Graeme Murphy

It's the emotional trigger points that are important to me because I know if I could believe in the characters and try and imagine how they felt then I'd be able to do something quite honest. ”

I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male. ”

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians. ”

I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them. ”

If the year 2000 can help us move into the future, that's fine, but I am afraid that people see it as a full stop and that one can take a big breath afterwards - you can't. ”

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. ”