headshot by Matthew Twaddell
Angela is a freelance theatre movement practitioner hailing from Nova Scotia, Canada and now based in South London, UK.
Her training background is in conservatory acting (Stanislavski), clowning, physical approaches to acting (Grotowski, Linda Putnam) and Corporeal Mime (Decroux).
Angela's work is primarily as a movement director and movement teacher in theatre, and extends into intimacy direction, devising of new work, circus and film-based projects.
Education and Training:
MA Movement Movement Studies (Theatre) - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London UK (2005-2006)
Speaking-Dancer Interdisciplinary Performance Training - with Jacky Lansley, Dance Research Studio, London UK (2008-2009)
Diploma in Performance - TooBa Physical Theatre Centre, Vancouver, CAN (1999-2001)
Certified Pilates Matwork Teacher - Pilates Foundation UK (2013)
Dru Yoga Teacher (350 hours; 2022)
Certified Pilates Apparatus Teacher - Pilates Foundation UK/ Anne-Marie Zulkahari (650 hours; 2023)
Various intimacy practice workshops with RC Annie, 'Theatrical Intimacy Education' and 'Open Intimacy Creatives' (2023-2024)
Corporeal Mime - Dean Fogal
Physical Acting - Kathleen Weiss
Action Theatre - Kate Hilder; Ruth Zaporah
Actor-Dancer - Jacky Lansley
Fitness Instructor Specialist - CanFitPro (1998-2005)
Her training background is in conservatory acting (Stanislavski), clowning, physical approaches to acting (Grotowski, Linda Putnam) and Corporeal Mime (Decroux).
Angela's work is primarily as a movement director and movement teacher in theatre, and extends into intimacy direction, devising of new work, circus and film-based projects.
Education and Training:
MA Movement Movement Studies (Theatre) - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London UK (2005-2006)
Speaking-Dancer Interdisciplinary Performance Training - with Jacky Lansley, Dance Research Studio, London UK (2008-2009)
Diploma in Performance - TooBa Physical Theatre Centre, Vancouver, CAN (1999-2001)
Certified Pilates Matwork Teacher - Pilates Foundation UK (2013)
Dru Yoga Teacher (350 hours; 2022)
Certified Pilates Apparatus Teacher - Pilates Foundation UK/ Anne-Marie Zulkahari (650 hours; 2023)
Various intimacy practice workshops with RC Annie, 'Theatrical Intimacy Education' and 'Open Intimacy Creatives' (2023-2024)
Corporeal Mime - Dean Fogal
Physical Acting - Kathleen Weiss
Action Theatre - Kate Hilder; Ruth Zaporah
Actor-Dancer - Jacky Lansley
Fitness Instructor Specialist - CanFitPro (1998-2005)