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Katherine Moran Dancer
Katherine Moran Dancer

I started dancing at the age of four, as a form of physiotherapy for Congenital Hip Dislocation, which I had been born with (I have always maintained this would be my X Factor sob story). 

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This kickstarted a long, delicious adventure exploring many dance styles and refining my technical understanding in modern, jazz, tap, contemporary, ballet & pointework, and hip hop.

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After 15 years of dance training, I was then able to further my awareness within my movement training at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. Under the exceptional guidance of Vanessa Ewan and Debbie Green, my world was blown wide open through the teachings of Laban, animal studies, code work, gender workshops, Tai Chi and other movement fundamentals.

 

I have since gone on to choreograph and movement direct for numerous plays, music videos and films, as well as teach Movement and Dance to the Acting and Actor-Musician students at the London College of Music. Recent productions have seen me working at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, British Youth Music Theatre, Cockpit Theatre and Brighton Fringe

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Discovering the landscape of movement as a metaphor combines my passions of acting and dance, and I relish the projects that I get to work on as movement director or choreographer.

Dance Reel

Dance Reel

Recent Projects

When I Come To (Music Video)

Romeo & Juliet

A Midsummer's Night Dream (Play)

Lysistrata (Play)

Two the Power of Three (Play)

Mortal (Short Film)

This Hiatus (Music Video)

London College of Music (Practitioner)

Movement Director

Choreographer & Movement Director

Choreographer

Movement Director

Movement Director & Choreographer

Choreographer

Choreographer

Movement & Dance Lecturer

Marry Me Emelie / Be Bo Bended Productions

Theatre Royal Plymouth / BYMT

British Youth Music Theatre

The Delta Collective, Cockpit Theatre

Theatre Handmade/Clean Break Theatre/Brighton Fringe

Excitus Production

Kala Collective

Acting Students (L3 – 5) & Actor Musicians (L4)

When i come to | MARRY ME EMELIE

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Movement Direction  |  Working with artist Ella Bruccoleri for Marry Me Emelie's Debut EP

 

For this project, Ella and I explored themes of masculinity, femininity and the courage it takes to embrace one's true identity. We played with blurring the line between human and animal.

On the shoot day, unexpected circumstances saw us adapting the piece, leading us to explore what happens when those instincts for freedom are restrained...

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I'm incredibly proud of what Ella achieved here.โ€‹โ€‹ Check out an excerpt from the piece below.

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Directed by Georgia Cornick  |  Cinematography by Nicole Njagi  |  Produced by Lizzie Ewin and Be Bo Bended Productions |  Edited/Graded by Lizzie Ewin and Nicole Njagi  |  Movement Direction by Katherine Moran

Art Direction by Alberto Achar  |  1st AD - Angelica Gayle  |  Warm-up DJ’s - Tom Cozens and Josh Cooper-Thorne  |  Location provided by Dean Brannagan and Walthamstow Trades Hall 

When I Come To - Marry Me Emelie

When I Come To - Marry Me Emelie

Abandon - A Dance Film

Abandon: /ษ™หˆband(ษ™)n/ To give up completely / A complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

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Playing in my play pretend… ABANDON explores how a moment of utter devastation for one woman simultaneously grants her the freedom to lose herself.

 

Choreographed & performed by Katherine Moran. Filmed & edited by the wonderful Silver Cactus Productions

ABANDON | A Dance Film
Katherine Moran

ABANDON | A Dance Film

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