About

Kate Ellis is a Drama Coach for film and television actors, a writer and teaches Drama, Poetry and other writing genres to high school, primary school and kindergarten students. She also facilitates community based projects on the art of listening.

Kate believes very much that actively seeking out the little things, the moments of everyday poetry, one can look upon the world the way a child does…with wide eyed wonderment. This blog aims to cultivate sensory rapture in the everyday.

Kate has performed and trained with Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre in Brisbane, performed at the Queensland Theatre and NIDA, has trained with female macho dancer Eisa Jocson and Director Tanya Gerstle; has trained with renowned Butoh artists Sankai Juku and trained and performed in Italy with Butoh master Atsushi Takenouchi. She has also appeared in various television shows such as The Saddle Club (series two and three), Winners and Losers, Wentworth and for television commercials.

Kate has run specialised workshops for Neighbours cast members, NIDA students, facilitated a drama program to refugee children at Villawood Refugee Detention Centre, was the Drama Coach for popular children’s television show The Saddle Club (series three) and for Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Lightning Point, Reef Drs and Mako; Island of Secrets (filming at Village Roadshow studios on the Gold Coast).

In her 34th year, after being published in 2010’s The Modern Woman’s Anthology and winning various competitions for her poetry, Kate began putting passionate energy and focus into her career as a writer. In 2013 she was employed as the content writer for a company who’s ethos she firmly believes in, TOM Organic and has been published by sexologist Juliet Allen and online teaching journal IDIOM.

She has a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) majoring in Film and Sociology, a performance degree and is currently completing her Masters in Education at the prestigious Melbourne University.

Alongside her teaching career, Kate has worked with artists Lisa Roet and Jane Karnowski (Artist in Schools Program with thanks to a Creative Victoria’s arts grant) and has continued her career as a Drama Coach. In 2016 she was the Drama Coach to Alice Foulcher during the production and filming of Australian Film, That’s Not Me which had its world premier at 2017’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival and it’s Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival; and in 2018 worked on Judy and Punch starring Mia Wasikowska.

Kate has been a finalist in the Iceland Writers Retreat writing competition, was awarded a residency in Scotland in 2018 (participation a life highlight) and her teaching practices were filmed by ISV. She also took part in a three day retreat facilitated by Leisa Shelton.

In 2019 she will begin facilitating workshops for teachers at ISV and has three workshops on offer at Victoria’s Arts Learning Festival.

Kate’s favorite time of the day is 6am, preferably in the cool of autumn, with a storm, a first cup of coffee, stillness, quiet and her current lover …whatever book she happens to be reading at the time.