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Josephine Fisher is a solo performer who is working in innovative and experimental theatre in Melbourne.

In her career Josephine has performed on stage, film, TV, in commercial, community arts, Opera, dance theatre, music theatre, cabaret, burlesque and Kabaresque, both in scripted and non scripted group devised/ improvisational theatre. Josephine has trained and uses an eclectic mixture of physical theatre practises based in Butoh, Grotowski, Classical singing, popular singing, characterisation, improvisation, stand up and self authored material. Josephine has worked extensive in the neo Butoh productions of Tony Yap and with many of Melbourne’s best musicians.

Josephine has a Creative Arts Diploma from the Southern University of Queensland. She has taught in schools as a drama teacher, in the Artist in Schools Program, and at Sunbury TAFE in their Small Theatres Course. Josephine has recently completed the Solo Performers course at VUT 2006. Josephine has studied with vocal coachs Grahame Clarke, Curtis Bayliss and Gary May.

  Creative Arts University Plays, Old Times, Hedda Garbler, Oedipus Rex, Sweeney Todd, Under Milkwood,  Hamlet, End Game.

 Chidley Actor The Stage Company Actor 1980

 Errol Flynn's Great Big Adventure Book for Boys,  Rob George and Maureen Sherlock Edinburugh Fringe Festival 1980

 The Young Doctors Actor Channel 9 '81

Norman Lindsay and His Push into Bohemia 80-82 Actor/Singer Stage Company 1981

 Advert Berger Paints '82

Community Artist The Mill Thetare Company 84-85

 Image '85  Extensions Studio Carlton 85

 Advert - Multiple Sclerosis Actor Film House  '85

 Advert Ansell Rubber Gloves '85

Don Giovanni Singer/Actor  Director Barry Kosky '87

 Inside Running the ABC Actor '89

 Numerous independent and student Films mostly Swinburne TV school.

 Send Cards and Flower West Thetare Company '92

The Father Boulavard Films Actor '92

 The Obelisk Singer La Mama '93

The Heart of Maud Gonne McBride written and performed ny Josephine Fisher Melbourne Fringe, Port Fairy Folk Festival and The Adelaide Fringe Festival 93-94 . Radio Broadcast for 3zzz. 94

Storytelling Project Actor Thetareworks '94 Robert Draffin

 The Illuminated Celt Directed and Devised '94 La Mama Theatre

Icarus 1 &11 Archangel Dir Tony Yap Mixed Company Dancehouuse '95

Atsumori 1 &11 Singer Greg Dyson 94-95 Dancehouse

A Little Trip into the Subterrain Singer/Mover Mixed Company 96 Dir Tony Yap

Atsumoro 111 Singer Greg Dyson Japan Festival Sydney '96

To the Ends of the Earth Singer /Dancer Williamtown Festival '96

Narciuss Dream Singer/Deviser.Manager Diredted by Tony Yap '97

The Body and the Double Bass Singer/Deviser/Manager Mixed Company '97

St Sebastian Singer Directed by Tony Yap Mixed Compant Dancehouse '97

Dancestorm Singer  Directed by Tony Yap Mixed Compnay '99

 The Fate of the Children of Lir Director /Singer Mixed Company Dancehouse and La Mama  '99

Blood Sister's  Actor The Tide Thetare Company '99

Suspiros de la Lunar Singer/Director  Nella Randone Flamenco Company '99

Recalling Sabrina Fabre  Mary Magdigan Dancer /Singer Dancehouse '99

Made into Memory - Arkhnartova'a songs Singer/Director Dancehouse 2000

 Siete Aspectos de Amor Singer/Actor/deviser The Carlton Courthouse 2000

An Audience with Empress Josephine Singer/Actor Directed by Christos Linou Chapel off Chapel 2001

Empress Josephine's Lingerie Cabaret  with Dave Evans, Lynne Santos The Black Cat Cabaret 2002

Empresss Josephine's Lingerie Cabaret   on going seasons of The Butterfly Club 2002

Mz Josephine's Lingerie Sale The Butterfly Club 2002

  The Lonely Kitche for Channel 31 Annie O'hanlon Productions 2002

Mz Josephine' Dopemine Dream Tony Star's Kitten Club 2002

Roving work at the Victoris Markets and Southgate  with Dave Evans on accordion 2002 -2003

Lobster Noir, Singer the Butterfly Club 2002

Miss Josephine's Cabaret Misdemeanours Comedy Festival The Butterfly Club 2003

Tear - a butoh influended work in progress Opera Sommantica 2003

 Ms Josephine's Kabaret Misdemeanours The Dogs Bar Private Room St Kilda 2003 with Monica Tesselaar and Enio Pozzebon . Winner of The Fringe Festival Award for cutting edge Cabaret 2003.

 Outdoor work for Fringe at Federation Square and New Quay  The Lost Bride 2003

 Mistress Josephine in Silliness Speaks The Dogs Bar 2004 Comedy Festival  with Ari Farrar, Enio Pozzebon and Lynne Santos

Kabaret Misdemeanours Adelaide Fringe Cabaret Festival 2004

Kabaret Misdeemaonirs The Butterfly Club 04

Mistress Josephine's Kabaret Desserts Melb Fringe  Dantes 04 with Dave Evans, Sherab Holley, Ari Farrar and Mark Elton.

Night into Day Tony Yap Dancehouse 04

Mid Summa Festival Cab Sav 05

Big Laugh Festival  Mistress Josephine in Whipped Cream 05

 Go Go Burlesco  Ms Josephine  Seymour Centre Sydney 05 

with Ursula Martinez, Lola The Vamp, Christa Huges, Mss Behave, Svetlana bunic, Judith Lanagan and Imogen Kelly.

Whipped Cream Comedy Festival Dantes 05  Dave Evans, Mark Elton and Sherab Holley.

Mc for Teasarama Hi Ball Burlesque 05

Cabaret Inferno MC Dantes  05  Voodoo Trash Dolls, Justin Sane, Enio Pozzebon, Guy and Baby Take a Bow.

Mistress Josephine's Variety Burlesque Show Dantes 05

 Cabaret Inferno Dantes 05

Triple XXX Burlesque  for the Leather Festival  Cherry Bomb Sept 05  with Sprinkle Magic, Voodoo Trash Dolls, Passionella,  Oh La La Les Filles, Svetlana Bunic, Mz Electra Amore and Liema, Cath Jamison, Sister Nora Finulla.

Triple XXX Burlesuqe Colonial Hotel Dec  05 with Springle Magic, Moira Finucane, Azaria Universe,Oh La La Les Filles, Imogen Kelly, Sydney, Miss Behave, Azura, The Voodoo Trash Dolls, Passionella and Cath Jamison.

 Butoh Festival Dancehouse /  Dancer 05

Kaye Sera Kabaresque Midsumma Fest 05

Kabaresque #1 06 Trades Hall 06 -Shirley Billing, Wes Smelling, The Amazing Hazel and Baby Take a Bow.

 Burlesque Idol  Comedy Festival Trades Hall '06 Judge 06

 Soviet Boyfriend  The Ice Goddess  The Amazing Business 06

 Kabaresuqe #2 Trades Hall 06 Enio Pozzebon, Man's Ruin Burlesque, Kalki Hula Girl, Justin Sane and Geraldine Quinn.

 The Opium Den  The Star Hotel with Kay Sera - guest spots.

 Solo Site Self VUT 06 - work in progress 06

 Ma Josephine's Amazing Holiday  Chapel off Chapel Jul 06

Mz Josephine's Amazing Holiday  Butterfly Club 06

Mz Josephine's Amazing Holiday Melbourne Fringe 2006 Trades Hall Old Council Chambers.

BBO6 The Fitztoy Town Hall Butoh/Trance performance Nov 2006

 Gender Schmender Dantes Fitzroy 2006 Dec

 

 

Next Performance

Mz Josephine's Cabaret Fantastique

The Toff in Town The 31st of May@ 7.30

An ebullient evening of variety cabaret, burlesque, dance, comedy and music 

 See my Gallery and Press Release for further information.

Bookings Moshtix

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Quotes

"Josephine Fisher is an enormously charismatic performer who does a fine line in flirtatious naughtiness, fabulist storytelling and full blown singing. Her latest show is both intriguing and surreal, recalling to some extent Brian Munich sense of disconcerting madness.”
Jonathan Marshall Reviewer for, In Press, Real Time and 3RRR on Ms Josephine in Silliness Speaks
 

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