The Collection
Full-evening performances and shorter works have been edited and digitally remastered/ restored from many video formats, in their entirety. To date, the following programs have been completed: Grand; Free Radicals; Shades of Gray; Mythologia; Tivoli; Beauty and the Beast; Daphnis and Chloé; Air & Other Invisible Forces; Salome; King Roger; After Venice; Berlin; Synergy with Synergy; Poppy; Kraanerg; Song of the Night; Nearly Beloved; Old Friends New Friends (documentary); Shéhérazade; Rumours; Sequenza VII; Viridian; Some Rooms; Cut; Ever after Ever; etc…
High quality movie files, full-length DVD’s, photos and printed programmes of some of these have also being delivered to the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) so that these precious works could be preserved for posterity and made available in the future for research and study (see NFSA collections on Murphy and Sydney Dance Company). Important note: apparently NFSA only answer requests (!?) from production companies, media and cultural organisations on production deadlines, so, for now, please email us directly for any queries.
There are also rich collections well worth visiting for additional material: National Library of Australia – Australian Performing Arts Collection – Murphy’s YouTube Heritage Collection
More about the Heritage Collection Jil Sykes essay: Graeme Murphy and the SDC
Preservation of the Collection has been made possible due to the initiative of Julian Knights, former Chair of the Australia Council’s Major Performing Arts Panel and a former Chair of Sydney Dance Company, and generous support from Dr Kristine Dery and Tom Dery, Julian and Lizanne Knights, Andrew Messenger, Sylvie Mutschler, Rowan and Annie Ross (matched by the Macquarie Group Foundation), and Joe Skrzynski AO and Ros Horin (The Sky Foundation).
Featured video above was projected during the stage celebrations of the 50th Sydney Dance Company anniversary’s Gala
Videos Tab above:
1) You and I (celebrating Graeme & Janet dancing throughout the years)
2) Original Heritage Collection promo video
3) The Costumes – Photos collage featuring costumes of Graeme’s work (Launceston Museum talk)
Book Glimpses of Graeme: Reflections on the work of Graeme Murphy – Link
Note: the programs displayed on this site are not listed chronologically, inciting curiosity…
Programs (by alphabetical order)
After Venice (1984)
Afterworlds (1987)
Air and Other Invisible Forces (1999)
Bard Bits (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1993)
Berlin (Iva Davies - 1995)
Berlin (iOTA - 2007)
Body of Work (2000)
Boxes (1985)
Cut (2006)
Daphnis and Chloé (1980 - 1989)
Deadly Sins (1984)
Ellipse (2002)
An Evening (1981)
Evening Suite (1989)
Ever After Ever (2007)
Flashbacks (1983)
Fire Earth Air Water (1987)
Fornicon (1995)
Free Radicals (1996)
Glimpses (1977)
Grand (2005)
Hate (1982)
Homelands (1982)
Hua Mulan (2005)
In the Company of Women (1990)
King Roger (1990)
Kraanerg (1988)
Late Afternoon of a Faun (1987)
Limited Edition (1982)
Mythologia (2000)
Nearly Beloved (1986)
Old Friends New Friends (1984)
Papillon Duet (1977)
Piano Sonata (1992)
Poppy (1978 - 1987 - 1991)
The Protecting Veil (1993)
Rumours (1978–1979 - 1980)
Salome (1998)
The Selfish Giant (1983)
Scintillation (1977)
Sensing (1994)
Sequenza VII (1977)
Shades of Gray (2004)
Shéhérazade (1979 - 1980)
Shimmering (1985)
Shining (1986)
Signatures (1979)
Sirens (1985)
Soft Bruising (1990)
Some Rooms (1983)
Song of the Night (1989)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1991)
Synergy with Synergy (1992)
Third Conversation (1977)
Tip (1977)
Tivoli (2001)
Up (1977)
Vast (1988)
Viridian (1980)
Volumina (1977)
Wilderness (1982)