Freelance Choreographer & Movement Director
2015 - current
For dance and theatre companies, youth groups, music videos
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Central School of Ballet, Tutti Frutti productions, Phoenix Youth Academy, Centre for Advanced Training (Ipswich, NSCD, Exeter, Swindon), Northern Ballet Academy, Clearwater Collective, music video
independent project supported by Arts Council England
Freelance dance artist
Dec 2018 - current
Research & Development with Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, DeNada Dance Theatre
Research & Development for independent project "The Shopkeeper Project" supported by Arts Council England
Freelance Teacher
Dec 2018 - current
Contemporary & ballet classes, workshops
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Wayne McGregor, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, ACE dance and music, Northern Ballet Academy, Elmhurst Ballet School, James Cousins Company, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Central School of Ballet, Centre for Advanced Training (Leeds, Exeter), York Dance Scholars, Phoenix Youth Academy, Leeds City College, among other schools and colleges
Business & Finance Fundamentals Course
2018
Graduated from The Open University UK
One Dance UK's Mentoring Programme
2017
Selected dance artist recognised as future leaders
One Dance UK’s Observership Programme
2017
Selected choreographer
Phoenix Dance Theatre
2012 - 2018
Direction: Sharon Watson
Performed in pieces from: Sharon Watson, Christopher Bruce, Itzik Galili, Caroline Finn, Ivgi and Greben, Didy
Veldman, Douglas Thorpe, Ana Sanchez, Henry Oguike, Darshan Singh Buller, Richard Alston, Warren Adams
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz - Tanz Theater München
2009 - 2012
Direction: Hans Henning Paar
Performed in pieces from: Hans Henning Paar, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Christian Spuck, Fernando Melo
Masterklass Diploma
2010
Graduated from Palucca Schule Dresden - Hochschule für tanz (Germany)
DANCE II - Dance Apprentices Network aCross Europe
2007 - 2009
Direction: W. Forsythe, W. McGregor, A. Preljocaj, F. Flamand
Young Ballet of Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (France)
2005 - 2007
Performed in pieces from: A. Nolthenius, Y. Pick, D. Brun, M. Keleminis, F. Lescure, W. Bartkowski
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (France)
2004 - 2006
Certificate of Higher Studies
Anatomy, Music and History of Dance diplomas
Choreographic Portfolio
Hidden
July, 2019
Piece created for Central School of Ballet London - collaboration with composer R. Rusconi
Roots
July, 2019
Piece created for Swindon CAT Scheme - Exeter programme
Missing Link
April, 2019
Curtain raiser for Phoenix Dance Theatre Rural Tour with Youth Dance Tynedale
Dark Suit and Lavender Shirt, standing
January 2019
Piece extracts performed at the Royal Academy of Arts (London)
Choreographic consultant for Clearwater Collective
Kirke
October, 2018
Piece created for Phoenix Dance Theatre in collaboration with composer R. Rusconi
R&D with music ensemble Proton (CH) at Dampfzentrale Bern
Performance in Phoenix@Home in Leeds
Calyx
February, 2017
Commission for Phoenix Dance Theatre Mixed Bill 2017 collaboration with composer R. Rusconi
Listed best premiere in the Dance Europe Magazine Critic’s Choice 2017
Axon
Summer 2016
Piece created for U.Dance 2016 for the Lowry CAT Scheme in collaboration with Vanessa Vince Pang
Contours
April, 2016
Music video for Fran Smith - Choreographed and performed with Sam Vaherlehto
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Now What?
July, 2014
Piece created for the DanceEast CAT Scheme
Shoal
July, 2014
Piece created for the Phoenix Dance Academy
Up Your Backyard
July, 2012
Piece created for the Young Choreographers Performances at the Gärtnerplatz Staatstheater in Munich
Hanging Mind
2009
Piece created for Masterclass Diploma, a collaboration with the musicians of Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden
What's the rule?
2008
Piece created for the Cartes Blanches Performances in the Pavillon Noir - Aix-en-Provence