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Education

University of Salford - First Class Bachelor of Arts (Physical & Dance Theatre 2011-2014)

Skills

Physical Theatre, Shadow/prop puppetry, Clowning, Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, Somatic practices, Character work, Acting, Devising, Facilitating, Children’s/family theatre, Singing, Song-writing, Stand-up comedy.

 

Employment as a Performer

Tree of life, Sanskruti Dance Cambridge R&D, 2024

Apple ‘N’ Spice, Sanskruti Dance Cambridge, rural touring, 2023 - 2024

Nocturnal Creatures, Meraki Collective & Elisa Artesero, Sculpture in the City 2023

The Nutcracker, Moxie Brawl, Cambridge Junction 2022

Kill a Witch or Die Tryin’, Meraki Collective, Waterside Arts Centre 2019

Road to Respect, Altru Drama, North-West School tour 2019

Spirit of the Essoldo, Matrafisic Dance, Manchester 2019

Only Speak When Spoken To, Meraki Collective, The Lowry, Contact Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, Unity Theatre, HOME Theatre 2017-2018

GALA, RITE Collective, Manchester Victoria Baths 2015

 

Self-devised Performance

Likkle Darling, Laura Edwards, TicTac Art Centre, Brussels 2024

An Iron Rich Snack, Cambridge Junction Troop Short Scratchings 2023

The consequence of sounds, Cambridge Junction Troop Short Scratchings 2023

In movement & Stillness, Space Clarence Mews 2023

And here, now, Space Clarence Mews 2022

 

Commissions (Meraki Collective)

Making waves bursary, Making Waves Festival, Waterside Arts Centre 2019

Female bursary, Physical Fest, Unity Theatre 2019

Made at HOME, PUSH Festival, HOME Theatre 2018

Seed Commission, SPRINT Festival, Camden People's Theatre 2018

Seed Commission, Shoots at The Lowry 2017

Seed Commission, TURN Festival, Contact Theatre 2017

 

Recent Continued Professional Development

New Art Club Comedy School, Tom Roden, Cambridge Junction 2024

Killing Time Workshop with Stacy Makishi, METAL 2024

Improvisation on Stage Intensive, David Zambrano, Tictac Art Centre 2024 (DYCP)

Stand Up Comedy Course, The Comedy School, London 2023 (DYCP)

Clown School: Theatre of the Funny, sypmonkey, Circus Factory Cork 2023 (DYCP)

Lost Dog Summer Residency, East Sussex 2023

Year of Making Artist Residency, Space Clarence Mews, London 2022 & 2023

 

Arts Council England funding

Develop your creative practice - Developing Dance Comedy performance Sept 2023 - Feb 2024

Mentors 

Seke Chimutengwende ABOUT | Seke Chimutengwende

Sarah Blanc About – Sarah Blanc

 

Singing Performance

GRIN 2011-2014Funk/Ska/Reggae Band based in Salford with original songs, performing at Ducie Bridge, Matt & Phreds, Night & Day, Atmosfield Festival

 

Hosting

Moving Compositions is a bi-monthly live improvised performance event at Cambridge Junction hosted by Laura Edwards in association with Troop Artist Development.

 

Teaching

Moving Compositions, Improvisation workshops, Cambridge 2022 - present

D.I.Y Theatre, Theatre practitioner/Support worker, Manchester 2019 - 2020

Z-arts, Theatre facilitator, Manchester 2017 - 2020

Together Trust, 150 Artists Project, The Lowry, Lead Artist, Manchester 2019

Creative Experts at Contact Theatre, Lead Artist, Manchester 2017 - 2020

 

Other skills

Acoustic guitar - beginner

Spoken Italian/French - A2

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