ABOUT ME
A former ballet dancer, I started to create my own work in 2005 combining spoken word and movement to explore action and emotion.
This led me to retrain at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Central School of Speech and Drama in acting and Advanced Theatre Practice.
Since then I have worked across theatre and film performing and creating work.
My own work aims to increase inclusivity and and access to the arts and STEM.
Creative
Produced and directed series of 12 videos for promotion and social media for ISTD Academy (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing)
Produced directed short film ‘Chizzy’ a documentary short film about the importance of Mental Health with Chizzy Akudolu
Promotional videos for Cambridge University
Promotional videos for Diversity Equity and Inclusion Seminar
Theatre Shed, interviewed 38 Theatre Shed members and staff and delivered the videos for website usage and promotional material for funding applications.
Trestle Theatre, Create, Speak, Thrive project. Creating storytelling and Drama techniques to enhance Speech, Language and Communication skill in Primary Schools in Hertfordshire.
Director/ Producer
Fine Lives, Short film series, promoting the fine arts to 7-12 yr old children.
Fine Lives, Chizzy, Actor and Mental Health Advocate.
Fine Lives, Joel, Actor and Mentor The Theatre Shed.
Fine Lives, Suzy, Harpist with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fine Lives, Joon. Ballet Dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Fine Lives, Niel. Artist and Royal Academician.
Misbourne Valley Locations. Production Assistant
The Burrow, Pirate Puppet Caberet. Cryptid Theatre, Battersea Barge, London.
Red Strings, Pirate Puppet Caberet. Cryptid Theatre, Battersea Barge, London.
Push Up, based on the play “Push Up” by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Swedish Royal Opera House, Rotundan, Stockholm.
Shakespeare’s Carrion Flowers, Based on Shakespeare’s Sonnets 94 and 121. Swedish Royal Opera House, Rotundan, Stockholm.
Stepping out of a Dream, Devised play by Gary Clarke. 2nd prize winner at FEATS European play Competition. Luxembourg.
Every life I live again in my own self, Based on Chekhov’s “the Seagull”. Dance Museum, Stockholm.
Video Editor
Ill Borro Restarant, Mayfair. Promotional video.
Bluebells, fashion video for Pheonix Magazine
Muddy Mutley’s, Promotional dog training videos
Nativity video, Hyde Heath Infant School
Memorial video, Elmhurst Ballet School
Wedding video. Viktoria and Mikael Platten
Nativity video, Hyde Heath Infant School
Harvest concert, Hyde Heath Infant School
Choreographer / Movement Director
Solitude, fashion photo shoot and short film for Darkus Magazine
Bluebells, fashion film for Pheonix magazine.
Lightning, music video for Ålesund.
Fashion photo shoot, Jun Hyuk-Joon. (Royal Ballet)
Noh No Noh, F337, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Burials of Thebes, The Space Between, St Andrews Crypt, London.
Vice- Principal
Pauline Quirke Academy, High Wycombe. Saturday Performing Arts Academy. Production and management responsibilities, Social media promotion with photographic and video content.
Dancer
2000-2013 Royal Swedish Ballet 1995-1999 Stadtsballett Goelitz
1999-2000 Royal Danish Ballet 1991-1995 Wiener Ballet Theater
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Principle roles included:
Romeo and Juliet, Juliet. The Nutcracker, Clara. Peleas and Mellisande, Mellisande. Peter Pan, Tinkerbell. La Sylphide, Sylphide. Mats Ek’s Rattika, Final pas de deux. Walze Fantasy.
Teacher
PQA Musical Theatre, Film and TV and Poppets teacher.
First Lego League, coach for robotics competition 9-13 yr olds.
Winner of the Robot Design Award, Stevenage regional.
Regional winner Milton Keynes, 12th place in UK National Finals. Winner Team Award.
Winner of Innovation award and 3rd place overall Milton Keynes regional
The Vyne Dance Academy. Ballet and contemporary class age 11-14, professional class and RAD Advanced 2, Berkhampsted, Bucks.
Pilates teacher, Bucks.
Greenwich Dance Agency. Adult ballet.
Coached Jurgita Dronina, (silver medallist) for Jackson International Ballet Competition.
Ballet Cymru International Summer school, Ballet class and repertoire age 11-16.
Actor
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The Snare (feature film) Dir. David Ogunde
Manufactured Britishness. (Short film)
The Lower Depths, (play) The Lord Stanley.
Romeo and Juliet, (play) Bierkeller Theatre.
Rescue Me, (play) Bierkeller Theatre.
The Burrow, Puppetry, theatre and dance, Battersea Barge.
Paroxysm, (short film) Dir. Mark Underwood.
Who Will Carry the Word (play) Brockley Jack, Studio Theatre.
Noh No Noh, (play) Edinburgh Fringe.
The Good Actor, Installation and play, Hoxton Hall.
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Theatre Collective
Small Fish in a Big Green Sea, researching, advising and implementing best practices in sustainable theatre practice.
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