|
Noel Tovey AM (born 25 December 1934) is an Australian dancer, actor, mentor, director and choreographer. He was the artistic director for the indigenous welcoming ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. ==Biography == Born in Melbourne, the son of an Aboriginal/ New Zealand mother and father of Scottish-African descent, Tovey endured sexual abuse, neglect and poverty throughout his childhood and adolescence. Despite this hardship he went on to become successful in the theatre in both Australia and London, including appearing in the world premiere of ''Oh! Calcutta!''. He taught at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and co-founded the London Theatre for Children before returning to Australia in 1990. He played the lead role in ''Skipping on Stars'' based on the life of indigenous tightwire walker Con Colleano, performed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. He was a close friend of Australian comedian Mary Hardy and is the mentor to New York-based Aboriginal dancer, emerging choreographer Ian RT Colless. http://3degree.ecu.edu.au/articles/2880 In 2004, Hodder Headline Australia published his autobiography ''Little Black Bastard'' ISBN 0-7336-1798-0. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noel Tovey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|