Danielle Rowe (born 1982 in Shepparton[1]) is an Australian-born ballet dancer and choreographer.
Danielle Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Shepparton, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, choreographer |
| Spouse | Luke Ingham |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Houston Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater |
Dancing career
editRowe trained in Newcastle and Adelaide. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2001. She won the Telstra People's Choice Award in both 2003 and 2005[2] and in 2008 became a principal artist with the company.
In 2011, she joined the Houston Ballet as a first soloist (senior artist in Australian Ballet terms).[3] and was promoted to principal dancer in August of the same year.[4] In 2012 she joined Nederlands Dans Theater.
Choreography career
editIn 2017, Rowe, who had retired from dancing, choreographed her first piece. This was For Pixie for SFDanceworks, where she became the associate artistic director. The piece is inspired by her grandparents, and has since been performed by San Francisco Ballet and Ballet Idaho.[5][6]
Rowe's ballet Fury, inspired by the film Mad Max: Fury Road, premiered in San Francisco in September 2018. The work was produced by Kate Duhamel and featured dancers from LINES Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, including Adji Cissoko, Babatunji, Frances Chung, Dores André, and Rowe's husband Luke Ingham.[7] Fury was later performed in San Jose at the Silicon Valley Comic Con, Oakland, and also returned to San Francisco.[8][9][10]
After seeing For Pixie, Helgi Tomasson, artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, hired her to choreograph a piece, UnSaid, for San Francisco's 2019 opening gala.[5] Her first ensemble piece for the company, Wooden Dimes, starring Sarah Van Patten, premiered in March 2021 in a digital program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Madcap, starring principal dancer Tiit Helimets as a clown having a personal crisis, premiered January 20, 2023 with San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House.[12]
Awards
editIn 2009, Rowe won the Walter Bourke prize, which allowed her to travel to New York and perform with Christopher Wheeldon's dance company Morphoses.[13] In 2010, she won a Helpmann Award for her performance in Dyad 1929 by Wayne McGregor.[14]
In 2012, Rowe was named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine.[15]
Personal life
editRowe is married to fellow South Australian Luke Ingham.[16] Ingham also danced with Houston Ballet for the 2011–2012 season. In 2012, he joined San Francisco Ballet where he was promoted to principal dancer in 2014. Rowe joined him in San Francisco, and they married at City Hall.[5] They have two children.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Danielle Rowe". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Roberts, Jo (30 November 2005). "Lana Jones back in the awards spotlight". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Australian dancer Danielle Rowe joins Houston Ballet as First Soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Danielle Rowe". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Whiting, Sam (20 January 2019). "Building a dance, step by step, for a world premiere at SF Ballet gala". Datebook. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "For Pixie: Ballet Idaho's First Digital Performance of the New Year". City Lifestyle Boise. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021.
- ^ Bauer, Claudia (6 September 2018). "Immersive San Francisco show 'Fury' reimagines Mad Max and ballet". Datebook. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Pizarro, Sal (13 August 2019). "Don't miss these Silicon Valley Comic Con events for 2019". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Carter, MJ (13 September 2019). "Oakland weekend: Brian Wilson, Fury, Little Saigon Moon Festival, more". Hoodline. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Gilbert, Andrew (30 January 2019). "A Mad Max ballet? Believe it, 'Fury' lands in SF this weekend". The Mercury News.
- ^ a b Howard, Rachel (26 February 2021). "Danielle Rowe tackles the blinding lures of fame in S.F. Ballet's 'Wooden Dimes'". Datebook. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Howard, Rachel (21 January 2023). "Review: S.F. Ballet next@90 launches with visually and sonically fresh new works". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Danielle Rowe departs". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Danielle Rowe wins Helpmann Award". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "25 to Watch". Dance Magazine. January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Turner, Tonya (10 November 2010). "Principal dancer Danielle Rowe quits the Australian Ballet". Melbourne: Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2011.