Douglas Wright (New Zealand dancer)
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Douglas Wright is a notable dancer and choreographer in the New Zealand arts establishment.
Wright was born in Tuakau, South Auckland in 1956. From 1980 - 1983 he danced with Limbs Dance Company before travelling to New York (Paul Taylor Company, 1983-1987) and London (DV8 Physical Theatre, 1988). Returning to New Zeland in 1989, he formed the Douglas Wright Dance Company, with which he has created more than 30 major works, touring New Zealand, Australia and Europe.
In 2003 Wright was the subject of a feature-length documentary film, Haunting Douglas, directed by Leanne Pooley. He has written two volumes of semi-fiction/semi-autobiography, Ghost Dance (Penguin, 2004) and Terra Ingcognito (2006)
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