Lloyd Newson was born on 1957 and is a director, dancer and choreographer.
18 Facts About Lloyd Newson
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Lloyd Newson formed DV8 Physical Theatre and has led the company since its inception in 1986.
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Lloyd Newson studied psychology and social work at Melbourne University and after graduating began his dancing career in New Zealand, initially as a dancer but later as a choreographer.
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Under the banner of DV8 Physical Theatre, Lloyd Newson's work has won 55 national and international awards.
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Between 1986 and 1992 Lloyd Newson frequently collaborated with performers Michelle Richecoeur, Nigel Charnock and Wendy Houstoun.
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In 2004 Lloyd Newson conceived and directed the film version of this work which was set on location in Cromer, an English seaside town.
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Since 2007, Lloyd Newson's work has combined his individual style of movement with verbatim text.
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Lloyd Newson travelled to London in 1980 performing with the Australian company One Extra Dance Theatre and whilst there won a scholarship to London Contemporary Dance School.
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Lloyd Newson has been quoted as saying that he felt the majority of the work he had been dancing in was 'conning' audiences 'about the depth' of what was being presented.
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In Strange Fish Lloyd Newson altered his approach to new work by writing narratives in advance of the rehearsal period.
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The stage production was translated to film, with Lloyd Newson working with the director Clara van Gool.
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Lloyd Newson then followed this work with The Happiest Day of My Life, which saw him exploring the themes of love and betrayal, mixing the surreal with the suburban.
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In 2000, the Sydney 2000 Cultural Olympiad commissioned Lloyd Newson to create Can We Afford This, later renamed The Cost of Living.
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Lloyd Newson was cited as saying the work was about 'what we think we are, and what we think we ought to be'.
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In 2004, Lloyd Newson directed the film version of The Cost of Living which was commissioned by Channel 4.
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Lloyd Newson has stated that after "Just for Show", he began to feel that he could no longer express complex ideas and stories solely through movement.
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Lloyd Newson began to experiment with verbatim text, using interview transcripts to explore how movement and text interrelated.
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On 12 January 2016, as DV8 celebrated its 30th anniversary, the company announced that artistic director Lloyd Newson was taking time out to reflect about the future.