About

I am a choreographer and performer based on Kaurna land in South Australia. I have been developing my choreographic practice for the last 15+ years since graduating from Adelaide College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance, I also hold a Research Masters in Choreography and Performance from University of Roehampton (UK). I make work that engages audiences, performers and objects in various ways in theatres, galleries, video, site specific and location nonspecific live art performance. 

Photo credit Sam Roberts

Photo credit Sam Roberts

I am interested in the relationship between performer and sculptural form or found object and how this changes the agency between the object and subject, allowing the human rather than the performer to be viewed within the performance, and considering location or venue as a conceptual part of the development of the each work. 

My full biography can be viewed here: PDF biography

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Contact: alisonjcurrie@yahoo.com.au
Producer: penelope@insitearts.com.au http://insitearts.com.au/

Looking forward to being at @tanzmessenrw soon! Thinking about these four works and all the people who made them come to life! Thanks to @auscouncilarts and @artssouthaus for the opportunity to attend 1 'Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere' co-directed
Looking forward to being at @tanzmessenrw soon! Thinking about these four works and all the people who made them come to life! Thanks to @auscouncilarts and @artssouthaus for the opportunity to attend 1 'Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere' co-directed with @yui_kawagucci 2 'Of All Things' commissioned by @ausdancetheatre 3 'Progress Report' co-directed with Alisdair Macindoe 4 'Concrete Impermanence' Full image description in alt text All image credits @samrophoto 🌏 🌎 🌍 #contemporarydance #alisdairmacindoe #yuikawaguchi #alisoncurrie
'Solastalgia' final performance last night, wonderful group of people to work with. The word Solastalgia describes the greif of mourning the loss of a place that is changing in front of our eyes. The projected image credit: Hawkins, Ed, 2018 visu
'Solastalgia' final performance last night, wonderful group of people to work with. The word Solastalgia describes the greif of mourning the loss of a place that is changing in front of our eyes. The projected image credit: Hawkins, Ed, 2018 visualization update / warming stripes for 1850-2018 using the WMO annual global temperature dataset. Climate Lab Book (4 December 2018). Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Performed by 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS Lighting @nicmills1801 Music @diegetic_mn Image descriptions in alt txt 🌏 🌏 🌏 #solastalgia #contemporarydance #warmingstripes
One last show tonight 7pm link in bio for $10 TIX 🐤 The 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS have had so much fun making 'Solastalgia' check it out! Light @nicmills1801 Music @diegetic_mn Images 1@jordankeithphotography 2&3 @heymonty.p
One last show tonight 7pm link in bio for $10 TIX 🐤 The 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS have had so much fun making 'Solastalgia' check it out! Light @nicmills1801 Music @diegetic_mn Images 1@jordankeithphotography 2&3 @heymonty.photography Image description in alt txt 🍃 🍃 🍃 #solastalgia #contemporarydance
One last show tonight 7pm link in bio for $10 TIX 🐤 The 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS have had so much fun making 'Solastalgia' check it out! Light @nicmills1801 Music @diegetic_mn Images 1 &2 @heymonty.photography 3 @jordankeith
One last show tonight 7pm link in bio for $10 TIX 🐤 The 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS have had so much fun making 'Solastalgia' check it out! Light @nicmills1801 Music @diegetic_mn Images 1 &2 @heymonty.photography 3 @jordankeithphotography Image description in alt txt 🍃 🍃 🍃 #solastalgia #contemporarydance
Two more days and three more chances to see 'Solastalgia' link in bio! Made with 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS Music by @diegetic_mn Light by @nicmills1801 Image credits: 1 &2 @heymonty.photography 3 @jordankeithphotography Image
Two more days and three more chances to see 'Solastalgia' link in bio! Made with 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS Music by @diegetic_mn Light by @nicmills1801 Image credits: 1 &2 @heymonty.photography 3 @jordankeithphotography Image description in alt txt 🍃 🍃 🍃 #solastalgia #contemporarydance
'Solastalgia' created with and performed by 2nd and 3rd year dance students at AC Arts runs until Friday check it out!! Link in bio Image credit Mia Borrello Image description in alt txt
'Solastalgia' created with and performed by 2nd and 3rd year dance students at AC Arts runs until Friday check it out!! Link in bio Image credit Mia Borrello Image description in alt txt
Solastalgia opens tomorrow night (21-24june) link in bio Lighting by @nicmills1801 Sound by @diegetic_mn Dance in collaboration with 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS Image description in alt txt 💧 💧 💧 #solastalgia #contemporarydance #ac
Solastalgia opens tomorrow night (21-24june) link in bio Lighting by @nicmills1801 Sound by @diegetic_mn Dance in collaboration with 2nd and 3rd year dance students at ACARTS Image description in alt txt 💧 💧 💧 #solastalgia #contemporarydance #acartsdance
Next week 21-24th Solastalgia with the second and third year dance students at ACARTS tickets $10 link in bio Image description in alt txt 🌊 🌊 🌊 #solastalgia #contemporarydance #adelaide
Next week 21-24th Solastalgia with the second and third year dance students at ACARTS tickets $10 link in bio Image description in alt txt 🌊 🌊 🌊 #solastalgia #contemporarydance #adelaide
Get in line... or rather go online for tickets to Solastalgia new work with ACARTS dance students 21-24th June. Link in bio Image description in alt txt 🦁 🦁 🦁 #getitlines #solastalgia #contemporarydance #lionline #lineonline #line
Get in line... or rather go online for tickets to Solastalgia new work with ACARTS dance students 21-24th June. Link in bio Image description in alt txt 🦁 🦁 🦁 #getitlines #solastalgia #contemporarydance #lionline #lineonline #line
I'm really enjoying making this new work with the second and third year dance students at ACARTS. I hope you can come along 21-24th June Light Square ACARTS TAFE campus. Link in bio soon.. Image description in alt txt 📸 @tinytidda & @alisonjcu
I'm really enjoying making this new work with the second and third year dance students at ACARTS. I hope you can come along 21-24th June Light Square ACARTS TAFE campus. Link in bio soon.. Image description in alt txt 📸 @tinytidda & @alisonjcurrie ❄ ❄ ❄ #solastalgia #contemporarydance #acartsdance #icephoto #frozenh2o

Sustainability

I am committed to reducing the environmental impact of my practice.

Local, domestic and international travel for my independent projects is carbon offset through 15 Trees and Trees for Life.

I aim to hire props and set materials, or source them second hand, before resorting to buying new. Sources include The French Brace, It's Not Garbage - Creative Play Resources, rubbish, Op shops, and online trading sites. At the completion of a project items are repurposed, sold, given away or recycled where possible in order to minimise what is sent to landfill.

Costumes are either sourced second hand or researched to purchase the most sustainable and ethical options suitable. 'Concrete Impermanence' had costumes made by ethical clothing company based in Adelaide and made in Australia Good Studios as well as plant / wool shoes by All Birds.

'Progress Report's set is made of factory off cuts and waste Styrofoam that is recycled at the end of the performance - thanks Coolfoam.

In rehearsals green waste, soft plastic and general recyclables are collected and sorted to be disposed of in the appropriate waste management streams - industrial organic waste collection and kerbside recycling, REDcycle, metal, fabric, stationary recycling and other difficult recycling through Terracycle.

I use the following options to reduce the environmental impact of my arts administration - Ecosia search engine, created 2 print solar powered printers, and Australian Ethical Super.