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Karla Hart

Karla was born on 18 May 1978 in Perth Western Australia.

Karla completed the Aboriginal Theatre course 2005 at WA Academy of Performing Arts (units included acting, singing, dancing, writing) and is currently studying 3rd year Contemporary Arts at WA Academy of Performing Arts (units include: acting, writing, voice, movement, directing)

Karla received a distinction in voice and directing classes and is doing technology for performance and scriptwriting, with further classes of voice, movement and performing.

Karla manages and performs with the the dance group "Kwarbah Djookian Traditional Women's Dance Group.

Theatre, File and Television

  • 2008 "Uneven Ground" – Feature Film directed by Brendon Biggs.
  • 2008 "Journeys of the Happy Buddha" – Assistant Director WAAPA.
  • December 2007 - Creative Development workshops with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for CHOO Team and Mother's Tongue, Perth WA.
  • November 2007- Acted and helped devise House of Memory, directed by Nikki Heywood.
  • 2007 "Coconut" - was performed, written, workshopped, directed and produced by Karla and one other cast member.
  • 2006 "Sea Stories" - was performed, written, workshopped, directed and produced by Karla and four other cast members.
  • 2006 - Karla wrote a piece and choreographed a contemporary traditional dance to tapsticks and also performed a family story that her uncle had told her.  The group found the site to perform the story and arranged all the rehearsals, lighting and sound. 
  • 2005 "In Our Town" - written by Jack Davis - Aboriginal Theatre WAAPA.
  • 2005 "Up the Road" - written by Jack Davis - Aboriginal Theatre WAAPA.
  • 2005 "Black Tracks" - written by Karla Hart - Aboriginal Theatre WAAPA -Harmony Week.
  • 2005 "Stolen" - played Shirley - directed by David Milroy, toured to Broome & Yanchep as well as performed at WAAPA.

 

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Other

  • November 2007 - State finalist in National Poetry Slam.
    July 2007 - Finding My Place Workshop at Mandurah Library, Perth WA.
  • June 2007 - Played Office Worker in HBF "More to Like" commercial, Perth WA.
  • January 2007 - "Welcome to Country" - traditional Noongah dancing at Welcome to Country for Perth International Arts Festival, WA

View more details and photos of Karla in the following production and project pages:

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