Craig Bary
Artist Bio
Craig is a committed and active member of the dance community in New Zealand and Australia. He has worked with many companies and choreographers over his 20+ year professional life. He has been a founding member of key organisations such as Catapult Dance Choreographic Hubs professional company, The New Zealand Dance Company and Garry Stewarts Australian Dance Theatre. Craig has worked with many different companies and choreographers, some of which include, ADT, Tasdance, KAGE, Leigh Warren and Dancers, Chunky Move, The Farm, Bangarra, Douglas Wright Dance, Footnote New Zealand Dance, Michael Parmenter’s Commotion Company, Raewyn Hill, Sue Healey, Shaun Parker Company, Legs on the Wall, Tanja Liedtke, Lisa Wilson Projects, and Sarah Foster-Sproull. Craig is interested in connecting with the professional and pre-professional community through creative practice masterclasses and by creating work that comments on current social issues. His choreography includes his own independent works, works on Sydney Dance Company, Footnote New Zealand Dance, Catapult Dance, and the iOU collective. He has also made works for key training institutions such as the New Zealand School of Dance, Unitec, UNSW, Link Dance Company, NAISDA, and the SDC Pre-Professional Year. Craig is a highly regarded and passionate teacher, teaching for many companies, independents and universities and was the Training Delivery Coordinator at NAISDA Dance College. Craig’s ongoing relationship with Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub sees him performing with the company, engaging in Propel Residencies and choreographing on the company and is currently an associate artist and the company producer.
