Shea Donovan

Theatre Maker Actor Choreographer Artistic Director Interdisciplinary Practitioner

Shea Donovan (she/her) is an interdisciplinary performance artist and Artistic Director of Indigo Arts Collective. Creating at the intersection of art, scholarship and activism, she's interested in developing female-focussed work for theatres and alternative spaces. Shea's practice is sometimes text-to-stage, sometimes processed-based and curatorial, combining elements of theatre, dance, film, soundscape and installation while focusing on feminist and postcolonial themes.

Credits

*Directing
Director/Curator, The Sonnet Response Series, Indigo Arts Collective (online project), 2020
Director, Choreography Confined, Indigo Arts Collective (short film), 2021
Director, SHE(ME): Reclaiming Shame, Project Phakama, 2021

*Performing
LILA, By the Light of the Moon, Old Red Lion, 3 shows, 2022
LILA, By the Light of the Moon, TheSpace on Northbridge, Edinburgh Fringe, 1 week, 2022
LILA, By the Light of the Moon, Broadwater Theatre, Hollywood Fringe, 1 week, 2019
LILA, By the Light of the Moon, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 2 show, 2019
LILA, By the Light of the Moon, Bread and Roses, 4 shows, 2019
THAISA, Pericles, Tristan Bates Theatre, 1 week, 2019
ENSEMBLE, The Penelopiad, Arcola Theatre, 1 week, 2019
PAULINA, The Winters Tale, Archway Theatre, 4 weeks, 2017
REGAN, King Lear, Noho London Music Hall, 2 weeks, 2016
ARIEL, Tempest REDUX, New American Theatre, 12 weeks, 2016

Training

MFA Acting, East 15 Acting School
MA Contemporary Performance Practice, University of East London
Certificate in Dramatic Writing, Oxford University
BFA Theatre Performance, Tulane University
BA Communications & Media Studies, Tulane University
Minor in Dance, emphasis on Dance Composition, Tulane University

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Movement Direction
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Video Design
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

limited Spanish

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