Amelia Chinnock-Schumann

Profile

Training

2022-2023 MA Movement: Directing and Teaching, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

2018 - 2022 BA English Literature and History, University of Edinburgh

Experience

Movement Experience whilst on the MA Movement: Directing and Teaching

2023 Movement Director, Purgatory in Ingolstadt, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Director Ellen McDougall

2023 Co-Movement Direction, Twelfth Night, Guildford School of Acting, Rex Doyle Theatre, Director Jaq Bessell, Movement Director Rachel Birch-Lawson

2023 Movement Coaching, The Rimers of Eldritch, Guildford School of Acting, [Bridge Project] Director Dominic Rouse, Movement Director Rose Ryan

2023 Assistant Movement Director, Perhaps We Need Become Indecent, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Director Anthea Lewis, Movement Director Temitope Ajose Cutting

2022 Dancer/Choreographer, Central Graduation Ceremony, Director Tia-Monique Uzor

Productions and Teaching

2023 Movement Director, My Imaginary Friend, Mountview, Director Ben Fleming

2023 Movement Direction Assistant, The Permanent Way, Guildford School of Acting, Guildford School of Acting, Bellairs Theatre, Director Michael Toumey, Movement Director Rachel Birch-Lawson

2023 Movement Workshop Facilitator, Workshop Series for Young Tower Theatre, Tower Theatre, the Tower

2022 Intimacy choreographer/intimacy workshop coordinator, Ondine, Underground Productions, La Belle Angele, Director Philomène Cheynet

2022 Assistant Director (Movement Specialist), Water Fruit Loops, Theatre Paradok, theSpace, Director Rorke Wilson

2022 Movement Director, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, EUSC, Assembly Roxy, Director Sara Cemin

2022 Fight Choreographer, Wedding Singer, Footlights (Edinburgh), Rose Theatre, Director Katie Slater, Choreographer Iona Bacrau

2021 Fight and Intimacy Coordinator, A Streetcar Named Desire, Theatre Paradok, Augustine United Church, Director Tazy Harrison-Moore & Josie Embleton

2021 Teacher, Movement in Theatre course, Theatre Paradok, Pleasance Edinburgh

2020 Assistant Director, Ruddigore, EUSOG, Pleasance Edinburgh (cancelled due to COVID 19 measures), Director Angus Bhattacharya

Memberships

National Youth Theatre member (2015-present)
Wassail Theatre Young Associates (2017)
 

Biography

Amelia is a freelance movement director, assistant director and choreographer. Amelia’s past experience ranges from performance, technical and creative direction roles. Her areas of expertise includes textual analysis and research through a movement lens, re-imagining historical and period performance and text, actor coaching, choreography of scenes with violence or intimacy, and ensemble building. 

Skills

Talawa Technique intensive (Tabanka Ensemble & Serendipity) CPD, Ballet (RAD) Grade 8, Modern (ISOTD) Grade 6, Piano (ABRSM) Grade 4, Classical Voice (Trinity) Grade 8, Musical Theatre Voice (UWL) Grade 8, Individual Acting Skills (Trinity) Grade 6

Languages

English; BSL Level 1 (learning)