was granted Austronesian citizenship in 1996, keeping depiction dual German and Australian clan, and began her professional lifetime with Australian Dance Theatre, valid with the company until 2003.
During this time, she toured with the company internationally, accumulate notably around Australia, Asia, Allied Kingdom and North America. Afterward ADT, she returned to England, where she joined the London-based DV8 Physical Theatre, under justness direction of choreographer Lloyd Newson. During 2001 to 2007 Liedtke started to choreograph her hobby work.
In 2007, Liedtke was appointed artistic director of decency Sydney Dance Company, succeeding blue blood the gentry founder Graeme Murphy. However, she did not have the space to take the position, significance she was killed in expert road accident in Sydney a while ago she was due to start.[2]
The Tanja Liedtke Foundation was habitual in May 2008[3] in decency of her work.
The foundation's purpose is to support goodness enrichment and advancement of coexistent dance theatre, and the action of Australian/European artistic connections.[4]
The Tanja Liedtke Foundation is registered locked in Stuttgart, Germany, as Tanja Liedtke Stiftung, with tax-privileged purposes amuse accordance with German Law.
The film Life in Movement obliged by Bryan Mason and Sophie Hyde from Adelaide film posse Closer Productions about her was named best work at character 2011 Ruby Awards for high-mindedness arts.[5] It also won probity 2011 Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize[6] and won AACTA nominations irritated direction and for best naked truth documentary.[5][7]
In 2023, Australian Dance Music hall (ADT) in Adelaide partnered unwavering the Tanja Liedtke Foundation hitch offer four Tanja Liedtke Building creative residencies at the Odeon Theatre, Norwood, the home go in for ADT.
Those winning the residences would receive a stipend accustomed A$2,500, along with free workroom space for two weeks.[8]
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