Performance
Freelance Contemporary Dance Artist

Video and editing by Danny Bonnar

Parliament of Ghosts
2022
Choreography by Róisín O'Brien for Hidden Door Festival, in collaboration with Rowan McIlvride Music.
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The Art of Looking Sideways
2021-22
R&D for solo work exploring resilience and perspective using choreographed material, improvisation and spoken/written word. Supported by Dance Base, CityMoves, Activate Performing Arts, The Arts Development Company and Pavilion Dance South West.
Dumfries and Galloway Dance
2021
Dancer in touring company season, creating and performing outdoor contemporary dance work across Dumfries and Galloway.
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Works:
- And Now We Unravel, Again by Emma Jayne Park
- Sprawl by Jennifer Paterson and Tony Mills
- Passepied by Bridie Gane
- Triple Echo by Matthew Hawkins
- heartbeats, fresh air, gestures, time by Louise Ahl
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The Norm
2020 (ongoing)
Interdisciplinary collective with theatre maker Ellie Higgins and multidisciplinary artist Rho McGuire.
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Image credits:
And Now We Unravel, Again
Choreographed by Emma Jayne Park
Danced by Jorja Follina, Malcolm Sutherland and Claire Pencak for Dumfries and Galloway Dance.
Image by Kirstin McEwan at Crawick Multiverse.
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Something Smashing
Curated by Skye Reynolds and Alma Sua
Various venues, 2018/2019
Live dnace and music improvisation performances in Edinburgh
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National Youth Dance Company of Scotland
Choreographer: Anna Kenrick, 2017-2018
UK touring and exchange to Melbourne, work by Adam Wheeler with Yellow Wheel
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Graduation showcase
The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, 2018
Works by: Rob Heaslip, Tommy Small, Laura Watson and Lisa Bibby
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Music Videos
- Fjord - Stars In An Ocean of Darkness
Romanian post-rock band (2017)
- WERD - Music In Colour
Edinburgh rapper (2018)
- Be Charlotte - Lights Off
Scottish singer(2020)
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Project Y Performance Course
Summers 2015-2017 (Y Dance)
Works by: Theo Clinkard, Liv Lorent and Gavin Coward, Matthew Robinson, Hagit Yakira, Anna Kenrick, Errol White, Jurg Koch and Alan Greig
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Image credits:
Choreographed by Jennifer Paterson and Tony Mills
Danced by Jorja Follina, Malcolm Sutherland for Dumfries and Galloway Dance.
Forgotten Horizon
2020
Solo structured improvisation in response to Salvador Dali's "Forgotten Horizon". Performed live online from Shetland, as part of Distilled Life Presents: Life Imitates Art sold out online showcase event.
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Flux Intermedia
Norwich Arts Centre, 2019
Composer: Bill Vine, Choreographer: Vinicius Salles
New concept in the creation of holistic, intermedia performance
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Shaper/Caper
Choreographer: Thomas Small
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Solo version of No Offence performed at Dundee Rep, April 2019
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No Offence 2018 R&D, Tramway
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V&A Opening Performance 2018 - Outdoor performance for audience of 10,000 and TV screening
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A Day to Play 2018 - Improvised interactive children’s shows
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Well Good 2018 - physical theatre show touring schools
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CUT 2017 - Site specific horror show
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Image credits:
Choreographed by Bridie Gane
Danced by Jorja Follina, Malcolm Sutherland and Claire Pencak for Dumfries and Galloway Dance.
Image by Kirstin McEwan
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Solitude Without Loneliness
2019 - ongoing
Choreographer: Malcom Sutherland
Excerpts performed at DanceLive festival in Aberdeen, Innovations in Edinburgh and Freier Tanz im Delta XI, Mannheim.
WALK
2023
Movement Director for solo intermedia theatre show, written and performed by Ellie Higgins for Edinburgh Fringe run.
The Last Leaf
2023
Performance at Hidden Door Festival's immersive Environments, blending Chinese folk and contemporary dance. Choreographed by Yuxi Jiang
A Journey of Flight
2023
Dance installation collaboration by Kathryn Gordon with Jenny Sturgeon (music) and Alison Piper (film). Mareel, Shetland Arts
Strawboys
2022
National tour of outdoor work by Rob Heaslip.
​Strawboys is a vibrant and energetic outdoor pop-up performance, blurring the lines between traditional and contemporary dance and music.
Image credits:
Ciunas gan uaigneas
Choreography by Malcolm Sutherland
Dancers: Malcolm Sutherland, Molly Danter and Jorja Follina
Photography by Günter Krämmer
