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Graeme Murphy
Australian
Dancer
Born:
Nov 2
,
1950
Because
Company
Dance
Dancers
People
Think
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I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to flower; there are always some ready to drop off too.
Graeme Murphy
Fruit
Drop
Flower
Tree
Too
Some
Pick
Ready
Always
Off
Blossoms
Green
Figure
I'm in the position to pick the cream of the crop.
Graeme Murphy
Crop
Pick
Cream
Position
No one was creating and I always wanted to be created on.
Graeme Murphy
No-One
Always
Wanted
Created
Creating
We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people we work with.
Graeme Murphy
Work
Nature
People
Big
Rich
Symphonies
Instrumentation
Because
Sound
Afford
Commission
Works
Yes, Carl Vine stuck around. He's now number one composer for choreography.
Graeme Murphy
Composer
Stuck
He
Around
Yes
Choreography
Now
Vine
Number
I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high.
Graeme Murphy
People
Think
Our
Way
High
Fact
Miss
Up
Profile
But I also wanted to give them an intelligent emotional journey, without having to suspend reality - to be able to look at those characters and see reasons for the relationships and why what happens happens.
Graeme Murphy
Journey
Reality
Relationships
Those
Characters
See
Able
Give
Having
Emotional
Look
Also
Without
Intelligent
Suspend
Wanted
Happens
Them
Reasons
Why
For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.
Graeme Murphy
Service
Music
Me
Important
Press
Out
Telling
Sort
Get
Essence
Story
Whimsical
Really
I mean, I think in the early days we were pretty... pretty British in our entertainment leads.
Graeme Murphy
Entertainment
Think
Our
Pretty
Leads
Days
Were
Mean
Early
British
Early Days
We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.
Graeme Murphy
Era
Were
Australians
Moved
Golden
Who
Conscious
And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.
Graeme Murphy
Wonderful
Dance
Immediate
Because
I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male.
Graeme Murphy
You
Our
Thrilled
Know
Because
Demographic
Audiences
Male
Moment
Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.
Graeme Murphy
Good
Strong
Market
Following
Very
Us
Sydney
Here
Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater.
Graeme Murphy
Theatre
Drama
Our
Seven
Weeks
Opera
Normally
Theater
Season
Four
We also tour nationally and internationally.
Graeme Murphy
Tour
Also
Internationally
Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.
Graeme Murphy
No-One
Enviable
Mostly
Very
Dictates
Position
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