Garry Stewart

Who is Garry Stewart?

Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999, following Meryl Tankard.

Stewart studied at the Sydney City Ballet Academy and the Australian Ballet School. He has danced with the Australian Dance Theatre, the Queensland Ballet, Expressions Dance Company and The One Extra Dance Company and has performed with the Sydney Theatre Company.

Stewart began his dance training in 1983 at the before studying at the between. As a performer he appeared with a number of companies including. He also worked on many independent projects. In 1989 he performed the role of Luke in production of Harold in Italy. He founded the dance company Thwack in 1997.

His choreography includes:

Australian Ballet School – Untitled

Australian Dance Theatre – Zen Do Some Nothing

Sydney based freelance choreographer

Chunky Move for its inaugural season – Spectre in the Covert Memory

Sydney Dance Company – THWACK!

various works for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Thwack

Plastic Space Melbourne Festival

Birdbrain

Australian Dance Theatre

Housedance performed on the outside of the main sail of the Sydney Opera House on New Year's Eve 1999