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)
Experience
Awards
BADC Standard, ID Fight, 2023 (October pending)