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.

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
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