Adrianne Semmens is a dance practitioner and descendant of the Barkindji People of NSW.
Explorations of identity and place continue to be recurring themes across Adrianne’s practice, evident in her work Immerse, commissioned by Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) as part of their 2021 Convergence season and her short work Thread (2020).
Adrianne works closely with Tjarutja Dance Theatre Collective led by Gina Rings, as a performer and collaborator and has enjoyed performing in Inma, Our Corka Bubs and the 2021 Tarnanthi Festival opening event.
2022 sees Adrianne and collaborator Jennifer Eadie present their work Unravel, exhibited at The Mill, Adelaide. Their ongoing dialogue builds upon their first commissioned text Leave Only Your Footprints.
Adrianne continues to be engaged in many education and community projects, such as co-founding the First Nations Choreographic Lab in 2021 and previous role with The Australian Ballet as a Dance Presenter for their Education Ensemble.
Photograph: Sam Roberts
Goodwood train station artwork by Elizabeth Close, Thomas Readett and Shane Cook
Qualifications
Bachelor of Education (middle/secondary), University of South Australia, 2015
Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies), University of South Australia, 2015
Bachelor of Dance Performance, Adelaide College of the Arts (SA), 2004
Diploma, Careers in Dance, National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA Dance College NSW), 2006