Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
| Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
| Location |
 United Kingdom |
| Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
| Currently held by | Alessandra Ferri for Chéri and Woolf Works (2016) |
| Official website | Olivier Awards.com |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
When the award was originally given it was titled Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet before being renamed to its current title in 1986.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Recipient | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ||
| London Festival Ballet | Romeo and Juliet | |
| Maurice Béjart | Ballet of the 20th Century | |
| The Royal Ballet | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| Rudolf Nureyev | Nureyev and Friends | |
| 1978 | ||
| Robert Cohan | London Contemporary Dance Theatre | |
| Christopher Bruce | Rambert Dance Company | |
| Siobhan Davies | Harmonica Breakdown | |
| Lynn Seymour | A Month in the Country | |
| 1979 | ||
| Peter Schaufuss | La Sylphide | |
| Kenneth MacMillan | Playground | |
| Rambert Dance Company | The Tempest |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | Recipient | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Rambert Dance Company | Outstanding Year of New Work | |
| Colin Dunne | Out of Time | |
| Michael Hulls | Two:Four:Ten, Afterlight, Ex Machina and Eonnagata | |
| 2011 | ||
| Antony Gormley | Babel (Words) | |
| John MacFarlane | Asphodel Meadows | |
| Yoshie Sunahata (Kodo) | Gnosis | |
| 2012 | ||
| Edward Watson | The Metamorphosis | |
| The Design Team | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | |
| Tommy Franzen | Some Like It Hip Hop | |
| Sylvie Guillem | 6000 Miles Away | |
| 2013 | ||
| Marianela Núñez | Aeternum, Diana and Acteon and Viscera | |
| ILL-Abilities | Breakin' Convention | |
| Lez Brotherston | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| 2014 | ||
| Michael Hulls | Ballet Boyz: The Talent | |
| Mark Morris | Season at Sadler's Wells | |
| Arthur Pita | Ballet Black: A Dream Within a Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| Clemmie Sveaas | Witch-Hunt | |
| 2015 | ||
| Crystal Pite | A Picture of You Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris | |
| Rocío Molina | Bosque Ardora | |
| The Elders Project | Elixir Festival | |
| Christopher Wheeldon | The Winter's Tale | |
| 2016 | ||
| Alessandra Ferri | Chéri and Woolf Works | |
| Javier de Frutos | Anatomy of a Passing Cloud | |
| Sasha Waltz | Sacre |
References
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 20. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
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