Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards
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The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards honour Sidney Myer a Jewish Australian businessman and philanthropist who established what is now the Myer Foundation. The Awards seek to enhance the status of the performing arts in Australia and recognise outstanding achievement in drama, comedy, dance, music, opera, circus and puppetry. They do not include visual or plastic arts, crafts, film, electronic media or literature.
There are two Awards and a Prize awarded annually, an Individual Award, a Group Award and a Facilitator’s Prize, with recognition also provided to Indigenous Australian performers and facilitator’s in the period 2001 to 2003.
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Individual Winner | Benedict Andrews |
| Group Winners | Back to Back Theatre | |
| Facilitator's Prize | David Bates | |
| 2004 | Individual Winner | Rod Quantock |
| Group Winners - jointly awarded to: | Melbourne Workers Theatre and Tracks Dance Theatre | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Lee-Ann Buckskin | |
| 2003 | Individual Winner | Stephen Page |
| Indigenous Individual Winner | Kylie Belling | |
| Group Winners | Acrobat | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Sarah Miller | |
| Indigenous Facilitator's Prize | Lafe Charlton | |
| 2002 | Individual Winner | Lisa Gasteen |
| Indigenous Individual Winner | Aaron Pedersen | |
| Group Winners | Urban Theatre Projects | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Mary Vallentine | |
| Indigenous Facilitator's Prize - jointly awarded to: | Lynette Narkle, Paul McPhail and David Milroy | |
| 2001 | Individual Winner | Paul Grabowsky |
| Indigenous Individual Winner | David Page | |
| Group Winners | Northern Rivers Performing Arts Inc | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Ian Roberts | |
| Indigenous Facilitator's Prize | Richard Frankland | |
| 2000 | Individual Winner | Lucy Guerin |
| Group Winners | Leigh Warren & Dancers | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Jill Smith | |
| 1999 | Individual Winner | David Pledger |
| Group Winners | Strange Fruit | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Liz Jones | |
| 1998 | Individual Winner | Nick Enright |
| Group Winners | Australian Chamber Orchestra | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Stephen McIntyre | |
| 1997 | Individual Winner | Robyn Nevin |
| Group Winners | Playbox Theatre | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Rhoda Roberts | |
| 1996 | Individual Winner | Peter J. Wilson |
| Group Winners - jointly awarded to: | Company B Belvoir and Expressions Dance Company | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Wendy Blacklock AM | |
| 1995 | Individual Winners - jointly awarded to: | Hannie Rayson and Paul Livingston |
| Group Winners | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | |
| Facilitator's Prize | David Blenkinsop | |
| 1994 | Individual Winner | Michael Kieran Harvey |
| Group Winners | Legs On The Wall | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Julie Dyson | |
| 1993 | Individual Winner | Geoffrey Rush |
| Group Winners - jointly awarded to: | Doppio Teatro Inc. and Bangarra Dance Theatre | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Marguerite Pepper | |
| 1992 | Individual Winner | Meryl Tankard |
| Group Winners | Chrissie Parrott Dance Company | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Lindy Davies | |
| 1991 | Individual Winner | Kim Walker |
| Group Winners - jointly awarded to: | Synergy and Chamber Made Opera | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Phillip A'Vard | |
| 1990 | Individual Winner | John Beckett |
| Group Winners | Bran Nue Day Productions | |
| 1989 | Individual Winner | Sue Ingleton |
| Group Winners - jointly awarded to: | The One Extra Company and Bharatam Dance Company | |
| Facilitator's Prize | Sir Rupert Hamer | |
| 1988 | Individual Winner | Neil Armfield |
| Group Winners | Salamanca Theatre Company | |
| Facilitator's Prize | John Larkin | |
| 1987 | Individual Winners - jointly awarded to: | Peter Wilson and Richard Bradshaw |
| Group Winners | Astra Chamber Music Society | |
| 1986 | Individual Winner | Chris Westwood |
| Group Winners | Flederman Ensemble | |
| 1985 | Individual Winner | Peter Oyston |
| Group Winners | Dance Works | |
| 1984 | Individual Winner | Jack Davis |
| Group Winner - jointly awarded to: | Circus Oz and Sydney Dance Company |
