Amrita Hepi

Amrita Hepi is an award winning first nations Choreographer and Dancer from Bundjulung (AUS) and Ngapuhi (NZ) territories.

She has worked with leading Australian dance companies Force Majeure, Marrugeku and OCHRES and toured work nationally and internationally through Europe and the U.S.A – she trained at NAISDA and Alvin Ailey Dance theatre New York. In 2018 she was the recipient of the people’s choice award for the Keir Choreographic award commission and was also named one of Forbes Asia 30 under 30.

Amrita has also worked in various commercial capacities and has been commissioned by ASOS UK to create and choreograph film works, given TED X talks at the Sydney Opera house and has been featured globally in Vouge USA, TeenVouge USA, Nowness, Instyle, Harpers Bazar and PAPER US.  An artist with a broad global reach and following, Amrita combines her interest in advocacy for first nations sovereignty with a compelling and diverse physical practice.