Resume
Oliver is a movement artist with an affinity for play and exploration. He has professional experience in Contemporary Dance, Physical Theatre, and Outdoor Performance, as well as a grounded training in Classical Ballet from the Rambert School. In recent years Oliver has expanded into Aerial Dance and Spoken Word, practices that have become integral to his ongoing development as a movement artist.
Professional Experience
Panta Rei Danseteater
Movement and Spoken Word Artist (2019 - Present)
Petal and Tales - Creation and upcoming tour (2021 - 2022)
Eventyrlig - Creation and Touring, Norway (2020 - Present)
En...Som/Born to Live - Creation and Touring, Norway (2019 - Present)
Torgunn Wold & Unge Viken Teatre
Movement Artist (2021)
Hugin & Muninn - Creation, Premiere and Kindergarten Tour
Sudesh Adhana
Movement Artist (2021)
Evening Prayer - Creation and Norwegian Premiere
Company Chameleon
Associate Artist (2017 - 2018), Apprentice (2016 - 2017)
Of Man and Beast - Touring, UK and International - (2017 - 2018)
Witness This - Creation and Touring, UK and International (2017 - 2018)
Illuminate - Creation and Manchester Performances (2017 - 2018)
Witness - Creation and UK Tour (2016 - 2017)
Autin Dance Theatre
Movement and Spoken Word Artist (2018)
Queer Words - Creation, Premiere and Edinburgh Fringe Performances
Julia James-Griffiths Dance
Movement Artist (2018)
The Box - Creation and Premiere Performances
Max Westwall
Movement Artist (2018)
The Wolves - Creation and London Performances
James Wilton Dance
Company Dancer (2018)
The Storm - Creation and UK Tour
Moving Visions
Movement Artist (2014 - 2015)
Gaia - UK Tour of Sacred Spaces (2014 - 2015)
Motherless Child - Creation and London Performances (2015)
Atonement - Creation and UK Tour (2013 - 2015)
Training
Northern School Of Contemporary Dance
Post-Graduate Diploma (2016 - 2017)
1-Year Apprenticeship with Company Chameleon
The Rambert School
Ba Hons (2014 - 2016)
3-Year Vocational Course in Ballet and Contempoary Dance
Additional Skills
Hoop/Lyra
Aerial
Coaches: Rachel Strickland (2017 - Ongoing), Zaki Musa (2019 - Ongoing), Lee Clayden (2017 - 2018)
Teaching
Dance
Middlesex University (2019), English National Ballet - Youth Company (2017 -2018), Autin Dance Theatre (2018), Julia James-Griffiths (2018), Company Chameleon (2016 - 2018), Northern School of Contemporary Dance (2017), The Place ‘CAT’ (2016)
Choreography
Dance/Aerial
Visit 'Movement Work' to view past creations