Karla Hart
Australian radio presenter
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Karla Hart is a writer, film-maker, dancer, actress and director and has been the event coordinator for Wardarnji Festival 2011- 2015.[1] She is currently the drive time presenter for Noongar Radio, which broadcasts in Perth, Western Australia.[2]
Education
Hart learnt traditional dance from Noongar elders; she also studied Aboriginal Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts before completing a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Performance at Edith Cowan University.[2]
Work
Hart is currently co executive producer and shooter/director on new NITV series in the making "Family Rules".[timeframe?] Hart has acted in acted[clarification needed], danced in a number of productions both on stage and in film and television; she has also written plays and coordinated major events, including the Wararnji Festival. She was a drive-time presenter for Noongar Radio for which she won a national award.[2] Hart is also a board member of Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Theatre Company, an independent theatre company in Western Australia.[1]
Kwarbah Djookian
In 2004 Hart started the Kwarbah Djookian Dance Group, of which she is also a performer. The group has performed at many major event both locally and internationally and hundreds of events such as festivals, schools, concerts and corporate events.[2][3]
Works
Director:
- Seasons series[4]
Performances:
- King Hit - played Belle and Kerry[1]
Theatre writings:
- Co-wrote and acted in Black as Michael Jackson
- Co-created Fifty Shades of Black[1]
Screen writings:
- Magic Quandong (2013) - winner WA Screen Awards 2013
- Sharing Caring
- Angela's Rules (2015)[5]
- Meriny Time
- Shit Noongars Say[6]
- Shit Whitefellas Say - sequel to Shit Noongars Say
- Mobulator[1]