REIMAGINING SPACES

THROUGH MOVEMENT

ABOUT

I am a choreographer reimagining spaces through movement. I explore the intersections of body, place and story. My practice is underpinned by interdisciplinary formats - telling compelling stories that unfold in unexpected places.

Through socially engaged, co-creative processes, I choreograph public installations where dance intersects with lived experience, architecture, and community.

I am committed to reaching audiences beyond traditional theatre contexts - inviting people to stumble across movement in their daily lives, encounter dance in public space, and engage with performance in ways that feel immediate and accessible. My work exists within and responds to site, fostering deep connections with the communities it inhabits. By embedding dance in public art, I explore how choreography can reshape environments, amplify voices, and create shared moments of discovery. 

Through my movement practice, I work as a choreographer, movement director and dance researcher.

I hold a First Class BA (hons) Dance and Choreography degree from Falmouth University where I trained in choreography, contemporary, ballet, physical theatre, improvisation and research. I later trained on Studio Wayne McGregor’s PEER programme.

Image of Melanie Whitehead Smith captured by photographer Eric Mouroux at Kitsch Studio in London, UK

AS SEEN AT

Image of Light Night Leeds Logo, part of the Light up the North Festival network
Image of Compass Live Art logo, a Leeds based interactive art festival engaging communities through co-created art

LET’S CONNECT

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