Movement
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).
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.
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.
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
Recent Projects
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)
Choreographer & Movement Director
Choreographer
Movement Director
Movement Director & Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Movement & Dance Lecturer
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)
Abandon - A Dance Film
Abandon: /əˈband(ə)n/ To give up completely / A complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
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