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14-679: The foundation was established in July 2008 in honour of the dancer and choreographer, Tanja Liedtke who was killed in August 2007 before in a car accident in Sydney , Australia, two months after starting in the role as artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company . The Foundation's purpose is "to support the enrichment and advancement of contemporary dance theatre, and the development of Australian/European artistic connections." The Tanja Liedtke Foundation

28-627: A career in contemporary dance , she continued her studies at the Rambert School in London, graduating in 1995. Liedtke was granted Australian citizenship in 1996, keeping the dual German and Australian citizenship, and began her professional career with Australian Dance Theatre , working with the company until 2003. During this time, she toured with the company internationally, most notably around Australia , Asia , United Kingdom and North America . After ADT, she returned to England, where she joined

42-693: Is registered as a tax-privileged organisation in Stuttgart, Germany as Tanja Liedtke Stiftung accordance with German law. The Tanja Liedtke Gift Fund was established in Australia in 2008 as a sub-fund of the Perpetual Foundation Gift Fund. The Tanja Liedtke Gift Fund reflects the vision, aims and priorities of the Tanja Liedtke Foundation. The inaugural Tanja Liedtke Fellowship was offered, in partnership with Radialsystem V – New Space for

56-753: The Adelaide Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA). They created a series of videos for the 2020 Tarnanthi exhibition at AGSA, which included profiles of Ernabella Arts , Iwantja Arts and Tjala Arts . In September 2020, Closer Productions and the Adelaide Film Festival announced a "new grants program aiming to broaden accessibility to the Australian filmmaking industry for artists from underrepresented communities". Four selected emerging filmmakers would be awarded A$ 5,000 as well as

70-771: The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). The company is self-described as a "collective of film-makers". As of 2021 , in addition to the four directors, Hyde, Mason (editor, DOP, producer, director ), Cormack (writer, sales/delivery ), Summerton (producer ), and Bate (writer, director ), other members of the team include editor, designer, and visual effects creator Raynor Pettge, director and screenwriter Matt Vesely (another Flinders graduate ), and director Maya Newell ( Gayby Baby , In My Blood It Runs ). Closer Services creates promotional films for industry clients and projects documenting various aspects of arts and architecture, including for clients such as

84-694: The Arts (Berlin), and the contemporary dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests (Berlin), to an Australian dancer/choreographer between the ages of 20 and 35 years. It was awarded to Anthony Hamilton of Melbourne. The 2011 Tanja Liedtke Fellowship was awarded to Katarzyna Sitarz, a Polish dancer/choreographer with a broad international experience in Poland, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Germany. She will direct her creative residency at Arts House Melbourne in March 2011 and participate in

98-462: The Closer team decided to amalgamate. Closer Productions was registered as a private company on 28 January 2010. Producer Rebecca Summerton (also a Flinders graduate ) joined the company shortly after the merger. The company is located in the inner Adelaide suburb of Glenside , sharing the historic former administration building of Glenside Hospital with Adelaide Studios , which are managed by

112-532: The London-based DV8 Physical Theatre , under the direction of choreographer Lloyd Newson . During 2001 to 2007 Liedtke started to choreograph her own work. In 2007, Liedtke was appointed artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company , succeeding the founder Graeme Murphy . Unfortunately she did not have the opportunity to take the position, as she was killed in a road accident in Sydney before she

126-580: The development of a new collaboration by Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin. The Foundation has collaborated for several years with the International Choreographic Competition Hannover at Staatstheater Hannover , in 2021 introducing a new production award at the competition. Tanja Liedtke Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She

140-570: The residences would receive a stipend of A$ 2,500 , along with free studio space for two weeks. Closer Productions Closer Productions is a film and television production company founded by filmmakers Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason in Adelaide , South Australia , in January 2004. It is known for award-winning feature films such as 52 Tuesdays (2013) and Animals (2019), as well as television series and documentary films. Closer Productions

154-707: Was due to start. The Tanja Liedtke Foundation was established in May 2008 in honour of her work. The foundation's purpose is to support the enrichment and advancement of contemporary dance theatre, and the development of Australian/European artistic connections. The Tanja Liedtke Foundation is registered in Stuttgart , Germany, as Tanja Liedtke Stiftung, with tax-privileged purposes in accordance with German Law. The film Life in Movement directed by Bryan Mason and Sophie Hyde from Adelaide film company Closer Productions about her

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168-571: Was founded by Hyde and Mason, who are personal as well as professional partners, having both graduated from Flinders University in 1997. They began Closer Productions in 2004 and produced their first work under the Closer banner in 2005. Writer Matthew Cormack joined the pair soon afterwards, and Matthew Bate came in 2010; both of them are Flinders graduates too. Previously, Bate had his own company, Plexus Films, but after working on separate projects after winning FilmLab funding, with Bate having his short film The Mystery of Flying Kicks , he and

182-600: Was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke was born on 6 October 1977 in Stuttgart , West Germany . As a young child, she moved with her family to Madrid , Spain , where she began to study ballet . Her family then settled in London , England , where she won a place to study at the Elmhurst School for Dance . After deciding to pursue

196-524: Was named best work at the 2011 Ruby Awards for the arts. It also won the 2011 Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize and won AACTA nominations for direction and for best feature documentary. In 2023, Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) in Adelaide partnered with the Tanja Liedtke Foundation to offer four Tanja Liedtke Studio creative residencies at the Odeon Theatre, Norwood , the home of ADT. Those winning

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