Loughlan Prior
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
[edit | edit source]Prior 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 | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- 2015 – Harry Haythorne Award (Ballet Foundation of New Zealand)[2]
- 2016 – Tup Lang Choreographic Award (Creative New Zealand)[2]
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