JACKI SHEPPARD

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• ‘A Night-time Travesty – Performer with ‘A Daylight Connection’ @ Yirramboi Festival, 2023

• ‘Iron Valley’ – New original play written by Jackie Sheppard, exert presented to an audience through Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s BLACKWRIGHTS Program @ Yirramboi Festival 2023 (Play Reading Presentations).

• ‘The Honouring’ – A full length solo dance theatre production written, choreographed, directed and performed by Jackie Sheppard (FRAME Festival 2023). 

• VCA Guest Lecturer – A lecture by Jacki Sheppard for the VCA Master of Dance cohort. Subject: Body Time Space and Place. Lecture Content: Embodied relationship to Country; Knowledge sharing and knowledge creation. 

• First Nations Creative Consultancy Program – Moreland City Council

• Arts X Science Residency grant recipient (Arts House).

• FesTavares – Festival Programmer and Creative Collaborator for FestTavares 

• Switchboard Victoria – QTIBPOC Programs Officer

• Justice Centred Service Design – A decolonial methodology for creating more equitable, safer and accessible creative organisations, which Creatives of Colour is co-creating with Music Victoria and Arts Access Victoria, with support from the Australia Council for the Arts, VicHealth, City of Yarra and Collingwood Yards.

• -  Theatre Network Australia – Power Play participant 

• -  Creatives of Colour – A research and design driven platform which exists to uplift First Nations, Black and People of Colour creatives. Jackie’s role – Programming, facilitating and envisioning creative spaces through a First Nations lens. 

• -  Fellowships Cultivate Regional Talent project grant – Successful Applicant 

• -  The Ironing Maidens – Adelaide Fringe 2020 rehearsals – Movement Coach and Creative Provocateur (Jack Sheppard). 2019-2020. 

• -  Black Hole Theatre – ‘Vault’, A physical theatre Performance (aerial and dialogue). Performers: Abigail Watkins, John Pyburn, Jack Sheppard). Directed by Nancy Black, Natimuk Frinj, 2019. 

• -  Yay For Cain Toads – A mixed medium performance created by Kendra Kella – Dramaturgy and Cultural Consultancy by Jack Sheppard. Performed at Melbourne Fringe, 2019. 

• -  NEST – Performance Installation Piece. Built and performed by Jack Sheppard – A human sized nest consisting of wood, branches and litter (plastic, paper etc) installed at Federation Square for Black Heart Festival, 2019. A dance and visual response to how pollution affects First Nations cultural practice and the human spirit of First peoples. 

• -  Crackpipe Dreaming – Solo physical theatre creation and performance by Jack Sheppard, Melbourne Fringe, 2019 – Directed, choreographed and performed by Jack Sheppard. Live music by Stephen 

• -  Black Hole Theatre – ‘The Last Lighthouse Keeper’ – Children’s’ puppet show, 2019 tour. A collaborative process, directed by Nancy Black 

• -  The Honouring – One man show (Yirramboi Festival, 2019 world premier) directed, choreographed and performed by Jack Sheppard. Creative provocateur: Rinske Ginsberg; Movement Coach: Jasmin Sheppard; Dramaturg: Rachel Maza: Shadow puppetry: Tim Denton, Greg Fryer. 

• - ERTH Visual & Physical Theatre – Roving installation, Adelaide Fringe 2019 

• -  The Honouring – Solo physical theatre project with puppetry and dialogue – creative development, 2018, Director: Eva Mullaley; Puppet maker and tutor: Tim Denton 

• -  Chasing Smoke circus ensemble – DARWIN Festival; Brisbane season @ The Powerhouse; WOODFORD Fold Festival 2018/19 – Produced by Casus Circus 

• -  STOLEN – Physical theatre adaptation of Jane Harrison’s play STOLEN, choreographed and directed by Vicki Van Hout; Produced by the National Theatre of Parramatta. Performed by Glen Thomas, Katie Leslie, Berthalia Rueben, Henrietta Baird and Jack Sheppard. 

• -  Wild Australia Tour – Roving installation piece devised and written by Jack Sheppard – APAM’s Original Peoples Party and Yirramboi Festival, 2017. Performed by Benjamin Creek, Sermsah Bin Saad and Jack Sheppard 

 

Community engagement through arts and other (2011-2022):

 

• Switchboard Victoria – QTIBPOC Programs Officer 

• Creatives of Colour – Co-Facilitator and Programmer

• Western Edge Youth Arts – Glenroy Residency – Story-Telling and Social Justice through theatrical devices.

•  Nexus Circus – Performance workshop facilitation for Koorie VCAL students and Koorie Elders.

• Back to Back Theatre – Physical Theatre workshop facilitation @ Back to Back CAMP program.

• Dance workshop facilitation – Cape York Aboriginal Girls Academy, Wangetti, QLD –Miriki Dance Company.

• Community Engagement through dance and theatre – an initiative to bring together newly arrived Migrants, Refugees and other diverse community members and families – Jute Theatre Company; Centrecare (QLD)

• Boonwurrung Song and Dance facilitation – (VIC)

• Dance and Song Workshop Facilitator – Picture Book program by ArtPlay and Family Services for newly arrived and vulnerable children. (VIC)

• Teacher @ the Jute Actors Studio – Jute Theatre Company, QLD

• Circus Workshop Facilitation – First Nations School engagement – Darwin Festival –Casus Circus (NT)

• Speaker and contributor on the new Report into Preventing Indigenous Self harm and Youth Suicide by Culture is Life – a new extension on The Elder’s Report. (VIC)

• Interactive Theatre Workshops for Indigenous youth – An anti-bullying/Safe sex/respectful Relationships initiative – Act Now Theatre (SA)

• Circus workshop facilitation at Parkville Youth Justice Centre and Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre for NAIDOC Week – Circus Oz (VIC)

• Dance and Language revival workshop facilitation with First Nations boys in foster care - VACCA and Songlines Music Corporation. (VIC) 

• Cultural education through dance and discussion – School engagement (Perth, WA)

• Yamba The Honey Ant – (Performer as Yamba) A healthy living and anti-trachoma children’s road show – Remote Tour (NT)

• Teacher Aid at Normanton State High School (QLD)

• Cultural and social Education through drama - School tour – Workshop co-facilitator

• Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s MARGUK School Program. (VIC)

• Actor - Sista Girl Productions short film about youth mental health. (VIC) 

• Emerging Cultural Leaders Program at Footscray Community Arts Centre. (VIC)