Female dancer in red sleeveless leotard with one leg raised.

Bonnie Curtis, an independent artist and founder of Bonnie Curtis Projects, is acclaimed for her thought-provoking and impactful work.

Her artistic practice blends technical elements of dance with creative and somatic approaches, and she is known as a rebel bun-head at heart with a love for dance-theatre. Her work explores emotions and experiences that shape contemporary society, and she believes everyone should be able to experience the joy of dance, regardless of age or ability.

Bonnie’s creations and collaborations have featured at ImPulsTanz, MuMoK, Girona Film Festival, Quadstock Music Festival, CinéWomen, NZ Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, March Dance, DirtyFeet, AUSTI. Dance & Physical Theatre, Merrigong Theatre Company, AMPA, and Brand X (Australia).

Her performance highlights span major Australian and international stages and include Play It Safe by Tim Minchin for the Sydney Opera House’s 50th Anniversary Film, choreographed by Lucy Guerin; My Spoons and Me choreographed by Sarah-Vyne Vassallo for DirtyFeet; A Night’s Game Curtain Raiser with Alleyne Dance (UK), FORM Dance and Dance Makers Collective; Right Here. Right Now. choreographed by Kathryn Puie for Urban Theatre Projects; Assembly by Nicola Conibere for the Biennale of Sydney; and Critical Joy by Keith Hennessy and Peaches for ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival at MuMok, Austria.

Bonnie is an experienced dance educator and choreographer, dedicated to nurturing creativity, technique, and artistic expression in students of all ages and abilities, including those with disability. She holds a Bachelor of Dance Performance from the Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA), Diploma of Fitness, Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach, and certifications in Progressing Ballet Technique and Progressing Contemporary Technique.

She has taught technique and performance in AMPA’s Bachelor of Dance program and runs inclusive adult dance classes in the Southern Highlands. Her teaching appointments span schools, studios, tertiary programs, and inclusive arts organisations, including AUSTI. Dance & Physical Theatre, Te Auaha NZ Institute of Creativity, DirtyFeet, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Energetiks Ballet Scholarship, Merrigong Theatre Company’s Strangeways Ensemble, and Southern Tablelands Arts’ Dance for Wellbeing program, designed for people with disability.

She has held roles including Associate Producer at Canberra Youth Theatre, and currently serves as Artistic Associate – Artist Wellbeing at Merrigong Theatre Company, where she developed and leads the pioneering MERRIGONGX Artist Wellbeing Program. This initiative supports artists’ mental, emotional, and professional growth through mentoring and skills development workshops.

Bonnie is a recipient of the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant, Veolia Mulwaree Creative Arts Scholarship, and is an alum of the ATLAS Programme for Choreographers at ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival.