Olivier Awards 2012 – Dance Nominations

Here are the just released dance related nominations. Good luck to all!

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

• THE DESIGN TEAM for their work on the Royal Ballet’s ALICES ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND at the Royal Opera House.
• EDWARD WATSON for his performance in THE METAMORPHOSIS at the Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House
• SYLVIE GUILLEM for her performance in her production of 6000 MILES AWAY at Sadler’s Wells
• TOMMY FRANZEN for his performance in ZooNation’s SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP at the Peacock

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

• DESH by Akram Khan Company at Sadler’s Wells, choreographed by Akram Khan
• GARDENIA by Les Ballets C de la B at Sadler’s Wells, directed by Alain Platel and Frank van Laecke
• THE METAMORPHOSIS by ROH2 at the Linbury Studio, choreographed by Arthur Pita
• SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP by ZooNation at the Peacock, choreographed by Kate Prince, Tommy Franzen and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

• PETER DARLING for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge
• JAVIER DE FRUTOS for London Road at the Cottesloe
• STEPHEN MEAR for Crazy For You at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
• ANDREW WRIGHT for Singin’ In The Rain at the Palace

Notes to Editors:
· Established in 1976, the Laurence Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London’s theatre and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours.
· The Society of London Theatre welcomes the following partners for the Olivier Awards with MasterCard 2012 (as of 23 January 2012):

More details at:
www.olivierawards.com