A biography for Graeme Murphyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.”
“We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people we work with.”
“And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my 50th Birthday, and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.”
“We also tour nationally and internationally.”
“SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.”
“Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater.”
“Dance is so joyous.”
“I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them.”
“I think it requires a bit of honesty, Swan Lake.”