MICRO-BIO

• KIRSTY REILLY is a performing arts practitioner and educator with over thirty-two years in the industry nationally and internationally as a performing artist, theatre director, choreographer, movement director and theatre-maker. She holds a bachelor...More

  KIRSTY REILLY is a performing arts practitioner and educator with over thirty-two years in the industry nationally and internationally as a performing artist, theatre director, choreographer, movement director and theatre-maker. She holds a bachelor of Education, Postgraduate degree (NIDA) and is currently undertaking a PhD in Bi-cultural arts practice at Deakin University, Australia. As a Gloria Payten Fellowship recipient, she has trained and worked with companies and mentors including Theatre de Complicite, Monica Pagneux, Philippe Gaulier,, and Belvoir St theatre Sydney. She also works as an educator and mentor in acting institutions, film and television, training studios, universities, theatre companies, the corporate sector and schools. These include NIDA (National Insitute of Dramatic Art), Melbourne University Australia , The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Deakin University Australia , Actors Centre Australia, Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), Sydney Theatre Company (and Australian Opera (AO). She is also a facilitator for Indigenous cultural training and learning programs with The Storyteller Australia. She is currently undertaking a PhD at Deakin University researching the alliances between Indigenous and Non-indigenous culture in Mainstream theatre rehearsal processes/practice. She lives in Geelong, Australia with her two biological Ngarrindjeri/Wathaurong children.

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EXPERIENCE

• Deakin University Australia

  • PhD
  • School of Communication and Creative Arts (SCCA)
  • March 2017 to Present

• Melbourne University Australia

  • Movement Tutor
  • Victorian College of the Arts
  • June 2010 to August 2016

• Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC)

  • Movement director
  • Theatre production
  • July 1998 to September 1998

• Sydney Theatre Company (STC)

  • Movement director
  • Theatre
  • 1997 to 1997

• The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

  • Guest Movement tutor
  • Acting Department
  • November 1995 to December 1995

• National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Australia

  • Acting/Movement tutor
  • Acting Department
  • February 1993 to Present

EDUCATION

• Deakin University Australia

  • PhD SCCA ( School of Communication and Creative Arts
  • March 2017 to Present

  Doctoral student

• National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Australia

  • Post graduate degree : Movement studies for actors
  • February 1992 to December 1992

  Practice and Theory based: teacher, director, participant in Acting/Movement course.

• Deakin University Australia

  • Bachelor of Education Dance/Drama
  • February 1985 to November 1988

  Rusden Campus. Performance Practice and Theory based

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