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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
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