RESUME
Freelance Choreographer & Movement Director
2012 - current
Commissions for dance/theatre companies, youth groups, short films and music videos:
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Central School of Ballet, Tutti Frutti productions, Phoenix Youth Academy, Centre for Advanced Training (DanceEast, NSCD, Exeter, Swindon, DanceXchange), Northern Ballet Academy, Clearwater Collective, Project Y
Independent choreographic projects supported by Arts Council England, Genesis Foundation: The Shopkeeper (2019), The Keeper (2021), Feathers (2022)
Freelance Teacher
Dec 2018 - current
Contemporary & ballet classes, creative workshops:
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Studio Wayne McGregor, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Scottish Dance Theatre, ACE dance and music, Northern Ballet Academy, Elmhurst Ballet School, James Cousins Company, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Central School of Ballet, Centres for Advanced Training, York Dance Scholars, Phoenix Youth Academy, Morea Performing Arts, Renaissance Arts, Leeds City College
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
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
DANCE II - Dance Apprentices Network aCross Europe
2007 - 2009
Direction: W. Forsythe, W. McGregor, A. Preljocaj, F. Flamand
Education
MA in Choreography
2021
Graduated from Central School of Ballet - University of Kent (UK)
Masterklass Diploma
2010
Graduated from Palucca Schule Dresden - Hochschule für tanz (Germany)
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
Other Qualifications
Teacher Training: Embedding Mental Health Strategies in your Curriculum
Graduated from The Open University UK
2020
Business & Finance Fundamentals Course
Graduated from The Open University UK
2018
One Dance UK's Mentoring Programme
Selected dance artist recognised as future leaders
2017
One Dance UK’s Observership Programme
2017
Selected choreographer