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Karen Bruce (born 25 March 1963) is a choreographer and director who has worked in theatre and television.
Bruce's work includes direction and choreography of ''The Last Tango'', ''Dance 'til Dawn'', ''Midnight Tango'' and ''Love Me Tender''.
She
choreographed
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
''The Bodyguard'' (UK, Germany, USA), ''
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (referred to simply as ''Saturday Night Takeaway'' or ''SNT'') is a British television variety show, created and presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), and ...
'', ''BBC Tumble'', ''
Strictly Come Dancing
''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 j ...
'' (five seasons beginning in 2011)
and on the second series of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' for the
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. Bruce won an
Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known a ...
for her choreography of ''
Pacific Overtures
''Pacific Overtures'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler.
Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 185 ...
'' at the
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977.
Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Mi ...
and Best Choreographer at Premios del Teatro Musical for her work on ''
Saturday Night Fever
''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man from the Brooklyn borough of New York. Manero spends h ...
''. She choreographed the
Take That
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musical. She directed and choreographed the UK productions of ''
Footloose The Musical''
and ''
Fame'' on tour and on the West End.
Theatre credits
''
Strictly Come Dancing
''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 j ...
'' – The Professionals (UK tour);
''
Footloose The Musical''
(West End/ UK tour/ South Africa); ''
Saturday Night Fever
''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man from the Brooklyn borough of New York. Manero spends h ...
'' (Associate director/ choreographer, West End/ UK tour/ Australia/ Singapore/ Korea/ South Africa/ Spain); ''
Fame'' (Shaftesbury Theatre/ UK tour); ''
The Wedding Singer
''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tell ...
'' (UK tour)
and
Oliver!
''Oliver!'' is a Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age Musical theatre, stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens.
It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre ...
(Bermuda).
As Choreographer
* ''Starlight Express'' (
Joburg Theatre
Joburg Theatre Complex, previously known as the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, is a group of four theatres situated in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1962, refurnished in the late 1980s and reopened in the early 1990s bef ...
, South Africa)
* The memorable Strictly Underwater sequence for Sport Relief
* ''Pacific Overtures'' (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award Best Choreographer)
* ''Never Forget'' (Savoy Theatre/ UK tour)
* ''The Producers'' (Stage Entertainment, Spain)
* ''Brighton Rock'' (Almeida)
* ''Far Pavilions'' (West End)
* ''Annie Get Your Gun'' (No 1 UK tour)
* ''Dr Dolittle'' (UK tour)
* ''A Chorus Line and Sweet Charity'' (both Sheffield Crucible with ''Sweet Charity'' winning the TMA Best Musical award)
* ''Chess'' (Budapest)
* Opening Ceremony at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...
in Manchester.
* Staging for the
United Kingdom entry ('Believe in Me' by
Bonnie Tyler
Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
) in the Grand Final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
References
1963 births
Living people
Laurence Olivier Award winners
English women choreographers
English female dancers
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