David Pledger

David Pledger
Pledger in 2010
Bornc. 1962
OccupationsArtist, director, arts advocate
Known forInterdisciplinary performance; arts policy work
Notable workMelbourne Festival (2004)
Lake Mungo (2008)
Multimedia Performance (2012)

David Pledger (born c. 1962)[1] is an Australian artist, director and occasional actor. Pledger notably appeared in the Australian cult horror film Lake Mungo (2008) as Russell Palmer, the grieving father of protagonist Alice Palmer.[2]

He has won several awards, including the Victorian Arts Centre's 1999 Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts,[3] and in 2000 the A$25,000 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award.[4]

He established the Collaboration Project between the Australia Council for the Arts and the IETM.[further explanation needed][5] In 2004 he directed two shows at the Melbourne Festival.[6]

Pledger's work is featured in Melbourne Now Limited Edition (NGV, Australia, 2013); Multimedia Performance (Macmillan, UK, 2012) and Making Contemporary Theatre (MUP, UK, 2010).[7][8][9]

He works as an advocate for artists.[10][5] In 2008, he attended the 2020 Summit as a delegate in the Creative Australia stream.[11][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ Waldon, Steve (6 June 2008). "Set the mind running". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ Anderson, Joel (18 June 2008). Lake Mungo (motion picture). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Arclight Films.
  3. ^ Ross, Dina (11 August 1999). "David Pledger: Appreciation". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. p. 8.
  4. ^ Morgan, Joyce (4 February 2000). "A bit of creative thinking takes the prize". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, N.S.W. p. 13.
  5. ^ a b Douglas, Tim (2 August 2013). "Call for rolling national strikes by 'marginalised' artists". The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T. p. 14.
  6. ^ Smith, Michael (17 October 2004). "It's the journey that counts". Sunday Age. Melbourne, Victoria. p. 32.
  7. ^ Papastergiaidis, Nikos (2013). As Melbourne in the World. National Gallery of Victoria: in Melbourne Now. pp. 26–28.
  8. ^ Klich, Rosemary; Scheer, Edward (2012). The Theatre of Images Revisited. Macmillan, UK: Multimedia Performance. pp. 59–66.
  9. ^ Eckersall, Peter; Harvie, Jen; Lavender, Andy (2010). Unmaking Blowback – a visceral process for a political theatre (Making Contemporary Theatre series). Manchester University Press, UK. pp. 202–221.
  10. ^ Westwood, Matthew (11 October 2019). "Minnows urge end to funding framework". The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T. p. 15.
  11. ^ Pledger, David (28 July 2013). "Canaries in a coalmine: Realising the value of the artist". ABC. Miyuki Jokiranta. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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