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Tim Bishop

Dance Artist (Alumni)

  • Canberra, New South Wales

Tim is a proud Aboriginal man with bloodlines from the Murrawarri Nation in Northern New South Wales.

Having graduated from NAISDA Dance College in 2002, Tim went on to dance with Bangarra Dance Theatre from 2003-06, performing nationally and internationally. Highlights include Gathering - a collaboration with The Australian Ballet, and International Tours of Bush to the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand.

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Tim is a proud Aboriginal man with bloodlines from the Murrawarri Nation in Northern New South Wales.

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Bio

Having graduated from NAISDA Dance College in 2002, Tim went on to dance with Bangarra Dance Theatre from 2003-06, performing nationally and internationally. Highlights include Gathering - a collaboration with The Australian Ballet, and international tours of Bush to the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand.

Since 2007, Tim has been working in the community arts and cultural development sectors as an Administrator, Producer, Dance Teacher and freelance Dance Artist. Tim's freelance dance performances include the Diamond Jubilee Pageant (2012), I Am Eora (2012), Australia’s Next Top Model (2011), Baby Proms (2011), Australia Day concert at the Domain, Sydney (2010), Woggan-ma-gule events (2007, 2008, 2010), NATSIA Art Awards Darwin (2009), 58th FIFA Congress (2008) and various Acknowledgement of Country ceremonies.

These experiences have taken Tim from Wollongong, to Arnhem Land, Borroloola, Mornington Island and Shanghai, firmly landing back in Sydney.

Tim has begun studying a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at the University of Sydney, with the goal to work with Aboriginal languages upon graduation.

Tim also likes cartoons and animation - a lot!