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lisa griffiths

Lisa graduated from the Queensland University of Technology and the Centre of Performing Arts with a degree in dance. She joined Gideon Obarzanek's Chunky Move for three years, touring nationally and internationally and in 2002 was commissioned to make a short dance work "Turbo-Prop Hostess", for Dance Tracks at the Studio, Sydney Opera House. Lisa 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 in Vienna, represented Australia at the Swiss Coaching Project in Zurich, and has written articles for Dance Australia Magazine. She has performed in Sue Healey films and is a dancer in Sue Healey Company touring nationally, to New Zealand and Japan.

Lisa worked with Meryl Tankard on Pearl for the Sydney Opera House. She joined Leigh Warren and Dancers in 2005, touring the USA to perform Quick Brown Fox. She has since performed with LWD for the Phillip Glass Operas Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, Seven for the Adelaide Fringe and Dream Time choreographed by Jirí Kylián as part of the Dreamscape program for the 2011 OzAsia Festival. Lisa also worked with Paris based choreographer Prue Lang for the 2010 Adelaide Festival and Frances Rings for WOMADelaide, 2011. She has toured nationally and internationally performing in Construct and Twelfth Floor by Tanja Liedtke.

In 2011 Lisa performed as a guest with Expressions Dance Company and was commissioned by QUT, AC Arts and Taiwan National University for Arts to create a solo work The Descent for Sky Festival Taiwan. Lisa has co-created a full length work Element with Adam Synnott during a 3 month residency with Dance Forum Taipei Dance Company for the Taiwan Media Festival Touch Move. Her work Side to One with collaborators Craig Bary and Adam Synnott premiered in 2011 at The Adelaide Festival Centre and was performed at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta. Lisa has received three Australian Dance nominations for "Best performance by a female dancer".


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