By Appointment
By Appointment
Amelia O’Leary will launch a new and innovative Queer First Nations lead contemporary dance company, Dharriwaa Yulugi (Dance for All in Gamilarraay language) and will develop a new work Ngambaa, I’m Tired (Ngambaa means Mother in Gamilarraay language). A Gamilaroi First Nations Queer artist, Amelia utilises theatre, dance, writing, sound and film to alchemise her diverse ensemble’s response to the increasing pressure to function and produce in a failing society. The company seeks original expressions that refuse the silent lack of care for their existence – a healthy prosperity of storytelling and dance that hopes to shift perspectives and create softness.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2021, O’Leary performed her first full-length work ‘Yinarr’ in Adelaide Fringe and Dancehouse in 2022. ‘A Certain Mumble’ was presented as part of Frame. ‘STAUNCH ASF’ was presented at the Meat Market as part of the Deadly Fringe program. O’Leary choreographed ‘One Day’ and ‘World Problems’ as part of Yirramboi in 2023. In the same year, Amelia was awarded Melbourne Fringe’s Best Emerging Indigenous Artist.
