ELIZABETH DAWSON-SMITH
Photography by Alexis Desaulniers-Lea Photography
Photography by Francesco Vicenza
Photography by Alexis Desaulniers-Lea Photography
Choreographic works
MISS FRIBY STUDIO REEL - VARIOUS STYLES
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
CONTORTION JAZZ ACT
BROADWAY FOLLOWED BY STOMP & BODY PERCUSSION
TAP
POWDER/CHARACTER MOVEMENT
'DIRTY CA' FILMCLIP - SPOONBILL
COMMERCIAL/STREET - LOCKDOWN COLLABORATION
VAUDEVILLE/PROP WORK
FOSSE/GOGO
BROADWAY/MUSICAL THEATRE
AWARDS
Adelaide Fringe 'Best Dance' Weekly Award 'Catch Jazida' (2020)
Green Room Award nomination 'Best Ensemble' (2016) & 'Innovation in Cabaret' (2012)
Act coach for winning entry 'Mr Boylesque Australia 2015' (Egson Ham)
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Act coach for winning entry 'Miss Burlesque Australia 2014' (Zelia Rose)
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Featured Finalist on Australia's Got Talent 2013
PROFESSIONAL CREDITS
THEATRE / cabaret
Catch Jazida - Adelaide/Perth Fringe (2020/21), Canberra Arts Centre (2020/21)
Bubble Show For Adults only - Adelaide/Perth Fringe (2020/21)
Absolute Riot - Adelaide Fringe (2020)
Too Much - Midsumma Festival (2021)
Date Night - Midsumma Festival (2021)
High Society & Other F*ckups - Desert Festival (2019)
Miss Friby - All Alone ...AT Last - Bigwest Festival (2015)
Top Spot - Ruby's Music Room (2015)
The Annual Tarantino Ball - 'Kill Bill Burlesque Show' (2015)
Miss Friby's Box - Fall Festival (TAS, NSW, VIC 2013-16), Woodford Folk Festival (2014), Splendour in the Grass (2014/15), Phoenix Bar – monthly residency (2014)
Two Pound Parlour - Revolt Productions (2013), Revolt Productions (2014), Rainbow Serpent Festival (2014)
Miss Friby's Charming Vignettes - Apollo Bay Music Festival (2014), Rainbow Serpent Festival (2013), Byron Bay Community Centre (2013), Woodford Folk Festival (2012), Castlemaine Teatre (2012), National Gallery of Victoria (2012), Red Bennies (2011) Aphrodite's Bordello - Melbourne Fringe Festival (2012)
Table - Dead House Walking (2011), The Village Festival (2012)
Milk - Royal Melbourne Show (2010), Rainbow Serpent Festival (2010), National Dance Week (Brazil 2008/9), National Teatre Week (2009),
Cara's Da Rua - National Dance Week (Brazil 2008/9), National Teatre Week (2009)
DANCE WORKS featured at:
Falls Festival (2013-17) Splendour in the Grass (2012-19) Woodford Folk Festival (2013) Electro Swing Club (2013-16) Crown Palladium (2015-18) Melbourne Fringe Opening Gala (2015) Cairn's Casino (2014) Melbourne Comedy Festival Hub (2013) Immersed Dance Industry Gala – (2012-13) Rainbow Serpent Festival (2011-19) Miss Burlesque Australia (Winning Acts 2014/15/19)
CIRCUS
Jessie Mckibbon – Fire Show 'Zoo Twilights Program' (2014)
Zelia Rose – winning act for 'Miss Burlesque Australia' (2014)
Nina Mac - Miss Pole Victoria (2014)
Fora Do Tempo Festival – 'Opening Ceremony' Brazil (2006-9)
Electro Swing Club – 'House Troupe' (2014-16)
Two Pound Parlour - 'Siamese' (2014)
BAND/DJ COLLABORATIONS
Candy Royalle and the Freed Radicals 2016
Dutty Moonshine (UK) 2016
Woohoo Revue (AUS) 2015-16
Dr Cat (ITAL) 2015
Underscore Orchestra 2014
Jules Incontrol (FRA) 2015
Slamboree (UK) 2015
Jenova Collective (UK) 2015
Rapskallion (AUS) 2008-14
World's Tallest DJ (UK) 2013
FILM
'Dirty Ca' - Dropbear Films (2019)
'Melbourne Look' - Miss Friby
'Flour' - Marcus Cropp (2015)
'Tango' - Miss Friby/Rapsakllion (2014)
Alcherra Entertainment – 'Motion Capture Animation (2009)