Rachel Arianne Ogle

Rachel’s investments in dance as a contemporary art form are deep and multi-faceted, encompassing artistic roles in company and independent dance, international residencies and exchange projects, tertiary lecturing, and a dedication to long-term projects within disability arts and remote communities. 

Rachel’s full-length work 'precipice' was nominated for a Helpmann Award for ‘Best Dance Work’ and shortlisted for an Australian Dance Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance’ in 2015. In 2020 Rachel was awarded ‘Best Choreographer’ in the Performing Arts WA Awards for her work 'precipice'. Rachel has studied extensively with renowned artist David Zambrano, participating in his international project “50 Days in Costa Rica” in 2010; and “60 Days of Improvisation” in 2019. Rachel has been the recipient of an Asialink Residency (2016); an Australia Council International Residency at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Centre (EMPAC) in New York (2017); and an Australia Council International Residency at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris (2018). Rachel’s latest work 'And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole' had its commissioned premiere in Perth Festival 2022. She is a 2022 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow.