Ya Gao

Actor Dancer Movement Director

Ya, she/her, an actor, dancer and movement director. I'm interested in working on intercultural adaptation

Credits

Movement Coaching/Directing
B.A. World Performance East 15
B.A. Acting Music Theatre Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Jan.2024-now
B.A. Contemporary Performance Practice The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Feb.2024

Acting Theatre
Shoot/Get treasure/Repeat a Woman Director: Kat Henry Chapel off Chapel Dec. 2019
StartOver Again a Crazy Actor Director: Olivia Na Butterfly Club Melbourne Oct. 2019
Proof Catherine Director: Nick Simpson-Deeks Student Scene Work NIDA Open May. 2019

Acting Short Film
The chair Supportive Role Director: Luke Carnuccio Swinburne University April 2021
Fools Protagonist Producer: Dana Newell Presented by City on a Hill Melbourne, March 2020
The Curtain Calls Supportive Role: Mum Producer: Emily Munroe Swinburne University 2019

Dance Production
There is a place Dancer Director: Shelley Wakefield Guild Theatre Dec. 2018
Reflection Choreographer Director: Colleen Blandthorn Guild Theatre Dec.2018

Modeling
The Bowl of Prayers, the exhibition of City on a Hill, Church in Melbourne 2020

Training

● Master in Arts in Movement Direction and Coaching, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 2023-2024
● Barre Teacher Training Barre Body Australia August,2022
● Certificate IV of Yoga Teaching, Australian Learning Group 2021-2022
● National Institute of Dramatic Art ACTOR STUDIO Melbourne 2019
Certificate IV of Dance Teaching, Australian College of Dance 2018-2019
● Physical Theatre Training Action Theatre, Women’s Circus Melbourne 2018
● Bachelor of Arts in Acting, Wuhan University, China 2010

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Directing
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children

Additional Languages

Standard Mandarin

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