Biography

 

"The scenes though out the production are skilfully held together by extracts from Lorca’s work, smoothly narrated by Chris Shepherd. Mr Shepherd brings not only his mellifluous voice, but also his own superb mime and dance skills to the stage. His 1930s New York-style soft shoe shuffle was a delightful interlude adding humour and lightness to the often intense mood."

By UTE SCHULENBERG
June 2007

After graduating from the Australian Ballet School Chris Shepherd joined the world of musical theatre and jazz dance, as well as continuing with classical and contemporary ballet. His choreographic credits and performances include touring with David Atkins' Danc'in' Man, and West Side Story, numerous opera productions for the South Australia Opera and re-stages for the Victorian Opera Company. He's toured with singer Renee Geyer, worked in TV shows, danced for Micheal Jackson, performed in commercials, video rock clips, cabaret and has danced in many films. He's performed as Petroushka with Leigh Warren and the Australian Dance Theatre, directed plays for the S.A. Writers' Guild and later formed Da Whyze Guize Jazz Dance Trio who were consistenly in demand.

More recently Chris has performed in Love, Valour, Compassion by Mixed Salad for the FEAST FESTIVAL, Mallee Bull (a one man show which he wrote himeself) for the Cabaret Festival 2004 and In a Class of their Own for the Cabaret Fringe Festival. Chris recently travelled to Taipei National University of the Arts to instruct Jazz, Tap and contemporary dance. He has been teaching Jazz and movement at the Flinders University and worked on choreography for the ACArts-tafe productions of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Chris was also invited by Festival organizers of Stomping Ground in NSW to present his Mallee Bull show and dance workshops for 'Men and Boys in Dance'.

Chris has been soloist, writer and associate director of Teatro del Mundo since it's inception in 2000 when the company was established with funding from Arts SA and the Australia Council.

 

 

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