Karla Hart is a writer, film-maker, dancer, actress and director and has been the event coordinator for Wardarnji Festival 2011- 2015. She is currently the drive time presenter for Noongar Radio, which broadcasts in Perth, Western Australia.
Education
Hart 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.
Work
Hart is currently co executive producer and shooter/director on new NITV series in the making "Family Rules". Hart has acted in acted, 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. Hart is also a board member of Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Theatre Company, an independent theatre company in Western Australia.
Kwarbah Djookian
In 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.
Works
Director:
- Seasons series
Performances:
- King Hit - played Belle and Kerry
Theatre writings:
- Co-wrote and acted in Black as Michael Jackson
- Co-created Fifty Shades of Black
Screen writings:
- Magic Quandong (2013) - winner WA Screen Awards 2013
- Sharing Caring
- Angela's Rules (2015)
- Meriny Time
- Shit Noongars Say
- Shit Whitefellas Say - sequel to Shit Noongars Say
- Mobulator
References
- ^ "KARLA HART" (PDF). Moogahlin Performing Arts. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "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
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: 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
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Media ยป Yirra Yaakin". yirrayaakin.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.