Anna Seymour

Dancer

Anna Seymour is an Australian-born, Deaf, Dance Artist and Actress based in London. After being based in Melbourne for 14 years, Anna moved to London in 2020 to join Candoco. She is deeply honoured to be part of the company's legacy and is passionate about using movement as a tool for connection, joy, and individual and collective resilience.

Anna trained in contemporary dance at Deakin University in Melbourne and has worked with different choreographers and companies in Australia, UK and Europe, as well as creating and producing her own work. She has performed and toured the company’s repertory nationally and internationally including Set and Reset/Reset by Trisha Brown Company, Face In by Yasmeen Godder and Last Shelter by Jeanine Durning.

One of Anna’s works, SPIN, an interactive dance rave performance event guided by three Deaf hosts and a DJ, won a Melbourne Fringe Award in 2018. The following year, Mini SPIN was made for Deaf/CODA/hearing children and their families. Both works made a comeback in 2023 and have performed in Germany (Hannover, Berlin, Konstanz), the UK (Norwich Deaf Festival), and Australia (Sydney Festival).

As an actress, Anna recently performed the lead role for The Promise with Deafinitely Theatre and is looking forward to her next acting role in an upcoming feature film. Anna is also a keen hiker, an aspiring martial arts fighter, and is fluent in Australian Sign Language and British Sign Language as well as English.