Julia Harvie is a movement artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. 
Her areas of practice include improvisation and interdisciplinary collaboration. 
Her work often explores and challenges the archetypal female dancing body.
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CHOREOGRAPHY

2018                   Innocent Bystanders at The Physics Room
                           Additional Movement at CoCA
                           RUSHES guest artist, NZ International Arts Festival 
                           Hurihuri commission for Movement of the Human
                           Premiere at True Colours Festival, Singapore &
                           Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
2017                    Democratic Ensemble with Stuart Lloyd-Harris
                            Harmonix with Jason Ware & Clara  Wells
                            The Oresteia Experience with UC for
                            Christchurch Arts Festival
2016                    Nesticity with Stuart Lloyd-Harris  - FESTA      
                            Commission
                            Elephant Skin - Footnote Commission NOW Season
                            Vitamin S Festival Guest Artist
2015                    Vitamin S Festival - Workshop Presenter / Performer
2014                    CSO in Schools Commission
                            Archiving Failure - MAPDanceLAB - The Body Festival
2013                    1/3 - The Physics Room Commission
                            A Soldiers Tale with Free Theatre / CSO - 
                            Christchurch Art Festival 
                            Still Standing Silent with Kristian Larsen &
                            Alex van den Broek
2012                    Minutes of Silence - The Body Festival
2011                     Nature of the Beast - WDA Commission Taiwan
                            Nature of the Beast - Footnote Commission
                            Random Acts of God & Other Stories Tour ( Nelson,        
                            Christchurch, Taranaki Arts Festivals)
2010                    Random Acts of God & Other Stories 
                            Still Standing Silent with Alex van den Broek
2009                  The Ensemble Project - Choreography for Oliver Driver,
                            Silo Theatre
2008                  Self Portrait Tour, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington & Auckland
                            Your'e  Not Alone You're Just in New Zealand - Dancehouse, Melbourne (Rifelman Productions)
2006                  Locked
2004                  ( )Scape - Herald Theatre, Auckland


PERFORMANCE
2017                   Bulgasari Aotearoa
2016                  Rushes - guest artist for Malia Johnston
                           Kyungmi Kim  
2013                   Canterbury Tales - Free Theatre / FESTA
                           Violent Baby with Kristian Larsen
2011                   Southern Lights for Riki von Falken and Fleur de Thier
                          Tilt for Fleur de Thier
2009                 Southern Lights for Zoe Schofield, Shona McCullagh and Fleur de Their
                          Winded for Fleur de Thier
​2007                 Dark Tourists for Malia Johnston and Emma Willis
                          Hover for Fleur de Thier
                          Moth for  Julia McKerrow
                          Grain for Rick Harvie & Julia McKerrow
2006                A Clockwork Orange - Choreography by Sarah Foster-Sproull, Direction, Andrew Foster (Silo Theatre)
                         Angels with Dirty Feet NZ Tour - Raewyn Hill / Soapbox Productions
2005                Miniatures National Tour - Malia Johnston
2004 - 2012    Member of Touch Compass Dance Trust 

PRODUCTION
2012 - 2017      Artistic Director of Movement Art Practice
2004 - 2012    Artistic Director of Corrupt Productions

TEACHING
2018                  FIELDWORK Choreographic Workshop  at CoCA
2012 - 2018      MAP Community Classes, Partnering, Improvisation & Choreographic Workshops
2015 - 2018      Anneliese Gilberd Academy
                          Hagley Dance Company
2008 - 2010    Jolt Dance & A Different Light Theatre

RESEARCH
2017                  Josie Paul Julia Kosta Collaboration
                         She Played Me Like A Fool Phase 1 Research & Development
2016                 Foreign Bodies Physics Room Residency with Paul Young
2015                 MAP Research Series Artist
2011                  Elephant Skin - Double Shot 
2010                 Elephant Skin - Tertiary Dance Festival
2009                WDA with Lloyd Newsom and Pichet, Brisbane
2008                Minutes of Silence Research & Development
2007                Magpie Music Dance Internship, Netherlands

WRITING
2004 - 2017    Contributor for DANZ Magazine
2004 - 2017    Contributor for Theatreview

SPEAKING
2017               National DANZ Hui
                      Brown Bread Arts Leader Forum
                      Te Putahi 
AWARDS
2008             Best Female Contemporary Dancer - The Listener
                       Best Dance at Dunedin Fringe
                       Best Performer at Wellington Fringe        

EDUCATION 
2013               Transitional City Paper - Universit of Canterbury
2002              English Paper at Massey - NZ Literature
2001-03        UNITEC - Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts Major: Contemporary Dance
2000             Hagley Dance Company - pre-tertiary training 
                       Psychology 104 & English 101
1993 - 99       Rangi Ruru Girls School, Christchurch, NZ
                        A Bursary - Scholarship: Classics
1986 - 92       Elmwood Normal School, Christchurch​


             

                     


                  

 
               

  
         
                   





        

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