Mary Jane O'Reilly
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Mary Jane O'Reilly QSM (born 23 July 1950) is a New Zealand dancer and choreographer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She is best known for co-founding the Limbs Dance Company and the Auckland Dance Company, and choreographing the opening ceremony for the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the millennium dawn celebrations at Gisborne.[8]
During her career, O'Reilly has held positions including:[9]
- Artistic director, Limbs Dance Company (1977–1989)
- Director of choreography, Commonwealth Games, Auckland (1989–1990)
- Advisor to QEII Arts Council (1991–1992)
- Artistic director, Auckland Dance Company (1996–2001)
- Governor, Arts Foundation of New Zealand (1999–2004)
- Senior lecturer in dance at the University of Auckland (2001–2004)
- Artistic director, TEMPO Festival of Dance (2006–2011)[10]
- Artistic director, Living Room Festival (2012)[11][12]
Her students have included Mark Baldwin and Douglas Wright.[13]
