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  • Comment: Insufficient changes since last decline. JML1148 (Talk | Contribs) 07:50, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Article still has formatting and prose issues which mean it is not written in an encyclopedic style. Refer to MOS:CAPS, swap the order of the lists to match other articles (oldest > newest instead of vice versa), and ensure that the article is backed up by sources which demonstrate the independent notability of Gladwin, not just as part of Back to Back. Turnagra (talk) 08:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: The article needs reformatting to meet encyclopaedic standards. For example, remove non-necessary capitalisations per MOS:CAPS, make sure all material is supported by non-primary sources and better coverage that explains beyond the director's work. >> Lil-unique1 (talk) — 23:07, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Bruce Gladwin
Born1966
Victoria Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Artist and performance maker

"Bruce Gladwin"is an Australia Writer and Director who specialises in the development of adventurous theatrical work. He has been the artistic director of Back to Back Theatre since 1997.[1] Gladwin's works with Back to Back Theatre have toured extensively, including presentations at the world's preeminent contemporary arts festivals and cultural venues.[2] Bruce won the Australia Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre in 2015.[3][4]

Career

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Gladwin joined Back To Back Theatre as artistic director in 1999[5] and has been creating contemporary theatre ever since. He specialises in the development of adventurous theatrical work, working as director, designer and writer.[6] For Back To Back he has created MENTAL (1999), DOG FARM (2000), SOFT (2002), SMALL METAL OBJECTS (2005), FOOD COURT (2008), THE DEMOCRATIC SET (2009), GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD RECIH (2011),[7] SUPER DISCOUNT (2013), LADY EATS APPLE (2016), ODDLANDS (2017) and THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES, which premiered in September 2019.[8]

He collaborated with Rosemary Myers at Arena Theatre Company to develop the Anthropop trilogy (AUTOPSY, MASS and PANACEA), which has been recognised for its dynamic integration of technology and theatre. In 1999, the trilogy garnered the prestigious ASSITEJ International Honorary President's Award for inspiring, provocative and experimental ways of expressing a new theatrical language.[9] Gladwin's other credits include THE ISLAND with Lano & Woodley [10], BLUE RINSE CLUB with MOMO (Museum of Modern Oddities) for the 2004 Melbourne International Arts Festival[11], ROAD MOVIE for Melbourne Workers Theatre and Act Director for Circus Oz's New York season at the New Victory. In 2015, Gladwin was awarded the Australia Council for the Arts' Inaugural Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre[12].[13]

Film and Television

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In 2020 - 2021 Gladwin wrote and directed the screen adaptation of the highly praised "THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES".[14][15] The film premiered at SXSW Film Festival[16] in 2022, marking the company's first feature film. The Film bagged its very first award at the festival, The 2022 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award.[17][18]

In 2017 he wrote and directed ODDLANDs, which was produced by Back to Back Theatre in collaboration with Matchbox Pictures, ODDLANDS is a darkly humorous 30-minute film which premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival aired on ABC TV in 2017.[19]

Repertoire

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Shows
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Year Title Role Notes
2022 THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES[20] Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK,
  • Zürcher Theatre Spektakel, Zurich, Switzerland,
  • Theaterfestival Basel, Basel, Switzerland,
  • La Batie Festival de Genène, Geneve, Switzerland
  • Kampnagel Festival of Performing Arts and Society Gronigen, Netherlands,
  • National Theatre of Norway, Oslo, Norway,
  • The Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, Australia, Monash Performing Arts Center,
  • The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts, Clayton Australia and The Wiener Festwochen, Vienna, Austria
2022 ELEPHANT Artistic Director MidSumma Festival, Melbourne
2021 ENTITIY Artistic Director Arthouse, Melbourne
2021 SMALL METAL OBJECTS Artistic Director Adelaide festival, Adelaide Australia
2021 FOODCOURT Artistic Director RISING Melbourne, Australia
2020[21] THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Under The Radar Festival, Public Theater, New York
  • ArtsEmerson, Boston, USA
  • The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
  • Stanford Live, Stanford University, USA
  • exner Center For The Arts, Columbus, USA
2019 GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH Artistic Director Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, AUSTRALIA
2019 THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne
  • Geelong Arts Centre at Back to Back Theatre, Geelong
  • Carriageworks, Sydney
2018 THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES Artistic Director Sundance Institute & Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, United States
2018 LADY EATS APPLE[22] Artistic Director Barbican & LIFT 2018, London, United Kingdom
2008 - 2017 WORKS OVER THE DECADE:
  • LADY EATS APPLE
  • SMAL METAL OBJECTS
  • GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH
  • WE DID DIE LAUGHING
  • SUPER DISCOUNT
  • FOOD COURT
 Artistic Director Across various locations worldwide
2000 - 2007 WORKS OVER THE DECADE:
  • SMALL METAL OBJECTS
  • COW
  • SOFT
  • DOGFARM
  • PORNSTAR
  • MENTAL
  • POD 1 - 8
  • BOOMSTOWNER
 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Across various locations worldwide
1996 - 1999 WORKS OVER THE DECADE:
  • MR SEPTEMBER
  • PETER PAN
  • MINDS EYE
  • ROAD MOVIE
  • BOOM TOWN
  • MENTAL
  • DRAG RACERS IN LOVE
  • PUSH PUSH
  • THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEDDING
 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Across various locations worldwide

Community

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Works
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Year Title Role Notes
2022[23] CAMP Artistic Director Come And Make Performance 2022, Geelong
2021 CAMP INTERNATIONAL Artistic Director Come and Make Performance, Online
2021 RADIAL DUNDEE Artistic Director Dundee, Scottland
2020 RADIAL Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Norwich Film Festival, Norwich, United Kingdom
  • Meeting Place, Canberra, Australia
  • Barnes Film Festival, London, England
  • Detmold Film Festival, Detmold, Germany
  • Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK
2020 CAMP Artistic Director Come And Make Performance 20220, Geelong
2020 THE DEMOCRATIC SET Artistic Director Neworld Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
2019 RADIAL Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance, New York, United States
  • Northern Bay College, Corio, Geelong
  • Barwon Valley School, Geelong
  • Oska Bright Film Festival, Brighton, United Kingdom
  • FLUX Exhibition, part of Arts Accessible Arts' Meeting Place, Canberra
2019 CAMP Artistic Director Come And Make Performance 20219, BACK TO BACK THEATRE, Geelong
2019 THE DEMOCRATIC SET Artistic Director Performed at:
  • High Performance Rodeo & One Yellow Rabbit, Calgary, Canada
  • All Saints' College, Perth
  • West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong
  • In Between Time, Bristol, United Kingdom
2019 VISTING ARTISTS WEEK Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2019 KATE MCINTOSH INTERNATIONAL VISITING ARTIST Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2019 JEREMY JAMES INTERNATIONAL VISITING ARTIST Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2019 MOUNTAINS RISE at GEELONG AFTER DARK Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2018 RADIAL Artistic Director Performed at:
  • The Other Film Festival, Malthouse, Melbourne
  • National Theatre of Scotland, Dundee, Scotland
2018 CAMP Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2018 DEMOCRATIC SET Artistic Director Performed at:
  • Milton Keynes International Festival 2018, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
  • InBetween Time, Bristol, United Kingdom
  • The Other Film Festival, Melbourne
2018 VISITING ARTISTS WEEK Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2018 THEATRE OF SPEED' SOCIETY Artistic Director Back to Back Theatre, Geelong, Australia
2008 - 2017 WORKS OVER THE DECADE:
  • RADIAL
  • CAMP
  • THE DEMOCRATIC SET
  • ECTOPLASM AT GEEELONG ATER DARK
  • VISITING ARTIST AND MENTORSHIP WEEK
  • SUCKER BY THEATRE OF SPEED
  • WE DID DIE LAUGHING at GEELONG AFTER DARK
  • V&A RESIDENCY
 Artistic Director Across various locations worldwide
2000 - 2007 WORKS OVER THE DECADE:
  • FISHMAN
  • RESIDENCY
  • INSIDE THE ANGELS HOUSE
  • MINOTAUR
  • DMI : DISABILITY MAINTENANCE INSTRUMENT
 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Across various locations worldwide

Filmography

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Films
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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Whatever Scares You Executive Producer Premiered on SBS Viceland and NITV[24]
2022 SHADOW[25][26] Writer and Director[27] SXSW Film Festival Audience Award winner.[28]
2021 First Reponders Artistic Director/ Executive Producer Premiered on ABC Me and ABC Iview
2017 ODDLANDS[29][30] Writer and Director[31] Awards:
  • 2020 Best Short Film - Canadian Diversity Film Festival
  • 2019 Audience Choice Award - Oska Bright Film Festival
  • 2017 Audience Award For Best Short - Adelaide Film Festival

References

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  1. ^ IMDB. "Bruce Gladden Biography". IMDB. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ IFFR. "Bruce Gladden". IFFR. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Kylie, Northover (March 9, 2015). "Australia Council Awards honour Archie Roach, Bruce Gladwin and Stelarc". The Age. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS". Australia councils for the arts. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ Gladwin, Bruce. "Artists". Bundanon. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ Back to Back theatre. "People". Back to Back theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ Maxim, Boom. "Director Bruce Gladwin Goes Back To Back with God". The mucic. Themusic.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ Kate, Holden (26 March 2022). "Bruce Gladwin". The Saturday paper. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ Disability Art Online. "Back to Back Theatre". Disability Art Online. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. ^ IMDB. "Lano & Woodley: The Island". IMDB. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ "2004 Festival". Festival Melbourne. Melbourne International Arts festival. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ Kylie, Kylie (March 8, 2015). "Australia Council Awards honour Archie Roach, Bruce Gladwin and Stelarc". The Age. The age. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ Back To Back Theatre. "About Us". Back To Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  14. ^ Australia, Cinema. "Interview:Sott and Bruce Gladwin". Cinema Australia. Cinema Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ^ Back To Back Theatre. "SHADOW". Back To Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  16. ^ SXSW, SXSW. "SXSW Schedule". SXSW. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  17. ^ Roberts, Jordan. "Audience Awards Winners Announced for the 2022 SXSW Film Festival". SXSW. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ Back To Back Theatre, Back To Back Theatre. "Performances and Awards". Back To Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  19. ^ Back To Back Theatre. "Major Works". Back To Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Interview: Bruce Gladwin on Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes". 14 October 2022.
  21. ^ https://www.nationaltheatret.no/international-ibsen-award/winners/back-to-back/
  22. ^ https://www.caiaf.org.au/projects/lady-eats-apple
  23. ^ Back To Back Theatre. "Community". Back to Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Breanna Deleo is brave enough for anything in 'Whatever Scares You'". 23 August 2022.
  25. ^ Back To Back Theatre. "Sreen". Back To Back Theatre. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  26. ^ https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/melbourne-international-film-festival-miff-2022/shadow-miff-70/
  27. ^ https://miff.com.au/program/film/shadow
  28. ^ "Back to Back Theatre's 'Shadow' wins SXSW audience award". 24 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Back to Back Theatre goes from stage to screen with 'Oddlands'". 10 October 2017.
  30. ^ https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/bruce-gladwin
  31. ^ "Back to Back makes 'quantum leap' with dystopian TV show". 15 November 2018.
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