DANCER
DIRECTOR
CREATIVE
...making things move
About Me.
My journey as a dance artist and choreographer has been inspired and driven by a deep desire to understand movement in all its forms. My training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire (2002-2006) gave me a strong foundation in a range of performance and choreographic practices which I continue to develop and expand in my work as a choreographer, dancer and director.
My portfolio career has kept me curious about the language of movement and my work explores the very human aspect of movement and dance, returning to the question of why we dance and what keeps us dancing. I have worked extensively as a movement director for film and theatre and continue to collaborate with a range of artists through teaching and creative projects.
My company STATE OF FLUX produced a range of projects across live performance and film and have recently been awarded Best Experimental Film at both Manchester and Shared Visions Film Festivals.
PROJECTS
MOVING & MAKING
LAST SHELTER (2023) by Jeanine Durning and Candoco Dance Company [dancer]. International touring
SARAH MICHELSON COMPANY (2006-2009) DOGS (New York/Berlin), DOVER BEACH (Cardiff/New York), SWAN LAKE (UK tour) Sarah Michelson/Transitions Dance Company [Dancer]
NO DRINKS ON THE DANCE FLOOR (2023) Short film [Writer and Director]
NO DRINKS OF THE DANCE FLOOR: a love letter to the British Nightclub Dance Floor (2023) ACE funded project at Leicester Curve [Director & Producer]
TRANSITIONS DANCE COMPANY MEMBER (2005-2006) Dance artist under the Artistic Direction of David Waring performing nationally and internationally in works by:
CRYSTAL PITE
THOMAS HAUERT
RASHPAL SINGH BANSAL
ATHINA VAHLA
SARAH MICHELSON
ODE (2022) Choreographic Series #6 Atom Theatre Bulgaria [Choreographer]
9-5 - The Musical (2023) by Mountview directed by Dan Herd [Choreographer]
ROMEO AND JULIET (2016) Teatro di Ristori, Verona, Italy dir. Lindsey Kemp & Jaq Bessell [Movement Director/Laban Coach]
DANCE LAURA DANCE (2021) Music Video in collaboration with Sleep Walking Animals [Director]
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2022) by Mountview directed by Dan Herd [Movement Director]
PROUD (2022) Natalie Te Paa/ Music video [Director]
NOTHING NICE TO SAY (2021) Remember Monday/ Music Video [Choreographer]
KING LEAR (2021) by Mountview directed by Dan Herd [Movement Director]
CORAM BOY (2021) by Mountview directed by Steve Grihault [Movement Director]
EPISODES:FRAGMENTS:BITS (2021) INTOTO Dance Company at London Studio Centre [Choreographer]
HAMLET (2020) by Mountview directed by Dan Herd [Movement Director]
MACBETH (2020) by Guildford Shakespeare Company directed by Charlotte Conquest [Movement Director]
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (2020) by Mountview directed by Dan Herd [Movement Director]
FLUX#LC / (don’t) touch me (2019) at Curve Leicester by STATE OF FLUX [Director & Producer]
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (2019) by Mountview directed by Steve Grihault [Movement Director]
FLUX#1 (2018) at The Silver Building, London [Director and Creative Producer]
ROBIN HOOD (2018) by Guildford Shakespeare Company [Movement Director]
CHOIR #1 (2018) performed by students at The Guildford School of Acting [Director]
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (2017) Patalenitsa Shakespeare Festival Bulgaria [Movement Director]
TWELFTH NIGHT (2016) Patalenitsa Shakespeare Festival Bulgaria [Movement Director]
GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES (2016) Guildford Shakespeare Company [Chorepgrapher]
THE LOCAL STIGMATIC (2016) The Old Red Lion Theatre, London dir. Michael Toume [Movement Director]
ROMEO AND JULIET (2015) Patalenitsa Shakespeare Festival Bulgaria [Movement Director]
HAG (2013) Wrong Crowd Theatre Company/ Edinburgh Fringe Festival [Movement Director]
GARY CLARKE and Surrey Dance Collective (2012) The Soundtrack to Our Lives [Dancer]
ROSIE WHITNEY-FISH (2010) Femme Fatales, The Place, London [Dancer]
KAISER CHIEFS [MUSIC VIDEO] Meanwhile Up in Heaven [Dancer]
FACILITATING & TEACHING
MOUNTVIEW Movement Tutor for Foundation, BA and MA Acting, Actor Musician and Musical Theatre programs delivering movement projects, workshops, skills classes in movement & audition panelist and movement direction on 3rd Year productions.
ROSE BRUFOD COLLEGE Laban and movement practitioner for the BA European Theatre Arts, BA Acting and Actor Musician students.
ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL Laban and Animal studies BA Musical Theatre 1st Years.
GUILDFORD SCHOOL OF ACTING –Teaching Fellow in Movement 2010 – 2018. Teaching Movement across the BA Acting, MA Acting, BA Actor Musician, BA Musical Theatre and Foundation Acting programs; facilitating audition workshops and panels for both BA and MA acting programs; offering movement support on in house projects as well as working collaboratively with internal external directors on 3rd year productions and showcases as choreographer/movement director.
LONDON STUDIO CENTRE Movement and dance practitioner for the Contemporary Dance Pathway, teaching Voice For Dancers & Contact Improvisation and Pilates.
BARBICAN/GUILDHALL Movement Director for “Summer Arts Camp” 2017 & 2019 and “Into the Night” Family Dance 2019 as part of the Creative Learning Department.
IDENTITY SCHOOL OF ACTING Movement tutor across programs teaching Laban, element work and somatic movement skills.
LABAN AND SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOPS co-facilitating movement, text, and character workshops with Dr. Jaq Bessell.
BULGARIAN EXCHANGE PROJECT (2015-2017) – Leading bi-lingual workshops exploring movement and text in collaboration with the Patalenitsa Shakespeare Festival.
INTERNATION YOUTH THEATRE FESTIVAL Bulgaria (2017) – Laban and movement workshops for 5-18 years.
BODE THEATRE SCHOOL Norway (2010) Laban workshops for actors and dancers.
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