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Dancer, director, arts manager
Liverpool
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I am a performer and performance maker working in dance, theatre, visual art and live art since graduating from De Montfort University, BA (Hons) Performing Arts and Arts Management.
Co-Director of Movema dance company and collaborator and previous company member of Ori Dance and The Suitcase Ensemble I regularly perform and choreograph in a wide range of settings. I have performed, created, and presented work all over the world including Canada, Brazil, France, Germany, India and around the UK.
Recent work includes music video choreography for Prospa (released 2021) and Dan the Man and directing ‘Taking Flight‘ performance project due to tour 2021.
As an artist I am inspired by movement, the relationship between the moving body and it’s environment, urban landscapes, in playful or competitive situations, in different cultures in different social paradigms.
My lived experience of growing up in the inner-city Birmingham Irish community, poverty and the social problems that come with it inform my work and artistic approach.
Engagement, accessibility and often interactivity are important aspects to my work, connection with the audience is always a key concern and a point of inspiration. I have worked extensively in community settings and find this a rich and inspiring practice.
Text is important and prevalent in my work, I am passionate about words and the links between poetry and movement.
I am continuing my exploration of my interests and obsessions to make amazing work that is visually stunning, thought-provoking and viscerally moving in solo and in collaborations with other artists.