Mary Jane O'Reilly

Mary Jane O'Reilly is a New Zealand dancer and choreographer. 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.

Career

During her career, O'Reilly has held positions including:

Artistic director, Limbs Dance Company
Director of choreography, Commonwealth Games, Auckland
Advisor to QEII Arts Council
Artistic director, Auckland Dance Company
Governor, Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Senior lecturer in dance at the University of Auckland
Artistic director, TEMPO Festival of Dance
Artistic director, Living Room Festival

Her students have included Mark Baldwin and Douglas Wright.

Honours and awards

In 1984, O'Reilly received the Allen Highet Award for outstanding achievement by a mid-career artist. In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, she received the Queens Service Medal for public services.