Phillip Adams

Phillip Adams is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and lived and worked in New York for a decade after being awarded the ANZ International Fellowship award in 1988. He was a member of several leading dance companies and worked with independent choreographers including: Nina Wiener Dance Company, Donna Uchizono Dance, Bebe Miller Dance Company, Dennis O'Connor Dance, Amanda Miller Pretty Ugly Dance Co, Irene Hultman Dance Company, Chunky Move Dance Co, Company In Space, Vis-Vis and worked with Sarah Rudner and Lance Gries.

Since returning to Australia in1998, Phillip founded his own company BalletLab that debuted with their sell out season of ‘Amplification’. Since forming, the company has toured to Beijing, Scotland, Germany, England, Mongolia, Sydney Opera House and Brisbane Powerhouse. Phillip’s work has also been presented in New York, Boston and New Zealand.

Phillip has been commissioned by several leading Theatre and Dance Companies including Arena Theatre, Chunky Move, Dance Works, Back 2 Back Theatre, Guongdong Modern Dance Company China, Tasdance, Sydney Mardi Gras, One Extra Co, Vis a Vis Dance Canberra, VCA and WAAPA. Phillip was director of the Melbourne Fashion Fringe 2000. Phillip has taught internationally and throughout Australia.

Most recently Phillip was artist in residency at the Tanzwerkstatt Berlin and Rotterdam school of Contemporary Arts.

Phillip will be creating a new commission for the Rotterdam Dance Company in August 2003. BalletLab will be creating a new Trilogy ‘Self Encasing’ to premiere at the Holland Dance Festival and Melbourne Festival in 2003.

Phillip is the recipient of grants and awards from the Australia Council, Arts Victoria, Playing Australia, Kolm- Exiner, Myer Foundation, Mardi Gras Development Fund, Green Room Awards, Asialink, Massachusetts Culture Council Arts Fund USA, Anthony Joseph Pratt Scholarship, Besen Family Foundation and an Australian Dance Award Nomination