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Andrew Guild Andrew started his journey in the world of entertainment as the Artful Dodger in "Oliver" in the original Peter Coe directed production in Melbourne in September 1961. For the next few years he pursued his schooling at Carey Grammar in Melbourne as well as establishing a reputation as an actor around Australia and New Zealand. Eventually in pursuit of a day job (!) Andrew joined the venerable theatrical organization under the control of Garnet H Carroll at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. Joining the Edgley family in 1967 saw Andrew Guild being in an association which lasted for forty years. During this time he visited the most obscure corners of the Soviet Union, become a confidant of leading dance and circus performers around the world and circled the globe practically non-stop for four decades. Andrew estimated he has visited Russia over 250 times - mostly during the fascinating Soviet era, and was involved with the presentation of over 7000 performers and in excess of 170 different productions. |
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He speaks Russian, knows the difference between a 'pas de deux' on an Opera House stage and a triple somersault in a Big Top. He can design a multi-million-dollar marketing campaign or sophisticated lighting rig, plan the movement of shipping containers around the world, or judge an International Circus Competition. Andrew Guild chooses to live in Melbourne and is happy to travel to discover new thrills and new talents which will appeal to audiences wherever there are beautiful theatres and spectacular Big Tops. Since 1967, Andrew Guild has been executive producer for the following theatrical and entertainment presentations: 2007 Great Moscow Circus (Taiwan)
2006 The Great Moscow Circus (South Africa)
2005 The Great Moscow Circus 2004 (South Africa)
2003 The Royal Ballet 2002 Classical Spectacular
2001 Stars of the Moscow Circus (Hong Kong & Singapore)
2000 St Petersburg Ballet Theatre – (Australia & New Zealand)
1999 Saltimbanco -Cirque Du Soleil
1998 The Great Moscow Circus (Australia)
1997 The Three Tenors
1996 The Great Moscow Circus
1995 White Oak Dance Project/Mikhail Baryshnikov
1994 The Great Moscow Circus (USA)
1993 The Great Moscow Circus (Taiwan)
1992 The Great Moscow Circus (Singapore, Hong Kong)
1991 Sesame Street Live! (Hong Kong, Singapore)
1990 Great Moscow Circus (Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul)
1989 Dimitris Sgouros (Hong Kong, Australia)
1988
1987 The International Military Tattoo
1986 Torvill & Dean – The World Tour
1985 The Great Moscow Circus on Ice
1984 International Ice Spectacular (with Torvill and Dean)
1983 World’s Greatest Circus Spectacular
1982 Barnum
1981 Nureyev and Friends
1980 Dance Theatre of Harlem
1979 The Tchaikovsky Ballet Company
1978 Meat Loaf
1977 A Chorus Line
1976 Disney on Parade
1975 Shirley Bassey
1974 The Great Moscow Circus
1973 The Complete Leningrad Kirov Ballet
1972 The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
1971 The Great Moscow Circus of 1971 with Oleg Popov
1970 The Georgian State Dance Company
1969 Stars of the Russian Classical Ballet 1968 The Moiseyev Dance Ensemble of the USSR
1967 The Osipov Balalaika Orchestra
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