Natasha Harrison
After studying at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Natasha went on to complete her Masters in Movement: Directing and Teaching, graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Natasha's work as a Movement Director focusses on the context, vision and nature of the theatrical piece in question, supporting the production by translating the world of the piece through the art of movement. Working closely with directors to achieve movement with a visceral and organic edge, Natasha's role in theatre would be to work in conjunction with the actors to develop the physicality of their characters in space, refine the movement moments of the show and explore at the overall movement language of the piece. As an artist Natasha is continually inspired by physical theatre companies such as Gecko, Frantic Assembly and DV8 for their physical storytelling, encouraging boldness in Natasha's movement choices and enabling her to explore the communicative power of the body. As well as being a Movement Director, Natasha has keen eye for devising, developing and refining new movement and this helps shape her vision when taking on the role of Choreographer.
Movement and choreography credits include: Lord of the Flies (Leeds Playhouse; Linck & Mullhahn (Hampstead Theatre); A Single Man and Whodunnit 2 (Park Theatre); Ride (Charing Cross Theatre); The Bolds (Unicorn Theatre); A Game of Love and Chance and Hunger (Arcola); One Jewish Boy (Trafalgar Studios); La Cage Aux Folles (Park Theatre); Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Co-Director & Movement Director Oldham Coliseum); A Christmas Carol (Derby Theatre); Mold Riots (Theatr Clwyd); Shakespeare Nation and Julius Caesar: First Encounters (RSC); The Sweet Science of Bruising (Wilton’s Music Hall); La Belle Helene (Blackheath Halls); Trouble in Tahiti & A Dinner Engagement (RCM); Handbagged (Salisbury Playhouse); Not Such Quiet Girls, (Leeds Playhouse & Opera North); Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood (CAST Doncaster); Moll Flanders (Mercury Theatre); Wasted (Southwark Playhouse).
Other productions include: The Rake’s Progress (British Youth Opera); Blackthorn (Paines Plough at Edinburgh Festival); Building the Wall, (Park Theatre);(RSC); Tumulus ((Soho Theatre studio & Vault Festival); Tiny Dynamite (Old Red Lion Theatre); Dear Brutus (Southwark Playhouse); Zoetrope (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Twist, (Theatre Centre); The Shed Crew (Red Ladder); Une Education Manque and Les Mamelles de Tiresias, (Royal College of Music); The Cardinal (Southwark Playhouse); Ode to Leeds (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Natasha was Movement Director for the OldVic12 2018/19 and delivered a podcast @The_MovementPod - dedicated to all things movement.
Natasha is an RSC Education Associate Practitioner.
After studying at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Natasha went on to complete her Masters in Movement: Directing and Teaching, graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Natasha's work as a Movement Director focusses on the context, vision and nature of the theatrical piece in question, supporting the production by translating the world of the piece through the art of movement. Working closely with directors to achieve movement with a visceral and organic edge, Natasha's role in theatre would be to work in conjunction with the actors to develop the physicality of their characters in space, refine the movement moments of the show and explore at the overall movement language of the piece. As an artist Natasha is continually inspired by physical theatre companies such as Gecko, Frantic Assembly and DV8 for their physical storytelling, encouraging boldness in Natasha's movement choices and enabling her to explore the communicative power of the body. As well as being a Movement Director, Natasha has keen eye for devising, developing and refining new movement and this helps shape her vision when taking on the role of Choreographer.
Movement and choreography credits include: Lord of the Flies (Leeds Playhouse; Linck & Mullhahn (Hampstead Theatre); A Single Man and Whodunnit 2 (Park Theatre); Ride (Charing Cross Theatre); The Bolds (Unicorn Theatre); A Game of Love and Chance and Hunger (Arcola); One Jewish Boy (Trafalgar Studios); La Cage Aux Folles (Park Theatre); Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Co-Director & Movement Director Oldham Coliseum); A Christmas Carol (Derby Theatre); Mold Riots (Theatr Clwyd); Shakespeare Nation and Julius Caesar: First Encounters (RSC); The Sweet Science of Bruising (Wilton’s Music Hall); La Belle Helene (Blackheath Halls); Trouble in Tahiti & A Dinner Engagement (RCM); Handbagged (Salisbury Playhouse); Not Such Quiet Girls, (Leeds Playhouse & Opera North); Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood (CAST Doncaster); Moll Flanders (Mercury Theatre); Wasted (Southwark Playhouse).
Other productions include: The Rake’s Progress (British Youth Opera); Blackthorn (Paines Plough at Edinburgh Festival); Building the Wall, (Park Theatre);(RSC); Tumulus ((Soho Theatre studio & Vault Festival); Tiny Dynamite (Old Red Lion Theatre); Dear Brutus (Southwark Playhouse); Zoetrope (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Twist, (Theatre Centre); The Shed Crew (Red Ladder); Une Education Manque and Les Mamelles de Tiresias, (Royal College of Music); The Cardinal (Southwark Playhouse); Ode to Leeds (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Natasha was Movement Director for the OldVic12 2018/19 and delivered a podcast @The_MovementPod - dedicated to all things movement.
Natasha is an RSC Education Associate Practitioner.