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Good Partnering Practice
2011
KAGE and Alzheimer's Australia Vic were awarded recognition for Good Partnering Practice in the 2011 Arts & Health Foundation Award category at the 2011 ABAF Awards for their partnership developed during the creation of Sundowner.
Westpac Community Treasures Award
2011
KAGE's Treasurer, Carol Ross, was awarded the 2011 Westpac Community Treasures Award for her work at KAGE (Medium Organisation Category).
Green Room Awards
2007
KAGE awarded five Green Room Awards for the Company's 2006 production Headlock: "Outstanding Production", "Outstanding Direction", "Outstanding Ensemble of Performers" in the New Form Category as well as "Best Concept and Realisation" in the Dance Category.
Green Room Nominations
2007
KAGE nominated for seven Green Room Awards for the Company's successful 2006 production Headlock. The nominations cover citations for "Outstanding Production", "Outstanding Direction", "Outstanding Ensemble of Performers", "Outstanding Visual Design" in the New Form Category as well as "Best Choreography", "Best Concept and Realisation" and "Best Male Dancer" in the Dance Category.
Drama Victoria Award
2006
Headlock awarded "Best Performance for Young People 2006" by Drama Victoria
Australian Dance Awards nomination
2006
Kate nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography.
Australian Dance Awards
2006
Australian Dance Awards : Byron Perry awarded Best Male Performer - Headlock
Australian Dance Awards
2004
Kate was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance at the 2004 Australian Dance Awards.
Green Room Award nominations
2004
KAGE was nominated for three Green Room Awards for Nowhere Man including Best Ensemble and Best Lighting and winning Best Concept and Realisation in Dance. The Collapsible Man received a nomination for Most Innovative Theatre.
Age Critic Award runner up
2003
KAGE was runners up in the Age Critics Award for Nowhere Man as part of the 2003 Melbourne Festival.
Ewa Czajor Memorial Award for Female Directors
2003
Kate was joint recipient of the Ewa Czajor Memorial Award for Female Directors.
International Creative Dance Contest
2003
KAGE awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 12th Saitama International Creative Dance Contest Japan, January 2003.
Asialink Performing Arts Residency
2003
Kate awarded an Asialink Performing Arts Residency to be Choreographer in Residence at the Dance Box, Osaka July - September
Melbourne Fringe Festival Awards
2001
The Collapsible Man awarded:
Melbourne Fringe Festival Movement Award for Best Show
Melbourne Festival Fringe Artist Development Award
Green Room Award nomination
2000
KAGE received a Green Room Award nomination for Best Dance Theatre.
Canberra Critics Circle Award
2000
Kate received the Canberra Critics Circle Award for Dance.
Australian Choreographic Fellowship
1999
Kate awarded a Fellowship from the Australian Choreographic Centre
Green Room Award
1998
Kate awarded the Green Room Award for Female Emerging Artist
Green Room Nominations
1998
Three Green Room Award nominations for Contamination:
Outstanding Creativity in Performance
Best Lighting Design
Best Sound Design
Awarded Best Lighting Design - Ben Cobham
Green Room Nomination
1998
Gerard was nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Emerging Dancer.
Green Room Nominations
2012
Timothy Ohl and Fiona Cameron were nominated for Green Room Awards for "Best Female Dancer" and "Best Male Dancer" in the Dance Category for their performances in KAGE's 2011 collaboration with Michael Leunig: Look Right Through Me.
