Usrula Robb NZ

Ursula trained at the New Zealand School of Dance and danced with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Douglas Wright Dance Company before heading to Europe in 1995. While living in Europe she danced with Wim Vandekeybus, Ultima Vez, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Rosas, and Thomas Hauert, Zoo. She returned to NZ and became a founder member of the New Zealand Dance Company, directed by Shona McCullagh.

Ursula now teaches at numerous dance schools including PARTS, the Danish National School of Performing Arts, and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick in Ireland. She has also been part of the team of Rosas dancers setting repertoire on the Paris Opera and Lyon Opera.

Most recently Ursula worked with artist John Gerrard and performed in his work ‘Mirror Pavillions’ as part of the Galway International Arts Festival 2020.

Ursula holds an MA in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and lives in Ireland.