Rachael Swain Rachael Swain i(6930929 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Rachael Swain is a founding member and co artistic director of Marrugeku (1994-present). Rachael directs Marrugeku’s productions, created in situ in remote Indigenous communities, including Mimi (1996), Crying Baby (2000), Burning Daylight (2006) and Buru, co directed with Dalisa Pigram (2010). Rachael is also a director of Stalker Theatre in Sydney, her large scale dance, circus and multimedia productions have included Blood Vessel (1998), Incognita, co directed with Koen Augustijnen (2003) and the Chinese Australian martial arts and dance theatre thriller Shanghai Lady Killer created together with Tony Ayres (2010).'

'Rachael has PhD, from Melbourne University researching dramaturgy in Indigenous dance theatre and a practice based MA in Advanced Theatre and Dance Research from Das Arts, Amsterdam. She also has a theoretical MA in Performance Studies from Sydney University. (Source: The University of Melbourne website)

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2021 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Individuals and Groups
2016 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Australia Council Literature Board Grants Theatre Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $48,000.00
2011 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships For research into intercultural arts practice and dramaturgy in a situation of global change
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