Sarah Fiddaman
Sarah Fiddaman
Dancer
Sarah originally trained and performed as a ballet dancer. After graduating from the prestigious Heinz Bosl Stiftung in Munich in 2002, she joined the company Theatre Krefeld Moenchengladbach under the direction of Heidrun Schwaarz. Sarah enjoyed soloist and corps roles in works by Christopher Bruce, Balanchine, Hans Van Manen, Renato Zanella, Peter Marcus and Kurt Joos. Upon her return to Australia she delved deeper into the contemporary dance realm, helping to create Sydney-based contemporary dance company DirtyFeet and since becoming a major part of the company’s infrastructure, both as a dancer and director.
Highlights of her career have included co-producing and performing in DirtyFeet’s debut performance season, Under the Weather; winning the award for “Most Outstanding Female Dancer”at Short, Sweet + Dance ‘07 for Pieces of Mind (Eva Fernandez Adan) and working with Dean Walsh at Critical Path. Sarah has recently broadened her experience to include collaborations with musicians and video artists. Most recently, Sarah performed Murder My Sweet (Cecilie Farrar) at Short, Sweet + Dance ’09 and Pack (Vicki Van Hout) for DirtyFeet’s production Tipping Point.
Sarah teaches contemporary dance and classical ballet to children of all ages.