‘I was levitating’: Why Brett Clegg paid for Sydney Dance Company work

The public relations mogul’s love affair with dance began when he sent an unsolicited novella to a British electro musician back in 2011.

Michael BaileyArts & Culture editor

Sep 11, 2024 – 1.18pm

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Brett Clegg might have funded the newest work by the Sydney Dance Company, but the artistic input from the multimillionaire communications mogul ended there.

“There is no Billy Elliott backstory when it comes to my relationship with Sydney Dance,” says Clegg, who has bankrolled Love Lock, by Javanese-Australian choreographer Melanie Lane, which premieres at Roslyn Packer Theatre on September 18.

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Michael BaileyArts & Culture editorMichael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney.