October 31, 2007

TEMPO FESTIVAL 07 AWARDS in Production, Choreography, Performance  

PRODUCTION
Best Set:
Nominations:

Backlit Productions – Leaning Tower of Penchant

Ann Dewey – Paper Tiger

Brett Graham – Whakairo

WINNER – Brett Graham ( Whakairo)

Best Costume design:
Nominations:

Carol Brown (Dancing – Drawing)

Morag Brownlie (Old Yeller)

Asho Gevorgyan & Sheila Horton (Miniatures)

WINNER – Asho Gevorgyan and Sheila Horton (Miniatures – Footnote Dance Co)

Best Music:
Nominations:

Eden Mulholland (Footnote Forte)

Sally Nicholas & Josh Tilsley (Tick)

Paddy Free (Whakairo)

WINNER – Paddy Free (Whakairo)

Best Lighting:
Nominations:

Martin Roberts ( Footnote Forte)

Nik Janiurek (Touch Compass)

WINNER: Nik Janiurek (Touch Compass)

Best Production- established company:
Nominations:

Atamira (Whakairo)

Footnote (Forte)

Touch Compass (10th anniversary)

WINNER- Touch Compass

Best Production- emerging company:
WINNER- Backlit Productions ( Leaning Tower of Penchant)

Most Innovative Production:
WINNER: Camper

CHOREOGRAPHY
Best Choreography:
Nominations:

Ann Dewey (Paper Tiger)

Backlit Productions (Leaning Tower of Penchant)

Moss Patterson (Whakairo)

Malia Johnston (Miniatures)

WINNER- Moss Patterson (Whakairo) & Ann Dewey (Paper Tiger)

Best Choreography for a Youth Company:

WINNER- Philippa Pidgeon ( Figural Patterns AUT)

PERFORMANCE
Best Performance by a Youth Company:
Nominations:

Pointy Dog

Figural Patterns – AUT

WINNER- Pointy Dog

Best Youth Performer:

WINNER- Rose Philpott (Pointy Dog)

Best Male Dancer:
Nominations:

Maake Pepene ( Atamira)

Will Barling (Paper Tiger)

Vivek Kinra (Loud)

Jeremy Poi (Touch Compass)

WINNER- Jeremy Poi (Touch Compass)

Best Female Dancer:
Nominations:

Zoe Watkins (Paper Tiger)

Annabel Harrison ( Backlit Productions)

Dolina Wehipheihana (Touch Compass)

WINNER- Dolina Wehipeihana (Touch Compass)

Most Inspiring Performances:
Nominations:

Old Yeller

World dance showcase

WINNER – OLD YELLER – Producers Liz Kirk and Ann Dewey

Spirit of the Festival Award

Backlit Productions

Supreme Performance Award:

Debra McCulloch and Dorothea Ashbridge ( Time About, chor MJ O’Reilly – Old Yeller)