Ella Havelka
Ella Havelka is an Australian ballerina and artist, the first indigenous dancer in the Australian Ballet company.
Early life
Ella Havelka was born in Dubbo, New South Wales in 1988.[1] She is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people.[2] and began dancing when she was seven years old.[1] Havelka attended classes at the Dubbo Ballet Studio and was accepted into the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne when she was aged 15.[1] ellahavelka.com
Career
Ella Havelka graduated from The Australian Ballet School in 2007[2] after touring with The Dancers Company.[2] From 2009-2012 Havleka danced with the Bangarra Dance Theatre making her first appearance in Fire – A Retrospective in 2009.[2] Havelka joined the Australian Ballet company in 2013 becoming the first Indigenous dancer to do so.[2][3] Ella guest starred with Bangarra Dance Theatre in their 30th Anniversary season '30 Years of 65 Thousand'.
In popular culture
Ella Havelka featured in a 2015 documentary film Ella which was released at the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival.[2][4] It can be watched today and is about 1:15 hours long.
References
- ^ a b c Albert, Jane. "Ella Havelka's Woven Magic". Broadsheet. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ella Havelka". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ James, Erin (5 October 2012). "From Bangarra to Ballet - Ella Havelka is first Indigenous dancer in Aus Ballet | News". Aussie Theatre. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Ella (2016) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Screen Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.