About

Background

I was brought up among the meadows and streams of rural England. Aged nineteen, I dropped out of art college and travelled to India where I learned to play the sitar and also learned how wealthy England was. I made my first film with my children using my Dad’s camcorder. It’s still my favourite film. Dance has always been central to my creative practice, as a performer, choreographer, writer, teacher and filmmaker. I have a wonderful multi-talented family and have been fortunate to have worked with, and been inspired by, many truly talented people. I have a PhD from the University of Kent and I’m a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Practice

I’m a filmmaker specialising in the language of the body. My freelance work includes documentation, music videos, promos and the adaptation of stage work into film. I see my work in this context as a collaborative process between myself and everyone involved from planning to the finished film. My independent creative practice focuses around choreography created for the camera, by the camera, and through editing in the making of screendance. My filmmaking equipment is broadcast quality and I hold a Civil Aviation Authority drone pilot’s licence for aerial filming. I’m a Fellow of Bath Spa University where I am exploring how screendance might address issues around climate change.