Phoebe Ophelia

Folk Dance Theatre Artist and Musician

Phoebe Ophelia is a fast-emerging artist based in Yorkshire. Phoebe has been performing, making and presenting art since 2014 as a mover, musician and storyteller, nationally and internationally. Her practice includes percussive dance (Appalachian Step/Lancashire Clog) complimented through her contemporary dance training from Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) and traditional folk music (Song, Fiddle, Banjo).

In the short time since graduating (2015), she has had a successful international choreographic and performance career, winning awards for her percussive footwork in West Virginia, Tenessee and North Carolina. She is also the co-founder of dance theatre company “MAZPOD”, one half of “The Old Time Rags” (street theatre duo) and co-founder of folk duo“Georgie and Phoebe”.

Phoebe’s work has been performed in local and national venues such as, Seven Arts, NSCD, The Place, The Dukes, Lancaster, Harrogate Theatre, The Hub, Contact Manchester, Blue Elephant Theatre and Hebden Bridge Little Theatre. Her work has been performed at international venues and festivals including Hasta Trilce (Buenos Aires) Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury, Grassington Festival, Sidmouth Folk Week, Cork Folk festival among others. International touring includes: New Zealand, Buenos Aires, USA, Berlin and Ireland.

Phoebe Ophelia is supported by Arts Council England to make and perform her one woman show ‘Finding Folk’ and commissioned by The Dukes, Lancaster to create and perform her new outdoor work ‘Betty Brown Bags’ for 2023.

Watch the trailer for ‘Betty Brown Bags’: https://vimeo.com/721364782
Watch the trailer for ‘Finding Folk’: https://vimeo.com/342038578