Amelia Burke
Acting Artistic Director at Western Australian Youth Theatre Company- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Western Australian Youth Theatre Company
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Australia
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Acting Artistic Director
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Super Speak
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Australia
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teaching Artist
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Jul 2021 - Jul 2023
Taught classes to children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16 who want to improve their creative expression in speech and physicality, and who want to learn to become compelling public speakers in a variety of contexts. Taught classes to children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16 who want to improve their creative expression in speech and physicality, and who want to learn to become compelling public speakers in a variety of contexts.
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(NIDA) National Institute of Dramatic Art
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Australia
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Performing Arts
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100 - 200 Employee
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Teaching Artist
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Apr 2021 - Jul 2023
Taught drama workshops for children and young people between the ages of 5 - 18. Over the course of my time with NIDA Open, I led workshops that spanned a variety of areas: acting, devising, improvisation, voice and movement.
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Director
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Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
Directed a new production of Lachlan Philpott's Bustown with a company of young performers from NIDA Open's Performance Lab.
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Director
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Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
Directed and devised a new production of Company Three's Brainstorm on Zoom with a cast of young performers from NIDA Open's Performance Lab.
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Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education Officer
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Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
Coordinated and project managed the professional learning seminars, student workshops and annual conferences for ATOMVic's Education department. Coordinated and project managed the professional learning seminars, student workshops and annual conferences for ATOMVic's Education department.
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essential workers
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Director
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Mar 2023 - May 2023
Directed the world premiere of Frieda Lee's All His Beloved Children at KXT on Broadway. Directed the world premiere of Frieda Lee's All His Beloved Children at KXT on Broadway.
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Theatre Works
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Australia
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Directed Maki Morita's debut play 'Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise'. Directed Maki Morita's debut play 'Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise'.
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La Mama Theatre
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Australia
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
Conceived, devised and directed Meet My Grandies for La Mama for Kids & the Seniors Festival. Conceived, devised and directed Meet My Grandies for La Mama for Kids & the Seniors Festival.
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Freelance
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Director
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Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
Workshopped and directed the creative development of Maki Morita's debut play Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise. Workshopped and directed the creative development of Maki Morita's debut play Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise.
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National Theatre Melbourne
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St Kilda
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Teaching Artist
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Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
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Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Production Manager
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Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
Production Manager for 10 new works at the TILT Festival of Emerging Artists at The Blue Room Theatre. Production Manager for 10 new works at the TILT Festival of Emerging Artists at The Blue Room Theatre.
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Playwriting Australia
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Facilitator
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Facilitated fortnightly workshops for Advanced Writers in Perth, Australia. I was responsible for liaising with the guest writers and disseminating their teaching materials. I was also responsible for setting up and packing down the venue, providing the catering and on-site support to the artists involved Facilitated fortnightly workshops for Advanced Writers in Perth, Australia. I was responsible for liaising with the guest writers and disseminating their teaching materials. I was also responsible for setting up and packing down the venue, providing the catering and on-site support to the artists involved
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Education
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(NIDA) National Institute of Dramatic Art
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Directing -
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
Bachelor of Performing Arts, Performance Making -
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Bachelor of Performing Arts, Performance Making -
University of Melbourne
Bachelor's degree, English Literature and Theatre Studies/Psychology