Darci O'Rourke

Darci O’Rourke is a contemporary dance artist who grew up on Gumbaynggirr country in Sawtell, a small coastal town on the east coast of Australia.

Darci graduated Ev & Bow’s full-time training in 2019 with a Diploma in Dance. Upon graduating in 2020, she joined Australian Dance Theatres full-time ensemble, working under the direction of renowned choreographer Garry Stewart, performing in works Supernature, Objekt, South and G. In 2022, Darci continued with Australian Dance Theatre under the new direction of Daniel Riley, performing in the premiere of The Third and Savage. Since, Darci has worked with Garry Stewart in the development and showing of Rituals of Memory.

Under the direction of Amber Haines and Kyle Page, Darci has performed with Dancenorth in Noise and Wayfinder, touring extensively both nationally and internationally. In 2024, she performed in Chris Dyke's Lighting The Dark. 

Most recently Darci has been working with Stephanie Lake Company, performing in the premier season of The Chronicles. She has also performed works by prominent independent choreographers Lina Limosani, Alison Curry, Adrianne Semmens, Tu Hoang and Tobiah Booth-Remmers.

Currently, Darci finds her dance in the magic of life, an attempt to be honest, vulnerable and consciously curious.