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 An eclectic career in dance is how Paul Cordiero would describe his professional life thus far. Contemporary dance and dance theatre, commercial mainstage shows, outreach workshops in regional areas, director of dance parties, actor, large scale event choreographer and/or assistant director, self devised solo performance maker, guest artist and collaborator in works based on different cultural practices, teacher and more - Paul's journey through performance and choreography has been rich and enormously varied.
After graduating from WAAPA in 1989, Paul moved to Sydney and worked with the One Extra Company, Opera Australia and the Balai ensemble. He toured nationally with The King and I and West Side Story‚ and in 2000 was assistant choreographer of two segments of the Sydney Olympic Opening Games Ceremony. Paul was also segment director and co-choreographer of the Sydney 2002 Gay Games Opening Ceremony. In 1999, he created and performed a solo production, Gaysia, for the Downstairs Belvoir Street Theatre. His first full-length work, Training, with a company of six performers was created in June 2003, supported by Western Sydney Dance Action at Riverside Theatre. From 2003-2005 he was Resident Choreographer for The Lion King.
A great deal of Paul's work has been working with artists and themes relating to aspects of diverse ethnic communities and cultural production, within the contemporary social and artistic tapestry. This has included a feature role in The House Plus‚ created by flamenco artist Antonio Vargas for the Carnivale Festival, a guest season with the Odyssey Dance Theatre in Singapore, and as an actor, the role of Rosendo in Tango Masculino‚ as part of Mardi Gras Festival 2007.
Paul has been guest artist with Melbourne based dynamic theatre company Finucane & Smith since 2008. He appeared in their productions of The Burlesque Hour and Salon de Dance in Melbourne, the Speigeltent and the Sydney Opera House. He was a core member in their sell out show Carnival of Mysteries for the 2010 Melbourne International Festival, in which he created and performed his own work. The show received rave reviews.
Paul regards the challenge to harness this broad and vibrant career experience, in order to re-invest the knowledge and devise new opportunities for himself and others, as a challenge worth taking.
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