lisa griffiths

Lisa studied at the Queensland University of Technology and the Centre of Performing Arts. She worked with Chris Jannides' Darc Swan before joining Gideon Obarzanek's Chunky Move, where she toured nationally and internationally. In 2002 Lisa was commissioned to make a short dance work for Dance Tracks at the Studio, Sydney Opera House. She then joined Tasdance, working with choreographers Natalie Weir, Phillip Adams, Tanja Liedtke and Sue Healey.

Lisa was offered a Dance Web scholarship to attend Impulstanz Festival, represented Australia at the Swiss Coaching Project in Zurich, and has worked for Amanda Phillips on many projects including Crush for which she received an Australian Dance nomination for "Best female Performance".

She has danced in Sue Healey films Fine Line, 3 Times and Once in a Blue Moon. Lisa is a resident dancer in Sue Healey Company and has performed works Fine Line Terrain Inevitable Scenarios, As you take time and The Curiosities touring nationally, New Zealand and Japan. In 2009 Lisa toured the UK with Tanja Liedtke's Twelve Floor and danced the role of Tanja Liedtke in Construct nationally and internationally.

Lisa worked with Meryl Tankard on a remount of Pearl for the Sydney Opera House. She joined Leigh Warren and Dancers in 2005, touring the USA performing Quick Brown Fox, by Leigh Warren and William Forsythe. She has danced for Leigh Warren in the Phillip Glass Operas, Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha. Then in Seven and Impulse for which she was nominated for "Best female performance" for the Australian Dance awards.

Lisa is developing a new work with dancer Craig Bary and looks forward to choreographic commissions with QUT, AC ARTS and Taipei Dance Forum Dance Company later this year.