David Pledger
David Pledger | |
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 Pledger in 2010 | |
| Born | c. 1962 |
| Occupations | Artist, director, arts advocate |
| Known for | Interdisciplinary performance; arts policy work |
| Notable work | Melbourne Festival (2004) Lake Mungo (2008) Multimedia Performance (2012) |
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David Pledger (born c. 1962)[1] is an Australian artist, director and occasional actor. Pledger notably appeared in the Australian cult horror film Lake Mungo (2008) as Russell Palmer, the grieving father of protagonist Alice Palmer.[2]
He has won several awards, including the Victorian Arts Centre's 1999 Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts,[3] and in 2000 the A$25,000 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award.[4]
He established the Collaboration Project between the Australia Council for the Arts and the IETM.[further explanation needed][5] In 2004 he directed two shows at the Melbourne Festival.[6]
Pledger's work is featured in Melbourne Now Limited Edition (NGV, Australia, 2013); Multimedia Performance (Macmillan, UK, 2012) and Making Contemporary Theatre (MUP, UK, 2010).[7][8][9]
In the 1990s, Pledger worked with twin sisters Annie and Maude Davey, both Melbourne-based actresses who later developed their own neo-burlesque and vaudeville show.[10]
He works as an advocate for artists.[11][5] In 2008, he attended the 2020 Summit as a delegate in the Creative Australia stream.[12][failed verification]
References
[edit]- ↑ Waldon, Steve (6 June 2008). "Set the mind running". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ Anderson, Joel (18 June 2008). Lake Mungo (motion picture). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Arclight Films.
- ↑ Ross, Dina (11 August 1999). "David Pledger: Appreciation". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. p. 8.
- ↑ Morgan, Joyce (4 February 2000). "A bit of creative thinking takes the prize". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, N.S.W. p. 13.
- 1 2 Douglas, Tim (2 August 2013). "Call for rolling national strikes by 'marginalised' artists". The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T. p. 14.
- ↑ Smith, Michael (17 October 2004). "It's the journey that counts". Sunday Age. Melbourne, Victoria. p. 32.
- ↑ Papastergiaidis, Nikos (2013). As Melbourne in the World. National Gallery of Victoria: in Melbourne Now. pp. 26–28.
- ↑ Klich, Rosemary; Scheer, Edward (2012). The Theatre of Images Revisited. Macmillan, UK: Multimedia Performance. pp. 59–66.
- ↑ Eckersall, Peter; Harvie, Jen; Lavender, Andy (2010). Unmaking Blowback – a visceral process for a political theatre (Making Contemporary Theatre series). Manchester University Press, UK. pp. 202–221.
- ↑ "Intro-Maudedavey". ButohOUT!. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Westwood, Matthew (11 October 2019). "Minnows urge end to funding framework". The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T. p. 15.
- ↑ Pledger, David (28 July 2013). "Canaries in a coalmine: Realising the value of the artist". ABC. Miyuki Jokiranta. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- "Theater Schrift Lucifer". theaterschriftlucifer.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "RealTime Arts – Magazine – issue 88 – jailbreak". realtimearts.net. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Artworks Feature: The Art of Being Europe Pt.2 The Economy of Culture – Artworks – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". abc.net.au. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Not Yet It's Difficult : performance, theatre and cross-artform projects : Melbourne Australia". notyet.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Project Overview". icinema.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 25 January 2014.