Natasha Harrison
Natasha Harrison trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and completed an MA in Movement: Directing and Teaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Natasha is a Movement Director whose work centres on the context, vision, and world of each production. She collaborates closely with directors, creatives, and performers to develop movement with visceral authenticity, shaping character physicality, movement sequences, and the overall physical language of a piece. Her practice values collaboration at its core, maintaining ongoing dialogue with design, sound, and all creative departments to ensure movement has clarity, purpose, and a meaningful place within the production.
As a working-class artist, Natasha is committed to making work that represents all lives on stage. She leads open communication and a strong community mindset, empowering collaborators to refine and uphold the movement of a show in service of the audience.
Alongside movement direction, she works as a Choreographer, devising and developing new movement that is deeply connected to music and sound, informed by relevant references and responsive to each unique process.
Natasha also works as a Director. Her debut production, Four Minutes Twelve Seconds by James Fritz (co-directed with Chris Lawson), opened at Oldham Coliseum in 2020 and received critical acclaim (★★★★ The Stage, ★★★★★ Northern Soul). Her directing practice is led intuitively through the body and voice, using the script as a score to explore rhythm, pace, tone, and energy.
In addition, Natasha works as an Intimacy Director and recently completed the Consent Forward Artist Programme with IDC. She has a strong interest in human behaviour, relationships, and choice, and is currently undertaking a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy with HOMA London to deepen and support her practice.
Natasha was an Associate Artist at Red Ladder Theatre Company, a Movement Director for the Old Vic 12 (2019/20), and the creator of The Movement Podcast, a free resource for those interested in movement practice. Her work has been supported and mentored by Polly Bennett, Rod Dixon, and Kate Flatt.
Instagram: @natashaharrisonmovement