Loughlan Prior is a dancer and choreographer. He creates theatre, film and multimedia projects, and has had his work presented in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Germany and the United States.[1]
He was appointed choreographer in residence at the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2018.[2]
Biography
editPrior was born in Australia.[3] He started ballet when he was five, and continued through high school going to the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.[3] Moving to New Zealand after that, he attended the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington and graduated in 2009, when he joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet.[3]
Prior developed his choreographic practice while he was dancing at the Royal New Zealand Ballet, retiring from his dance role in 2019.[2]
In 2014, Prior became the creative director of Prior Visual, a project-based film collective, and in 2020 started a company Lo | Co Arts, with composer Claire Cowan.[4]
Credits
edit- As choreographer
- 2016 – Curious Alchemy, Assemblée Internationale, Canada[4]
- 2019 – The Appearance of Colour, Queensland Ballet[2]
- 2019 – Hansel and Gretel, Royal New Zealand Ballet[2]
- 2021 – Transfigured Night, Chamber Music New Zealand (featuring music by Schoenberg, New Zealand composer Tabea Squire and Dvorak)[5]
- 2021 – Subtle Dances, BalletCollective Aotearoa, Dunedin Festival of the Arts[6]
- 2021 – Ultra Violet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Festival of Colour Festival, Wānaka[6]
- 2021 – The Firebird, Royal New Zealand Ballet. Costume and set design: Tracy Grant Lord; lighting design: Jon Buswell; animation/visuals: POW Studios;[7] title role, soloist Ana Gallardo Lobaina.[8]
- 2021 – Timeweaver, New Zealand School of Dance Graduation[9]
Awards
edit- 2015 – Harry Haythorne Award (Ballet Foundation of New Zealand)[2]
- 2016 – Tup Lang Choreographic Award (Creative New Zealand)[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Loughlan Prior". Dance Masters International. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Loughlan Prior — RNZB". RNZB. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Loughlan Prior: A Creative Tour de Force". DANZ. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- 1 2 "Loughlan Prior". Queensland Ballet. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "Loughlan Prior: transfiguring music through dance". RNZ. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- 1 2 Fox, Rebecca (8 April 2021). "The colour of creativity". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Tarrant, Deidre (30 July 2021). "The Firebird - Timeless story applied to the darkest aspects of today's existence". Theatreview. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Knight, Brigitte. "Review: The Firebird with Paquita (Royal New Zealand Ballet) – Theatre Scenes: Auckland Theatre Blog (Reviews and commentary)". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Pringle, Lyne (21 November 2021). "Dance graduates step into the future with uplifting programme". Stuff. Retrieved 24 January 2022.