Getting to Know Ro
Artist Bio
I BELIEVE IN THE BODY, it is a tool which offers us limitless means of exploration and one we have possessed from birth.
I am curious about its presence.
How we create together, the narratives which unfold by one, three, five or ten bodies in a space excite me.
I am driven by self-reflexivity.
The volatile nature of today’s world offers constant stimulus.
I seek truth by exploring my awareness to these pressures; my focus is figuring out how I can harness that consciousness through the body.
ABOUT ME
HI THERE
I am Ro Owens a Performance and visual artist from Northern Ireland. I am currently part of 343 Artist Group.
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The majority of my work speaks openly about Mental Health.
In 2017 I co-founded The Movement Collective, a group of individual artists who come together to devise performances with a social and political presence.
I Studied BA Drama at Queen's University Belfast and received a First class Hons Degree with Degree Plus. Throughout my studies I explored Dance and Devising Theatre, leaving me with a LOVE of Movement and The Body.
After completing my Degree I trained at The Lyric Theatre Drama Studio. I have performed alongside Performance Artist Amanda Coogan in both Belfast and Dublin.
I am a freelance Performer as well as an Artist, Drama facilitator and coordinator.
For more information, get in touch at rowens04@qub.ac.uk or movementcollectivebelfast@gmail.com
Performance Credits
Jan-Feb 2019// BUILDING THE GRIEF PROCESS, artist and curator, FRAMEWERK Belfast, This project was funded by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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Sept 2018// SHARKTANK, curator and performer, THE MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE, STOFF Stockholm Fringe Festival, winner of The Audience Choice Award
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April 2018// STICK.LIP, curator and performer, The Bear and The Doll with FRAMEWERK, live duration performance.
Nov 2017// STICK.LIP, curator and performer, QSS Gallery as part of Open Studios Belfast 2017.
Sept 2017//NOT MY PARTY, curator and performer, The Movement Collective, Belfast Culture Night. In development.
April 2017//Performer, ‘Cowards’, Dir. Amanda Coogan, Live Collision International Festival, (Project Art Centre)
Oct 2016//Performer and collaborator, ‘Run to the Rock’, Dir. Amanda Coogan, (The Mac Theatre), Belfast International Arts Festival
June 2016// Performer, ‘Once More’, Dir. Amanda Coogan, (The Lyric Theatre)
EXHIBITED WORKS
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May-June 2018// INTRO, QSS Gallery Belfast, an introduction to the artists of NUH Studio Group
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ACTING CREDITS
April 2016// Lord Augustine Birrell, Biddy, Various other roles, ‘The Patriot Game’, Dir. Phillip Crawford, (The Naughton Studio)
June 2015// Self, Terra Lodge Promotional Video, Dir. Aislinn Hagan, (Various Locations)
Dec 2014// Self, Individuality vs. conforming, Dance Piece, (QUB, Drama Film Centre, Rehearsal Room)
Sept 2014://Debbie, Verbatim Radio Play, Recorded/ Dir. Rachael McCloskey
Aug 2014://Self, Queen’s University Library information services videos, Dir. Stephen Mullen, (The Mc Clay Library and Queens Medical Biology Centre)
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Education and Qualifications
2015-2016: I Attended The Lyric Drama Studio
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2012- 2015: I Graduated with First Class Hons, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama at Queen’s University Belfast
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2008-2012: I completed my 11 GCSE's AND 3 A levels
OTHER EXPERIENCE
I am a:
Performance Artist
Actor
Art and Drama Facilitator
Freelance Story Teller
Artist- Illustrator // Painter
Dresser and Costume Assistant
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I was:
Social Officer and committee member of QUPlayers 2014-2015
the receiver of the 'Most Advanced Student in Drama' award.
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