Author Archives: Cathy Gray

Highlights from 2023 – a year in pictures

“People ask me where creativity comes from. To be quite honest, I don’t have the answer. All I can say is that the more attention you pay to life, the more interesting it becomes.”
Eileen kicks off the year with a visit to the newly opened modern wing of the Art Gallery of NSW; dances for Anya McKee’s series ‘Woman’s Work’; and signs a publishing contract with Pan Macmillan.

Short film ‘Eileen’ wins Opus Klassik award

“She shatters all manner of expectations, and it’s exhilarating. She is uninhibited, at her ease, vivacious, drawing you in with her naturalness and making you feel you’re involved in life itself.” Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post, 5 February 2022 Screened at New York’s Lincoln Center on 12 February 2022 during Dance on Camera’s 50th anniversaryContinue reading “Short film ‘Eileen’ wins Opus Klassik award”

Eileen completes film dedicated to Gertrud Bodenwieser

‘Waterlily Variations’ is inspired by a short dance created by Gertrud Bodenwieser in 1925, and performed by Eileen in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Made with long-time collaborator Sue Healey, the film was initially screened for friends at Eileen’s 108th birthday party in November 2022, but continued to evolve over the following months. ThisContinue reading “Eileen completes film dedicated to Gertrud Bodenwieser”

Sunshine and sparkle for a significant birthday

A ‘great mob’ of friends gathered beside a sparkling Sydney harbour in early November to help Eileen Kramer celebrate 108 years of creativity and comradeship. Those assembled were treated to a performance by Eileen herself, as well as a screening of two films made by Eileen and collaborator Sue Healey: 2021’s The God Tree, andContinue reading “Sunshine and sparkle for a significant birthday”