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David Atkins
David Atkins, who designed the Opening Ceremony of the Doha Arab Games, answers a question from the media
Born12 December 1955
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Executive producer and artistic director
Websitehttp://www.dae.com.au/

David Atkins, OAM[1] (born 12 December 1955)[2] is an Australian dancer, choreographer, music-theatre director and producer. He is CEO of David Atkins Enterprises, a major-events production company.

Career

Stage and television

Atkins began his performance career aged 12 with a role in the musical Mame. As an adult performer, as well as performing in shows such as A Chorus Line and The Pirates of Penzance, he created and performed in his own works Dancin' Man and Dynamite.[3]

Atkins created and performed in one of the first successful Australian musicals, Hot Shoe Shuffle, in 1993. The production later transferred to London's Queen's Theatre. Atkins and Ignatius Jones were also co-writers and co-directors of the musical theatre production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular.[1] [4] Atkins has starred in, produced, directed, choreographed and created more than 20 musicals in Australia, Britain, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

World events

Atkins has directed and produced major live events in various countries. These include artistic director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[4] the Ceremonies of the Doha 2006 Asian Games, the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony and Victory Ceremonies in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6] He also produced the Expo 2010 outdoor Opening Ceremony in Shanghai, and the 2011 Moscow City Day Anniversary Celebrations, the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 New Zealand Rugby World Cup and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 12th Arab Games in Doha, Qatar.

Honours and awards

David Atkins was recognised in the 2003 Queen’s Birthday Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his contribution to the Australian entertainment industry.[1] In 2010, the Australian Event Awards presented David with a Lifetime Achievement Award [7] for his enduring contributions to the Australian events industry.

References

  1. ^ a b c David Atkins official website – about us
  2. ^ Melbourne Observer Archived 19 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Dunn, Amanda (2 August 2013). "Lunch with David Atkins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b Events — DAE official website
  5. ^ "Australian hired to S produce 2010 Olympic ceremonies". CBC News. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  6. ^ David Atkins and Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremonies:Backstagejob Archived 21 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Australian Event Awards — 2010 Official Website

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