THE KRISTIAN FREDRIKSON SCHOLARSHIP

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admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:19:12 +0000

Applications open October 1st 2011 for the 2012 Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship for Design in the Performing Arts. Closing date for submissions is December 1st 2011. The successful applicant will be announced April 2012. Please visit apply page of website for further information.

If you are in Sydney early 2012 you can see Kristian Fredrikson’s evocative designs for the musical Annie which opens on 5th of January at The Lyric Theatre, Star City. It was first presented by Gordon Frost and Sports and Entertainment Ltd in 2001.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Michelle Potter has commenced research for her forthcoming book on Kristian Fredrikson.
Michelle Potter is a dance writer, historian and curator with a Doctorate in Art History and Dance History from The Australian National University. She is based in Canberra, Australia. She writes about dance for The Canberra Times and a number of other print and electronic outlets in Australia and internationally.

Houston Ballet

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:50:55 +0000

Houston Ballet Company will be presenting Stanton Welch’s Cinderella designed by Kristian Fredrikson for The Australian Ballet in 1997 as part of their 2012 season. It opens on the 23rd of february

Update from Victoria Lamb, our first scholarship recipient

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:05:23 +0000

Since winning the Scholarship seven months ago, quite a lot has happened. Arranging an overseas placement has been a slow process but to my great surprise, the difference the Scholarship has made on the local front has been huge. As a designer from Adelaide I have put a lot of effort in to trying to cross the “State Divide” and gain some work with interstate companies. Until recently these efforts were met with some encouragement but not actual contracts.
However, the Scholarship exhibition in Melbourne bought my work to the attention of Sydney based agent; ICS, through our combined efforts and some good luck I am now suddenly looking at 2011 offers from three major Sydney based companies, as well as two shows with the State Theatre of South Australia, who have been hugely supportive through the whole process. The next twelve months are now looking so busy that my overseas travel plans may have to wait a little longer.
The local benefits of the Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship were unexpected but very welcome, thanks again to all those who have made the Scholarship a reality.

Victoria Lamb.

Scholarship recipient announced

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:50:20 +0000

The Founding Committee for The Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship For Design in The Performing Arts has pleasure announcing that the first recipient of the scholarship is Victoria Lamb from South Australia. The official presentation will take place on 15th March at The Green Room Awards Melbourne. To coincide with the presentation a small exhibition of Victoria’s designs will be displayed in The Smorgon Family Plaza in the Arts Centre Melbourne until 3rd June
Victoria has her own website, www.victorialamb.com should you care to see examples of her designs.

Coppélia

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:48:48 +0000

Kristian Fredrikson’s ravishing designs can be seen onstage in The Australian Ballet Company’s production of Coppélia. The Sydney season commences at The Opera House on 4th May and concludes on 22nd May, and the Melbourne season commences at the Arts Centre on 10th June and concludes 22nd June.
This particular production was staged by Dame Peggy van Praagh in 1979 and was her last production as Artistic Director for the company.
She had two important collaborators, “the incomparable Kristian Fredrikson created a mesmerizing world of exquisite detail - from the hazy glow of the harvest to the gothic ornamentation of the workshop and dozens of lush costumes. Peggy also called upon theatre director and mime expert George Ogilvie, a graduate of the famous Lecoq School”
From Ballet New, Issue 49, edited by Kate Scott

Applications Closed

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:39:23 +0000

The application date has now closed for the 2010 scholarship award.
The Scholarship Founding Committee would like to thank all the applicants for their submissions.
The selection panel is in the process of assessing applications.
We will be inviting applications for the next scholarship in October 2011, and awarding the next scholarship in 2012.

Website progress

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:55:15 +0000

We have nearly finished our new website.

We still have some work to do on Kristian Fredrikson’s page, which eventually will house a gallery of images of his designs.

We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who have helped us along the way by providing images.