Jo Dunbar, originally from the UK, began her dance training in Australia with Company Chaos in 2000, a mixed ability dance group based in Lismore, NSW.

 

She returned to London in 2001, where she began a scholarship with Laban on their Professional Diploma in Community Dance program. She continued her education there the following year undertaking an MA course in European Dance Theatre Practice, from where she graduated with distinction and a recommendation from City University of London.

 

She then toured nationally and performed with U.K. companies such as Green Candle Dance and Wreckless Arts, as well as undertaking several choreographic and teaching projects.

 

In Australia, she has worked with Restless Dance Theatre, Deaf Can Dance, Strange Fruit and most recently she performed the opening and closing ceremonies for The Australian Deaf Games in Geelong in January 2012.

 

Jo is co-founder of The Delta Project, a new dance theatre company for deaf and hearing dancers, based in Melbourne.