Karla Hart is a writer, film-maker, dancer, actress and director and has been the event coordinator for Wardarnji Festival 2011- 2015.[1] She is currently the drive time presenter for Noongar Radio, which broadcasts in Perth, Western Australia.[2]
Education
editHart learnt traditional dance from Noongar elders; she also studied Aboriginal Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts before completing a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Performance at Edith Cowan University.[2]
Work
editHart is currently co executive producer and shooter/director on new NITV series in the making "Family Rules".[timeframe?] Hart has acted in acted[clarification needed], danced in a number of productions both on stage and in film and television; she has also written plays and coordinated major events, including the Wararnji Festival. She was a drive-time presenter for Noongar Radio for which she won a national award.[2] Hart is also a board member of Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Theatre Company, an independent theatre company in Western Australia.[1]
Kwarbah Djookian
editIn 2004 Hart started the Kwarbah Djookian Dance Group, of which she is also a performer. The group has performed at many major event both locally and internationally and hundreds of events such as festivals, schools, concerts and corporate events.[2][3]
Works
editDirector:
- Seasons series[4]
Performances:
- King Hit - played Belle and Kerry[1]
Theatre writings:
- Co-wrote and acted in Black as Michael Jackson
- Co-created Fifty Shades of Black[1]
Screen writings:
- Magic Quandong (2013) - winner WA Screen Awards 2013
- Sharing Caring
- Angela's Rules (2015)[5]
- Meriny Time
- Shit Noongars Say[6]
- Shit Whitefellas Say - sequel to Shit Noongars Say
- Mobulator[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "KARLA HART" (PDF). Moogahlin Performing Arts. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Role Models - RMLA - Role Models & Leaders Australia". Rolemodelsaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Skyshow only part of Australia Day events". Perth Now. Perth Now. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Mowarin, Tyson, (film director); Bonser, Perun, (film director); Hart, Karla, (film director); West, Kimberley, (film director); ScreenWest (sponsoring body); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (sponsoring body); Joined Up Films (production company) (2013), Seasons. Series 1, retrieved 24 March 2016
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hart, Karla, (film director); Dunlop, Nicholas, (film producer); Metamorflix (Firm) (production company); National Indigenous Television; Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (production company) (2015), Angela's rules, Australia Metamorflix NITV a division of SBS, retrieved 24 March 2016
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Media » Yirra Yaakin". yirrayaakin.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.