
Artist in Residence /
Marielle Gonier
20th February – 5th March, 2023
Dancer and artist Marielle Gonier will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up for research and the development of a new work.
ABOUT MARIELLE GONIER
After an initiation to ballet and a solid training at the musical conservatory, Marielle left her native island of Martinique for New York to complete her artistic training, specialising in dance.
In Paris she continued her professional formation in various artistic disciplines, including dance, theatre, singing and drums. She started her professional career first as a dancer, and then as a performance artist. In parallel, Marielle studied at the University of Paris VIII, where she graduated in Performing Arts.
Marielle’s stage experience is wide, from performing on stage for the famous Folies Bergères to the Opera Comique in Paris and Opera of Compiegne. She has performed across Europe and her video work has been exhibited around the world.
Marielle is the founder of Un jour/Une performance, where she devotes herself to multidisciplinary artistic creations, performances, and artwork in collaboration across a range of artistic, literary and health areas.
Marielle is currently based in Sydney in Australia.