Busuttil is a physical performer who trained as a dancer at the University of Western Sydney, Australia from 1992 to 1994, where she majored in dance on film. She has since danced, choreographed and taught her way all over the world performing and collaborating with a diverse range of artistic groups in the capacity of dancer, acrobat, teacher, choreographer, producer and director.
After being the recipient of a scholarship from the DAAD Germany and completing her post graduate studies at The International Women’s University in Hannover, Germany in 2000, Diane Busuttil began working with choreographer Be van Vark in Berlin. She has since performed and collaborated with Marco Berrettini, Ami Garmon, Post Theatre and most significantly Constanza Macras. The following year Dorky Park Ensemble was created. The Dorky Park ensemble has toured to major dance and theatre festivals in Germany, Asia and Europe such as; Tanz im August Berlin 2002; The Place London 2003; Avignon Festival 2004. In 2005 ‘Back to the Present’ performed in Italy, Korea and Japan and in 2006 toured the USA to critical acclaim.
Since leaving the company in 2005, Busuttil worked on various dance, theatre and film projects in the role of choreographer, performer, actor and director such as: ‘Wilde Schafsjagd’ directed by Ulf Otto, The Sophiensaele Berlin, (Germany) and with OPVC (one people voice) in Situbanda (Indonesia), the San Francisco Arts Festival, the Bali Arts Festival and at the Solo Institute of Arts, Java where she conducted dance workshops with students at the Java Art College. Busuttil directed two youth theatre projects at Hebbel am Ufer, HAU 1-3, Berlin: ‘Tusch’ and ‘Zoom’.
In 1994 her first dance film Sacred Expression premiered in Melbourne at the Greenmill Dance Festival where she presented a public talk titled ‘Self-funded creations’. Her film went on to screen at various dance festivals across Australia and at The United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, China. More recently her short dance-related films have been screened at various international festivals including the Australian Queer Short Film Festival in Berlin 2006, the fabrik Potsdam Summer Festival 2007, Tanztage, Sophiensaele Berlin 2008 and at danca em foco, International video dance festival in Brazil 2007.
In 2006 Busuttil acted in two short films; Kobold (as Kobold) by Antje Majewski and The Omphalites by Bartholemew Sammit that premiered in Melbourne in March 2007 and was screened at the International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Berlin and New York City.
In 2007 Busuttil created a solo work that showed in Studio Theatre Vitry in Paris and at the Tanzfabrik Berlin. She choreographed ART by Jasmina Reso for the Rohkunstbau Festival - Hebbel Theatre land party. She performed 2186 with Rodrigo Garcia, La Carcineria Teatro for Drodesera FIES Festival in Trentino Italy.
In 2008 Busuttil took part in the following artistic projects: How Do You Are Festival, Bordeaux, France, Living Room Legend (solo piece) at Tanztage Festival Berlin, January and Hell On Earth dance theatre creation with Constanza Macras, Dorky Park.
Busuttil wrote, directed and performed in Dirt and Desire that has screened in Melbourne and Perth, Australia, in Fairytales Calgary and at the Image + Nation Film Festival in Montreal Canada, at the LGBT Frameline33 Festival in San Francisco USA, in Sicily Italy, at MIX Brazil in San Paulo, followed by a tour of Brazil throughout November 2009. She received a travel grant from Film Victoria to travel to San Francisco to attend the screening. Dirt and Desire received the audience choice award at KurzFilmFunk Berlin 2009 and in 2011 was short nominated for “preis der freunde der nationalegalerie für junge künst”, Germany’s biggest art prize.
Her next short film, ‘Super Power’ was voted ‘best of the fest’ by GO Magazine, New York City 2011.
In 2010 Busuttil toured On the Side of the Road with Theatre Junction to Calgary and Toronto Canada. She choreographed Cheap Blood, an opera/musical theater version of “Carrie” by Steven King, directed by Johannes Müller at the Sophiensaele Berlin. Busuttil co-created Salting the Tail which premiered in Oslo, Norway and performed in Intrigo Internationale at Radiale System Berlin under the directorship of Johannes Müller.
Busuttil is currently in post production of her next short film, ”Fresh Fruit” which is produced by Produzioni Solaris, Trapani, Sicily.
Occupation:
Dancer, performer, choreographer, film maker, teacher, actor and producer.
I teach contemporary dance, dance-theatre, release-based movement, tap dance and yoga into handstand.
Galleries/Labels/Dance or Theatrical Companies/Publishers:
please see my website for details:
www.dianebusuttil.com
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At one point, Diane Busuttil walks towards and into the audience, offering with eyes and gestures, a peculiar, alien, glutinous sort of feeling. Her look is not seductive, although it might appear that way at first, as her gaze is intent, and it’s hard not to respond. But looking closely, that intensity deepens to a cavernous, black-widowy, primitive, estranging dimension hard to imagine, both repulsive and magnetic. And it’s just as hard to look as not to look. Reel Time, Australia, by Eleanor Brickhill.
Lastly, Diane Busuttil who can currently be seen in Theatre Junction’s On The Side of the Road continues to explore the weird and the wondrous with her film Dirt and Desire which will screen on Saturday, May 30th prior to Bruce LaBruce’s equally disturbing feature Otto; Or Up With Dead People, a gay zombie love story he filmed in Germany. Busuttil’s film was also shot in Germany and features Busuttil as the lovely hostess of a potato orgy that goes from weird to revolting in under 5 minutes. “When Diane asked me what the committee thought of her film, I told her we were all thoroughly disgusted,” Salton says. “She couldn’t have been more pleased!”
Festival Preview by Spencer Tyler, Calgary Canada
In this second parody of concert dance, the cast, having re-entered seriously, dressed in black, sit with their assorted orchestral instruments, and produce a Cageian symphony for a solo dancer, equally sever and affected. This morphs into a scat singing duet, and then a frightening/funny scat screaming solo by formerly sweet Shirley Temple-esque Diane Busuttil—while she beats on Nir De-Volff, nearly twice her size. Her descent into hysterical madness is complete; and she takes the audience down with her.
BY BRIAN MCCORMICK Gay City News, New York City, USA
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Education:
Education
2004 & 2005
Iyengar Yoga Intensive and Teacher Training Course in Pune, India.
2000
The International Women's University, Hanover and Bremen, Germany - Post graduate multi-discipline study of the body
1992 - 1994
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dance, The University of Western Sydney, Nepean
1989
Graphic Design Diploma from The School of Visual Arts, Sydney
1985
Honors Business Diploma from St Joseph's Business College Sydney
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