Eliza danced with Opera Australia, Catapult Dance Company, Dance Makers Collective and Pepa Molina’s Las Flamenkas and worked as a performance artist for Justene Williams, Nick Cave and Offerings.

Eliza’s interests are ancestral movement, animal movement, embodiment practices, character play and improvised performance. Her works explore the both exceptionality and mundanity of life on Earth. Her practice has been developed through residency programs provided by DirtyFeet, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Ausdance NSW, March Dance, The Nest Creative Space and Form Dance Projects. She is a grants recipient of the Sidney Myer Foundation, Create NSW and The Keir Foundation.

Eliza directed two full-length works ‘Old Life/ Dead Life’ and ‘Bat Lake’ and three dance film series commissioned by the Dunera Project. She was an associate costume designer for Sydney Dance Company and makes costumes and props for her own works. Her projects have appeared in Vogue Australia and RUSSH magazine.

Image: Eliza Cooper