Deborah Colker

Deborah Colker
Deborah Colker, Curitiba, March 2008
Born	(1960-11-28) November 28, 1960 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Theater director, writer, choreographer, dancer

Deborah Colker (born November 28, 1960 Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer, theater director, dancer and choreographer. She received the Lawrence Oliver Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2001 for her choreography work on the show 'Mix'.^[1] In 2009, she wrote, directed and choreographed the Cirque du Soleil production, Ovo.^[2]

Colker was responsible for the more than 6,000 volunteers who danced in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.^[3]

References

↑ "Olivier Awards with MasterCard – Official Site".
↑ David Ng (January 21, 2012). "Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier". The Los Angeles Times.
↑ "Opening ceremony choreographer promises masterpiece of dance and passion".

External links

Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance (2001–2025)

Deborah Colker (2001) Mark Morris and Mark Morris Dance Group (2002) Robyn Orlin (2003) Thomas Edur and Agnes Oakes (2004) San Francisco Ballet (2005) Pina Bausch (2006) Carlos Acosta (2007) The Royal Ballet (2008) Royal Ballet of Flanders (2009) Rambert Dance Company (2010) Antony Gormley (2011) Edward Watson (2012) Marianela Núñez (2013) Michael Hulls (2014) Crystal Pite (2015) Alessandra Ferri (2016)

Complete list (1977–2000) (2001–2025)

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