Catapult’s Propel Choreographic Residency program is back
Come and view Propel resident and First Nations artist Jasmin Sheppard’s creative process and a showing of her latest work in development, followed by a Q and A with this exceptional artist and a cast of four cross-cultural artists.
ARTISTS: Kyle Ramboyong, Brooke Baxter, Shana O’Brien
IMAGE: Photo credit - Pati Tyrel
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About Jasmin Sheppard
Jasmin Sheppard is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and director, a Tagalaka Aboriginal woman with Irish, Chinese and Hungarian ancestry.
Jasmin spent 12 years with Bangarra Dance Theatre, performing numerous lead roles such as ‘Patyegarang’, in which critics described her performance as “powerfully engaging, fluent dexterity” (Sydney Morning Herald). She choreographed one major work for the company, ‘MACQ’, on the 1816 Appin Massacres under Governor Macquarie which toured Australian capital cities, regional Australia and Germany. In 2012 Jasmin was nominated for an Australian Dance award for ‘Best Female Contemporary Dancer’, and her work ‘MACQ’ was nominated for a Helpmann Award for best dance work as a part of ‘OUR Land People Stories’ in 2017, and in 2018 received a Helpmann for the best regional touring program.
Other works include: ‘No Remittance’ for Legs on the Wall and ‘Choice Cut’ for Yirramboi festival, which was presented at Toronto’s Fall For Dance North Festival, 2019.
Jasmin premiered her first full-length work “The Complication of Lyrebirds” in 2021 at Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of Sydney Festival. This work was also supported by The Australia Council for the Arts in conjunction with C-A-C and Native Earth Theatre Company, Toronto.
In 2020 Jasmin created works for NAISDA Dance College, Sydney Dance Company’s PPY program, and Catapult Dance.
Her work is passionate, political and has been described as “surreal and highly evocative” (The Australian).
Supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Newcastle & Create NSW. The Creative Newcastle Program is delivered under the Special Business Rate program.
